Books And Films
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I spotted a post from Nadeem about this book meme thingy. So I had a quick go, The rules are 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read. 2) Italicize those you intend to read. 3) Underline the books you LOVE. 4) Strike out the books you have no intention of [...]
An ex-colleague posted the following quote from Woody Alan. “In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get that out of the way. Then you wake up in an old people’s home feeling better every day. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your [...]
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I loved the “His Dark Materials” novels and I really hope the movie can do them justice. I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a film staring Nicole Kidman so it already has an uphill struggle. I always end up preferring the books to the films as well, but I guess everyone say’s that. [tags]The Golden [...]
According to the BBC a Japanese television company has produced a remake of the television drama Monkey. I’m getting sick of re-makes hasn’t anyone got any imagination any more? Surely someone can produce something original? The article on the BBC’s website says Monkey purists may be disappointed by the new version. The opening scene of [...]
Amid all the tributes to the legendry George Best it would have been easy to miss that Pat Morita aka “Mr Miyagi” also passed away recently. The 73 year old died of natural causes last Thursday. He will of course be most remembered for his role in the 1984 film “The Karate Kid” but I [...]
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Actor Daniel Craig has been confirmed as the 6th James Bond. He’ll be following in the footsteps of Sir Sean Connery (Great), George Lazenby (Shit), Sir Roger Moore (Ok), Timothy Dalton (Shit but not as shit as George) and Pierce Brosnan (Great but not as great as Sean). I wonder how Daniel, who has been [...]
It was my Birthday on Friday and amongst my presents was a book by Danny Wallace called Yes Man. I am now beginning to build up a sizable collection of books based on events following the antics of people who take on stupid bets or drunken challenges. It all started with Tony Hawks book Round [...]
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