Macrolog: Film & Television
Kong Bomb? Tue 27 Dec 2005 | 2 Comments
A little over a week ago I went with Dave No Spaces to see the big Peter Jackson remake of King Kong. Dave loved it, but I wasn’t so enthused....
Holy Sith! Fri 17 Jun 2005 | 12 Comments
Two points, after seeing Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: Doesn’t it strike you as odd that at the beginning of the movie the technology is all plasma...
For Love Or Money? Tue 14 Oct 2003
Mark Lawson writes in Saturday’s Guardian on the case of Georges Lopez, the school teacher featured in the excellent documentary Être et Avoir (here’s a review I wrote over the...
House Porn Sun 21 Sep 2003 | 4 Comments
Whilst reading the MediaGuardian supplement on Monday afternoon I was shocked to discover that the new head of Channel 4 is planning to cancel one of my favourite shows, Fifteen...
Google Celebrates Hitchcock Wed 13 Aug 2003
Yet again, Google marks a special day with an appropriate logo. Last time around it was the birthday of M.C. Escher. This time, it’s someone a tad more renowned: That’s...
To Be and To Have Sun 13 Jul 2003 | 3 Comments
(or, Two Films Recently Enjoyed) Though they appear to have gotten themselves somewhat of a reputation for being, for lack of a better term, boring, my own response to the...
Late Night TV Blues Wed 25 Jun 2003
Last night I set the video to tape Cry, The Beloved Country on Channel 4. But that’s not quite what I found on my tape this afternoon… I had woken...
Graham Norton Must Die! Fri 20 Jun 2003
If there’s one person that I’m simply sick of seeing on my TV night after night, it has to be Graham Norton. I actually used to enjoy his original show,...
Matrix Schmatrix Sun 01 Jun 2003 | 5 Comments
I’m probably the last weblog writer on earth to see The Matrix Reloaded. I was in fact much later getting around to seeing the original because, to be honest, I...
A Day in the Life of a Wannabe Critic Tue 06 May 2003
Most of my day today was spent at the Buena Vista screening room for not one, but two media previews, courtesy of Touchstone Pictures. More review fodder for me. Could...
Thoughts On the Film Festival Thu 13 Mar 2003
The film festival finishes today, and even though I only attended a handful of screenings and so obviously can’t judge for the festival overall, it was well worth the hassle...
At The Movies Fri 07 Mar 2003
I haven’t had much to do lately (besides enjoying the box of goodies from Midheaven that arrived yesterday, and one or two other, very important things that I don’t need—or...
Adaptation Mon 10 Feb 2003 | 3 Comments
I had the good fortune last week to attend not one, but two free media screenings. Tuesday morning was spent watching Analyse That (the sequel to Analyse This, natch); it...
Dark. Darker. Darko. Sun 05 Jan 2003
I saw Donnie Darko for the third time yesterday. This time however it was on the big screen, at the IFC with Eoin and Joana. Having made many mental...
Bowling for Columbine Wed 27 Nov 2002
I met Dave on the bus on the way into town, which was convenient since we were supposed to meet in town anyways, and we went to see Bowling...
Watching Movies Sat 21 Sep 2002
Keyboard problems sorted: I swopped the one that shipped with my eMac for a proper local version, with all the keys in the right place, in town this afternoon. While...
Technical Difficulties Wed 18 Sep 2002
I'm posting from my eMac right now. This keyboard is a real pain in the arse to use. I can sort of type blindly now, but not very well...
Simpsons = Shite Sun 18 Aug 2002
Just saw bits and pieces of a new episode of The Simpsons on Sky. It was shite. Come on, Homer bouncing down the street on a ladder? The writers...
Storytelling Tue 23 Jul 2002
I watched Todd Solondz's Storytelling earlier today. It was shit. Uncomfortably manipulative, laced with flavour of forced post-modern irony (you know, the kind that went out of fashion in...
Controversy? What Controversy? Thu 16 May 2002
I completely agree with Woody Allen regarding this so-called 'controversy' at the Cannes Film Festival. Why should he boycott? If these 'American Jews' actually practiced their own logic, surely...
Show Me the Funny Wed 01 May 2002
I hate to say it, but it's about time. There just isn't enough funny to make The Simpsons season as long as it is. But why not just up...
Amelie Sat 27 Apr 2002
I rented Amelie on DVD yesterday and watched it last night. Everyone I knew who'd already seen it said it was great, but I wasn't sure. I thought Jeunet...
What Is It? Fri 12 Apr 2002
I've been wracking my brain trying to think of this all night, but I'm getting nowhere... back in the 80's, on The Children's Channel (back when they showed Voltron...
Chasing The Dragon Tue 12 Mar 2002
It suddenly dawned on me today why there's a menagerie of film-related vehicles in the tennis club car park down the road from my house: they're filming Chasing the...
Britain Does Good Television Sun 03 Mar 2002
These shenanigans are just more proof that if you want good television, you have to go to Britain to get it. American television is a solely commerical enterprise; it...
Haven't I Seen This Before? Sat 02 Mar 2002
If you're a fan of The Simpsons, does anything about this episode strike you as familiar? .... Just think a few series back, and substitute alcohol for sugar....
Futurama Not As Good As Everyone Thinks Shocker Tue 19 Feb 2002
Talk about over-reacting. It appears that the Fox Network has decided not to commission further series of Futurama. To be honest I can't really blame them as, with all...
Plagiarism is Bad. Plagiarising Yourself is Worse. Sun 10 Feb 2002
The new episode of The Simpsons tonight was shit. I mean, the whole corporate religion thing has been done before (methinks the scriptwriters have been listening to Jello Biafra...
Real Ads of Genius Mon 04 Feb 2002
Last night, while watching the Superbowl, Sky showed some of the Budweiser Real Men of Genius commercials, which I have to say are the best adverts they've ever commissioned....
Rupert Murdoch is Ripping Me Off Sat 12 Jan 2002
Sky aren't getting another red cent out of me. I suppose one could say that we've had a bit of a cushy number over here, getting every WWF pay-per-view...
Mulholland Drive to South Park Mon 07 Jan 2002
Just got back a while ago from Mulholland Drive at the IFC. I enjoyed it, which surprised me, it being a David Lynch and all. But as we were...
Godard Sucks Wed 19 Dec 2001
Went to see the new Jean-Luc Godard film this evening, Éloge de l'Amour - what a pile of pretentious wankery. The moment I saw the 'book without words', I...
The Contenders Sun 11 Nov 2001
I can't believe I read nothing today. Not that the day has been entirely unproductive. I watched the DVD of Series 7: The Contenders before it was due back...
Hot Reels Wed 07 Nov 2001
Hot Reels just started a few minutes ago on Channel 4. This is the kind of thing that proves how much better British network TV is than just about...
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