Well, 2014. Who expected that to come around so quickly? Not me – I still can’t believe it’s a year and a half since the London 2012 Olympics. Or slightly more than a year since Les Miserables was released in UK cinemas… I can remember writing news posts about casting announcements. 2013 wasn’t the best year I’ve ever had…
The American President
23 July 2013 by Leave a Comment
There are no four better words in entertainment than “Written by Aaron Sorkin” – you know if Sorkin has written the script then a quality watch is ahead. His credits are strong…
House of Cards
12 February 2013 by Leave a Comment
If you were involved in British politics in the late 80s and early 90s then you couldn’t fail to be hooked on the TV adaptation of the Michael Dobbs novel House of Cards. Every political party member and amateur debater who thought they were being clever answered any question asked of them with “You might think that, I couldn’t possibly comment.”…
Top Ten: The West Wing Moments
15 March 2012 by 5 Comments
Much as I love movies, going to the cinema or having a good old DVD watching session, I’m also a big fan of the TV box-set. Just before Christmas I named my top TV boxsets and of the ten shows on the list my favourite is undoubtedly The West Wing…
The Social Network
2 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you listen to the BBC’s flagship movie programme Kermode & Mayo’s Film Reviews on Five Live, you’ll know there’s an ongoing debate about whether Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a spy movie…
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…
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…
Dexter: Season 5
14 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
In the past few years the way that I watch television has changed. It’s no problem to come into an established title, because if it’s good then I’ll just buy the box-set of the previous series’