In 1977, aged 8, Declan was taken to the cinema for the first time. He queued for hours. Once eventually inside, he began, as he thought you were supposed to, to run up and down the aisles playing aeroplanes with a total stranger. The film started and as the Star Destroyer chased the Rebel blockade-runner across the screen, he became transfixed, mesmerised by the spectacle. Star Wars was his introduction into cinema.Poor Declan! Intellectually we must admit, he was not of much importance. He ...[Read Story]
