The death of Disney songwriter Robert B. Sheldon earlier this week got me thinking about how many fabulous songs there have been in Disney films over the years. From Snow White’s Heigh-Ho
Oscars 2012 – As It Happened
26 February 2012 by Leave a Comment
For many, sensible people in the UK it’s too much to stay up all Sunday night to watch the Oscars especially as the next few days news and papers will be full of the winners and the fashions. I’m not one of those sensible people…
New Year Resolutions
4 January 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ve had a little bit of break from the website for a couple of weeks, I had lots of plans for articles to write and publish over Christmas and New Year but work, family visits and festivities all conspired to get in the way…
Top Ten: Movie Santas
16 December 2011 by Leave a Comment
Christmas is a time for giving and sharing, and being with family. Most Christmas movies tend to focus on this sentiment, others are more action packed and involve buildings blowing up. It doesn’t matter to me which camp they fall into I love them all…
Top Ten: TV Box-Sets
14 December 2011 by Leave a Comment
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve started watching TV in a completely new way. I very rarely actually sit down and watch a programme as it is transmitted and there’s several series that I’ve barely seen on television at all..
How TV Box-Sets Have Changed My Life
14 December 2011 by 2 Comments
The development of technology has changed much about how we live our lives. Sometimes these are the big, useful changes like the use of computers in our working days, other changes are smaller and less enjoyable – the self-service checkout…
It shouldn’t be this hard to find a Christmas book…
9 December 2011 by Leave a Comment
I started planning my 12 Days of Christmas feature in a little tinselly flurry. I was going to have so many posts that it would take me months to write them all…
Top Ten: Movie Presidents
2 December 2011 by 4 Comments
He’s the most powerful man in the world. Makes the decisions that will affect us all – no matter which country we live in, has his finger on the nuclear button and is often the target of assassination plots. He is called upon to save the world…
Houdini’s Magic Ticket
25 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
Once upon a time – about 6 weeks ago actually – Dan at Top Ten Movies had a great idea for a blogathon. He invited movie bloggers to think about what they would do with a magic ticket that could transport them into different films. There’s been some great replies and I’ve been meaning to add my own thoughts since the blogathon was announced…
Top Ten: Books On My Christmas List
18 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
Christmas is coming, Santa’s nearly here. Hooray. I’ll try not to get too excited too early and frustrate everyone but it’s mid-November, perfect timing to start thinking about the festive season. I’m now getting daily text messages from my mum updating me on her shopping…