REALLY sad to hear of the passing of one of the GREAT British Film Producers — JEREMY THOMAS. The greatest praise I can give the guy is that he was MY kind of Producer, MY kind of Creative. He was ALL about pushing the boundaries, destroying the boundaries, sticking 2 fingers up to the boundaries. As Tilda Swinton says in the trailer below — He was soooo Rock ‘n Roll. He was a maverick, to the max. BUT, he also had extraordinary taste & style. He saw what could be done & what others could do when no-one else did. If you don’t know who he is that’s cool, but many of you will know & love some of his Films, which include: THE LAST EMPEROR (1987) — for which he won an Oscar THE HIT (1984) MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE (1982) SEXY BEAST (2000) THE GREAT ROCK ‘n ROLL SWINDLE (1980) EUREKA (1983) INSIGNIFICANCE (1984) THE SHELTERING SKY (1990) NAKED LUNCH (1991) CRASH (1996) BLOOD AND WINE (1996) amongst so so many others. He did it HIS fucking way. He BACKED his writers, directors, actors — everyone. The norm, the beige, the gamers, the philistines, the wankers — they could fuck off. JEREMY THOMAS was an arch, supremely gifted Producer however, not just a maverick & rebel. The man knew Film. Knew it. He was steeped in it from birth via his Father (Ralph — who directed the ‘Doctor’ series of films) & his Uncle (Gerald — Director of all 30 of the ‘Carry On’ films). But hey, don’t take my word for it, watch this terrific documentary on him, and make up your own mind. If you’re sick & bored to fucking buggery bits with what’s called Cinema now, enjoy this look at the life of a guy who the Film industry definition of one of the most important things a human can be — AUTHENTIC. THE STORMS OF JEREMY THOMAS (2021) He was 77.