There’s always a real sense of trepidation when going to see a film adaptation of a book that you truly love (see my thoughts on Les Miserables for proof that this isn’t confined just to books, but musicals too). It’s almost inevitable that any great book will eventually reach the screen…
The Monuments Men
26 February 2014 by 2 Comments
Sometimes a film has all the right components to make a perfect viewing experience and it just doesn’t work. The cast can be top-notch, the story enthralling, the production values great but the film just doesn’t add up. And so it is with George Clooney’s latest directorial effort, The Monuments Men…
The West End Front
21 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
Over the past few weeks I’ve been utterly enchanted by Richard E. Grant’s Hotel Secrets on Sky and that’s almost entirely down to Grant himself. He’s bonkers, totally, utterly and wonderfully bonkers and has educated me in the ways of posh hotels around the world…
The Secret Life of Bletchley Park
6 March 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of last year’s surprise publishing hits was Sinclair McKay’s The Secret Life of Bletchley Park which looked at the men and women who worked at the secret code-breaking centre during World War II…
Captain America: The First Avenger
27 August 2011 by 4 Comments
Marvel are having a bit of a blast at the moment with film adaptations of their comics. In the past couple of years we’ve have Iron Man (1 and 2), Thor, Ghost Rider and this summer’s blockbuster Captain America.
The Plot Against America
25 August 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of fiction’s most fascinating questions is What If? What If a character didn’t exist? What If a lie was discovered? What If history was different? Many books and films have explored this question from different viewpoints ….