Well, I saw the film Into the Wild the other day. Oddly enough, years ago, I don't remember when or where - but I think it was in a magazine, I read about this guy who took off into the Alaskan wilderness and appeared to have died from eating the wrong kind of plants, even if this Wikipedia entry … [Read more...]
Man of the Year
October 24, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I saw Man of the Year on Monday evening, which is a film starring Mork, sorry Robin Williams. It's about a comedian who almost manages to get himself voted in as president of the USA, but it is not really a comedy. In fact, it is part thriller. I'm not going to tell you the plot and spoil it, … [Read more...]
Apocalypto – the film
June 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I have to admit that this film intrigued me. First, I heard that it was shot in an obscure South American language. Then it was said that it was horrendously violent. But various reports also said that it was visually stunning.All these, what were for me, rumours, piqued my curiosity, so I … [Read more...]
Udderly daft
May 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I got the one of the latest digitally animated movies out on DVD from Blockbuster the other evening - Barnyard. It's not too bad, not in the Shrek league by a long chalk, but I was a little surprised to see male and female cows, which both had udders! Maybe the cows in the US are different from … [Read more...]
Syriana
July 24, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Syriana is a film. It stars George Clooney and Matt Damon and one or two other well know faces. It's an intelligent film, a bit like 'Lord of War'. Strangely enough it came out of the Hollywood stable. This is strange because it is not overtly entertaining, but it does do what a good film should, in … [Read more...]
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