July 2010
1 post
MIFF- Things I Am Excited About
Villalobos
Enter the Void
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Life During Wartime
Boy
More to follow…
June 2010
2 posts
Animal Kingdom
I was more than looking forward to this new Australian release for a number of reasons. Australia does crime rather well- both the thing and the genre. Think Ned Kelly onwards. The hype machine for this film has really built at a pleasant rate suggesting it’s actually worthy of the praise. Plus it won at Sundance, which unlike SOME (not sure who I’m actually getting at here) Festivals,...
Sex and the City 2- Love, Lust & Lies
Rather then focusing on the slow, grinding car crash that was SATC 2, I thought it might be interesting to also look at the other film I saw recently- Gillian Armstrong’s excellent Love, Lust and Lies. Amusingly and interestingly, each could (almost) subtitle the other.
So, the films. Well, one follows three working class (OH WHATEVER ‘No-Class-System-In-Australia’) Adelaide...
April 2010
4 posts
The Tate Modern →
March 2010
2 posts
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Almost 20 hours out from seeing Precious (I’ve imposed a 24 hour limit on these reviews) and I really don’t know. I think I got what I bargained for- a semi depressing, semi uplifting tale, with some incredible performances AND a Mariah cameo.
So the issues… Some sequences- the fantasy sequences in particular- are shot beautifully. Others are shot in a sparse style that (dare I...
WOW →
February 2010
17 posts
Jennifer's Body
Recently I shared a car trip with possibly the most annoying person in the world. Annoying for many reasons, the primary one being that she occupies a rather awesome job and during the course of our car ride, in between talking about her boyfriend and various other shiny objects, she let slip that she was a big fan of the ‘oeuvre’ of Amanda Seyfried. Which is fine- except she...
Here's what's wrong with Google Buzz
nikf:
Editorial Note: There’s bigger problems in the world than the brouhaha surrounding Google Buzz. However, in a day and age where we’re being encouraged to be wary of what we share online, Google’s reckless miss-steps and decisions with Buzz are concerning. This article contains strong language.
I’ll be blunt and say it: I’m totally unhappy with Google Buzz. For a product built by no-doubt...
Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead →
World Trade Centre Images →
Whip It
A few years ago I wrote a piece for Groove Guide about the rise of Roller Derby, and spent a night in a grimy rink out the back of an Industrial park watching girls lap the track. I went to a bout and along with most of the audience, I left at half time, having consumed as much bourbon cola premix as I could handle. Problem is, as much as I wanted to like it, Derby is horribly confusing, and then,...
Menu
Since it’s almost 40 here again, dinner tonight is going to be an outdoor affair. The plan is:
Riesling to be served throughout.
A snack of Lupins and Green Olives.
Israeli Cous Cous, mixed with fresh Rocket, and lemon juice.
Topped with Grilled Haloumi and Prawns.
To be followed by Rockmelon.
Nom.
Nine
I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from this film. While initially I’d been keen on the basis of Daniel Day Lewis, and a love of 8 1/2, I’d heard bad things. I don’t love musicals, and when I suggested during the last London Film Festival that it might be the Surprise Film, I found myself buried under ten shades of scorn. So you might say I even had it in for this one a...
Check out this novelblog...I'm really liking it... →
January 2010
12 posts
Cate's Coming to APAM! →
December 2009
3 posts
NO MORE MISSPELLING →
Oh Hipsters... →
November 2009
27 posts
Places I Should Have Visited More in London
1. Song Que
Best Vietnamese food, worst service. Hard to tell which is the attraction, the excellent bowls of pork, vermicelli, mint and spring roll, or the speed at which you’re moved in and fired back out…
2. The Hairdresser
Not so much a place, but I managed to go eighteen months without a haircut, which now that I’ve finally done, seems really, really stupid. I’m not...
Poor Old Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys... →
YBAs to Save Cinema? →
