Just Like in the Movies

The Wizard of Oz (1939) Ruby Graham's verdict: I want to live in Oz, where danger is defeated by friendship, your dreams are always in glowing Technicolor and you can get a pair of absolutely gorgeous ruby slippers simply by landing a house on a hag! Luke Devlin's verdict: Flying monkeys? Seriously? The late Matty Devlin was so much more than Ruby Graham's boss. He was her best friend, her father-figure, and she is showcasing a series of his favourite classic movies at the independent cinema in Notting Hill which was his life's work ... and of which she is now part owner. Matty left the other half of The Royale to his nephew, Luke,the elusive Manhattan property developer and rumoured son of a Hollywood icon. It's all beginning to sound like the plot of one of Ruby's beloved films until it becomes clear Luke is no more interested in swooping in to save the crumbling Royale than he is in talking about his famous father. He's bad-tempered, cynical, and he couldn't care less about the...