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Weymouth’s mudered Vikings & the Brown Route
Well could this get any better. The Vikings were in Weymouth, and not only that it turns out that some fifty of them were rounded up by locals and brutally beheaded and hacked to death in front of an audience allegedly. How wonderful – unless you happened to be one of the Vikings of course. [...]
Posted : March 13th, 2010
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Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 ) ( cinema – 3D )
Ultimately this is about the 3D and the fact that it happens to be a Tim Burton film is just happenstance. The film is a very good version of the classic tale. Alice is great, she plays the preciousness just right, and the Queen of Hearts played by Helena Bowen Cater, is probably the star [...]
Posted : March 13th, 2010
Where the wild things are ( 2010 ) ( Blu-ray )
This is a triumph of filmaking and a tragedy of a story reworking all at once. Its visually enthralling and banal to watch at the same time. Overall you are left wondering why Spike Jonze bothered with a live action effect film ( was probably hundreds of thousands of hours of CGI rendering ) and [...]
Posted : March 13th, 2010
La Femme Nikita ( 1990 ) ( Blu-ray )
This is the Luc Besson film, not to be confused with the really bad American remake, or even worse the series. When this first came out in 1990 it was shocking, stylish and enthralling and the Blu-ray experience has really done it justice. The only bad thing I can say about it is the disparity [...]
Posted : March 13th, 2010
Dorset Broadband debacle and TalkTalk Pro.
I’m a hater of BT, Ill admit. Everything or anything I have had the misfortune to have done by them – usually because they were sole providers and therefore able to block anyone else from offering the service – has been totally shite ( to use a technical term ). If like me you are [...]
Posted : March 1st, 2010
Earthscapes – Geology and Geography ( Bridport )
I went to the bodyscapes exhibition in Weymouth, and the calibre of the work was exceptional for Dorset especially the more rural areas like Weymouth. I trust the Bridport exhibition will be no less inspiring.Sherbourne House website
Posted : February 25th, 2010
Weymouth Esplanade
My drawing of Weymouth Esplanade. Done in gouache, ink and paper.
Posted : February 23rd, 2010
Top Gun ( 1986 ) ( Blu-ray )
Well what can I say – this is probably one of the most secret indulgences I have. Say what you like about Tom Cruise, he is without a shadow of a doubt one of the few proper films stars. His credentials are sealed in films like this, before he had surgery allegedly etc etc – [...]
Posted : February 22nd, 2010
Magnolia ( 1999 ) ( Blu-ray )
Again this is bordering on kitchen sink drama, and in many ways makes no sense as an HD film. But this I guess is really what separates good film making from pedestrian. This really is a great film – and massively underrated. All star cast – Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H Macy and [...]
Posted : February 22nd, 2010
In Bruges ( 2008 ) ( Blu-ray )
I had no intentions of seeing this for several reasons. Film 4 is very hit and miss. Colin Farrel is a pretty second rate Brad Pitt. Bruges – is as the film points out very twee – not my idea of a good start. Ive got to say that I was totally wrong about this [...]
Posted : February 22nd, 2010
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