Having been disappointed with much of Hollywood’s recent output, I was recently pleasantly surprised to view two very enjoyable comedies.
Elizabethtown, starring Orlando Bloom and the delectable Kirsten Dunst, was a unconventional romantic comedy, in the vein of the excellent Garden State. The humour was quirky and slightly surreal—for example, the traditional scene where boy and [...]
When the video recorder failed to record the soundtrack to last week’s Doctor Who it was the excuseomen I needed to splash out on a digital video recorder.
Single tuner models are now under a £100, but I think the ability to watch and record different programmes is pretty much essential for a TV recorder, so [...]
In case the new episodes just aren’t enough, there are three BBC Doctor Who “webcasts” from 2003 available on the Doctor Who website.
The remake of the late, great, Douglas Adams’ episode Shada is excellent—and set in Cambridge! The first webcast to be made, Death Comes to Time does not seem to be available [...]
After last week’s unremarkable episode, this week’s Dr Who was top-notch stuff—much more in the style of the classic series with the Doctor actually using his brain to save the day instead of his sonic screwdriver. There’s Anthony Stewart-Head as a Demon Headmaster character to look forward to next week too.
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I saw an advert for the new film of C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” on TV last night. No idea whether it will be a good adaptation or not, but the visuals were compellingly gorgeous.
I watched an Episode of “House” which stars Hugh Laurie as a maverick but brilliant Doctor. [...]
Despite being a huge fan of the brilliant TV series Babylon 5 I had, for a variety of reasons, missed seeing the short-lived spin-off, “Crusade”. Fortunately I was recently able to borrow the DVDs from a friend and so far have watched the first three episodes.
Except they’re not the first three episodes. The Lurker’s Guide [...]
There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong. – Connie Ogle in the Miama Herald, Friday 30th September 2005.
I am a firm believer in Joss Whedon being a genius, and so I was eager to see “Serenity”, the movie spin-off the [...]
Since I’m spending so much time thesis-writing at the moment, sadly Dr. Who is currently the highlight of my week. :-/
This week’s storyline was excellent — classic Dr. Who — and the exterior of the undertaker’s house was very recognisably filmed in Agincourt Square, Monmouth, where I went to school. What a pity the current [...]
I’m sure there are plenty of Dr. Who fans out there posting detailed dissections of tonight’s first new episode, so I shall limit myself to just two comments:
In the trailers and promo pics, Christopher Eccleston looked very dull — his image lacked the flamboyant insanity of his predecessors. However, in motion, he is fantastic — [...]
Pointless, silly and overly-complex plot punctuated by a couple of comedy moments. Too long, boring and dull — don’t bother.
Despite having, against my will, actually quite enjoyed the first Bridget Jones film, based on the trailer, and given the usual problems of sequels, I approached this film with some trepidation.
Things did not start well, with possibly the longest and most interminably dull set of adverts I’ve ever had the misfortune to have to sit [...]
I wasn’t really sure what to expect from the Stepford Wives and was very pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be very good. The humour is sharp and satirical and it’s very nicely filmed although as usual with a Hollywood film a fair amount of suspension of disbelief is required. The only major disappointment [...]