DVDs: Bride and Prejudice: A Bollywood take on Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with lots of dancing and singing. Austen is a perfect fit for an Indian make over, and I think I prefer it to the monsterification which is the latest trend for Austen’s work. It’s a definite improvement on the Joe Wright – Keira [...]
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Netflixia: August
Posted: 09/08/2011 in films, televisionTags: a private function, bride and prejudice, castle, films, i capture the castle, maybe baby, netflix, netflix instant, possession, stephen fry in america, the big bang theory, the glades, the good guys, Top Shot, tv, valentine's day, weather girl, you again
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Netflixia: July
Posted: 08/24/2011 in films, televisionTags: america's sweethearts, art & copy, battle: lost angeles, blue crush, blue juice, coupling, duncan jones, Farscape, films, firefly, how do you know, just go with it, leverage, macross, mamma mia, moon, netflix, netflix instant, nights in rodanthe, No Reservations, sherlock holmers, source code, Sports Night, television, the adjustment bureau, tv, unknown
Since my monthly Netflix payment is going up, and I need a push to review the stuff I’ve seen I figure that a monthly review is a good way of making sure I am still getting value for money from Netflix. DVDs: Nights in Rodanthe – Awful, awful film. It’s all about “old” people finding [...]
Why I (still) love Netflix
Posted: 07/18/2011 in films, televisionTags: Apple TV, films, netflix, netflix instant, Netflix price increase, No Reservations, star trek, Top Shot, tv
Like most people I am not a fan of price hikes. Every time I book a flight back to the UK I weep for days because I remember the time when I could fly there AND back for less than $400 (and you wouldn’t land hungry). But, there is not much I can do as [...]
Black Swan (Dir. Darren Aronofsky – 2010)
Posted: 05/26/2011 in filmsTags: Black Swan, darren aronofsky, films, natalie portman, Splice, The Tiger's Tale
I really did not enjoy ‘Black Swan‘; in fact I will go as far as to say that I do not understand how it got nominated for so many awards (actually I do and that makes me depressed so I feign ignorance), and I am guessing that Natalie Portman won for her sheer hard work [...]
Senna
Posted: 02/22/2011 in filmsTags: asif kapadia, ayrton senna, documentary, F1, FIA, films, forumla 1, motor sport, senna
If you ask any Formula 1 fan who the greatest driver in the history of F1 is they will all say Ayrton Senna. It doesn’t matter which team they support or if they’d never seen him race “live” Senna’s status is legendary. He was an amazing driver whose life was cut short in a fatal [...]
Recent Netflix Rentals
Posted: 12/08/2010 in film, Navel gazingTags: Amanda Palmer, Cate Blanchett, dorian gray, eileen atkins, films, how to lose friends and alienate people, johnny mnemonic, mark strong, ridley scott, robin hood, russell crowe, scott pilgrim vs. the world, simon pegg, toby young, William Gibson
I should be studying but my brain isn’t quite engaged, and I am spending the whole of tomorrow in the city so I’ll have plenty of time to catch-up and post to my seminars then. I’ll be specifically hunting out cafes without wifi because the internet is just to distracting for the weak willed. Today [...]
Top 5: Meg Ryan Movies
Posted: 11/03/2010 in filmsTags: carrie fisher, city of angels, dennis quaid, doa, films, french kiss, jean reno, kevin kline, meg ryan, nicholas cage, romcom, the deal, top 5, when harry met sally, william h macy
In honor of having passed Meg Ryan on the street today (and if you are interested she looked she looked rock star cool all in black with a curly short blonde bob) here are my top five, in no particular order, of her movies: When Harry Met Sally – I am going to bypass Ryan’s [...]
Inflight Entertainment
Posted: 10/12/2010 in filmsTags: films, knight and day, nanny mcphee and the big bang, sex and the city 2, the bounty hunter
I’ve just had a grilled cheese sandwich and I am contemplating a shower or a nap. Jet lag is indeed a bitch. I had an amazing time in London, and it was the group hug I needed. I’ve come back feeling less disconnected and ready to hunker down with my final year of my course. [...]
