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The wages of sin? A 6,000 a time for a Hammer Horror flick and A 1,000 for commanding the Death Star The truth about how much Peter Cushing and Alec Guinness earned for Star Wars, and why Borehamwood never became the British Hollywood I cannot think of a particular theme this week as I sit typing by candlelight in my attic so here is a pot pourri ... (more)

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American novelist Ernest Hemingway, left, is shown May 12, 1959 in Sloppy Joe's Bar in Havana, Cuba.

'Star Wars' stars Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Alec Guinness and Peter Mayhew .

Go Watch This is a weekly feature at PennLive where we and readers recommend lesser-known movies and shows worth watching, so long as it's easily available on DVD or online.

Paul Welsh on when nobody thought Star Wars would be a success, and how a second-string actor called Ronald Reagan came to Elstree I see the new owners of Lucasfilm, the legendary Disney company, have announced they are planning a new Star Wars film every year.

John le CarrA©'s latest tale of bungling spooks and government cover-ups ranks finds him back on top form Alec Guinness as Le CarrA© creation George Smiley in the 1979 film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.