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  • By the way the director of Deathwish is called Michael Winner.

    Sir Anthony Hopkins Interview THE WOLFMAN – Collider.com 2010

  • The Road Angel (middle name Deathwish, likes listening to Grateful Dead, Phish, any jam, really) stands on the side of the road, flapping his wings and waving his hands to get drivers to slow down -- a tug on their mortality strings, I guess.

    Fast Company 2010

  • Replete with the recorded debut of the strange Esperanto that Sting would gleefully employ on-stage ( "Gee-yo, Gee-yo, Gee-yo-yo", indeed), it was edited down to under three minutes and brazenly picked as Track 2, and stands as a freeform try-out for the expansive art-pop that was becoming their metier (see also 'Walking On The Moon' and the effects-laden verses of 'Deathwish').

    Reggatta de Blanc 1979

  • 'Message In A Bottle' you know about; 'Deathwish', a motoring madness song, succeeds because of its construction, the way two different rhythm; are juxtaposed to create the impression of speed; 'Bring On The Night' and 'Walking On The Moon' are familiar Police style, a mixture of dub, pop and rock.

    Reggatta de Blanc 1979

  • But unbelievably, there's no track of real substance on the side, with 'Deathwish' again showing a dearth of instrumental talent thinly spread over a well-worn series of tried and trusted riffs.

    Reggatta de Blanc 1979

  • Nevertheless he is still an integral Police-man because his joint compositions - 'Deathwish', based on a Bo Diddley beat, and Its Alright For You, a pure 50s/'60s headshaker - expose similar roots and fascinations.

    Reggatta de Blanc 1979

  • Its like a scene out of a Charles Bronson "Deathwish" movie.

    Latest Articles 2008

  • Hobo With A Shotgun is a convincingly excessive homage to/parody of cheap 1970s/80s thrillers – a lurid mix of Troma splatter, Mad Max set dressing and Deathwish avenger thrills, peppered with absurd lines such as, "Put the knife away or I'll use it to carve welfare cheques on your skin!"

    Rutger Hauer on Hobo With A Shotgun 2011

  • I plan on starting Deathwish by Rob Thurman as soon as I finish this sentence!

    Updates & Friday Book Club Nalini Singh 2009

  • Between now and then I'll probably finish Deathwish by Rob Thurman.

    Writing Update Nalini Singh 2009

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