February 2012
1 post
A Pint With Tolkien & Lewis!
Jack and John
A meeting of minds in eagle and child,
These giants of myth through smoke beer beguiled.
The stage by a hearth of fire and stone,
Unsteady of foot to journey unknown.
A poetic tongue and booming cries,
Jack’s tale of young heroes’ courage defies.
In a land of magic, danger and fear,
Faith unites kin to victory and cheer.
This voyage of words and intrigue reflect,
A ...
July 2011
5 posts
Nation d'animation!
I’ve just watched a beautiful French animated film A Cat in Paris (Une Vie De Chat). This 60 minute kid’s film follows the adventures of a charismatic moggy as he leads a very intriguing double life! By day he is the loyal cat of a young girl who has been traumatised into muted silence by the murder of her father & by night he is the partner in crime of a slippery gallic thief!
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Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Review
It’s time to wipe a tear away from the eye as the doors of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry close on the most successful film franchise in cinema history! No more jaunts through Diagon Alley or trips to the Leaky Cauldron for a refreshing tankard of butterbeer! No more exhilarating broomstick rides through London’s dominating skyline and how we will miss cheering on our heroes from...
It's Alive!
Today I had another boring conversation with someone who was complaining about the exhibition quality of archived 35mm film prints– saying they should all be discontinued & destroyed!
It amazes me how anyone can have such an obtuse outlook when it comes to cinema heritage!
OK some of the old, vintage prints are in bad shape! Many prints are discoloured, have numerous scratches and sound levels...
3D or not 3D that is the question?
As someone who is forced to wear glasses to the cinema - this due to deteriorating eyesight – I’m still struggling with the 3D phenomenon!
Over the last number of years I’m still to experience a truly unique moment in any 3D movie – Pirates of the Caribbean, Toy Story 3, A Nightmare Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland even the all conquering (& vastly overrated) Avatar...
Hello & Welcome…
It was the JVC video recorder that really did it!
Before that it was all TV. Usually re-runs of American shows like Gentle Ben, Flipper, Lassie, The Beverly Hill Billies, Tarzan and The Munsters. But this latest ‘machine’ (as it was to become known in my house) was a shinny, space-aged phenomenon. It truly was a beautiful thing!
Within a few days everything had changed! My uncle had left us three...
