It’s a well-worn cliché at this time of year that Christmas is really for children and that adults should take a back seat to kids. As an adult without kids I think that’s complete nonsense. The fewer children around the better, that gives more time for eating lots of chocolate and watching films uninterrupted…
The Dark Knight Rises Trilogy
10 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’m a simple girl, I’m very easy to buy presents for. If you don’t want to buy me a Blu-Ray, buy me a book. If you don’t want to buy me either of those, buy me chocolate. As such, I think that Blu-Rays (or DVDs) are the perfect present for other people. This week I’m going to suggest some box-sets that will make great Christmas presents..
Skyfall
26 October 2012 by Leave a Comment
As anyone who follows me on Twitter knows I have been counting down to the release of the 23rd Bond film Skyfall. Literally I’ve been counting down in hours and minutes. I love James Bond, have done since childhood and can’t ever see a time when the release of a new Bond film doesn’t fill me with sheer joy…
End of Watch
9 October 2012 by 2 Comments
As with most people interested in film I do like to read or listen to reviews, I have a number of blogs that I read on a daily basis and there’s some podcasts that I listen to religiously. There are plenty of reviewers whose opinions I respect a lot and others I tend to disagree with on a regular basis…
Love Tomorrow
3 October 2012 by Leave a Comment
When flicking through the schedule for this year’s Raindance Festival there was one film that really did jump out at me as being possibly the most innovative on the programme and that was Love Tomorrow, a romance set in London which saw Ballet Boyz Michael Nunn and William Trevitt act as Associate Producers and choreographers…
Body Complete
3 October 2012 by Leave a Comment
In the past few years I’ve studied the Holocaust and later genocides and I’ve always wondered how those countries which have seen genocide take place on their soil have been able to move on. Not just legally by ensuring that perpetrators are brought to justice….
Banaz: A Love Story
1 October 2012 by Leave a Comment
Have you heard of a girl called Banaz Mahmod? I hadn’t until I saw the documentary Banaz: A Love Story screening at this year’s Raindance Film Festival. Now I want to tell everyone I meet about Banaz…
Bad Hair Friday
27 September 2012 by Leave a Comment
A couple of years ago my husband and I embarked upon a crazy journey round Europe with a couple of friends. Our aim was to visit all 50 countries of Europe in one year. We didn’t quite make it (although I do still want to finish the tour) and we did manage to visit quite a good number of countries…
City Slacker
25 September 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s probably not very professional of me to admit this, but I do judge books by their cover and films by their names and posters. If a film has a poster which is all jaunty and has someone (usually Matthew McConaughey or Gerard Butler) leaning onto something I usually feel slightly nauseous and avoid like the plague..
The Hunger Games
10 September 2012 by 2 Comments
A few weeks ago I read The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The dystopian saga of a teenage girl who becomes the face of resistance against a dictatorial government caught my attention more than any books I’ve picked up in quite a while. They were literally unputdownable…