24 February 2010
Almost Got My Ducks In A Row...
Extra prize for anyone who can identify the 'ducks' for me!
Although, now that I think of it, this post could easily be an analogy for my life right now (except for not remembering the names of birds... ;-) !
21 February 2010
Mum's The Word For Pre-School Ed-you-kay-shun...
19 February 2010
What Is Real? It Seems Everything On TV Is Fake!
12 February 2010
Scousers Here, Scousers There, Scousers ... erm Not In Parliament?
This has caused an outrage! She foolishly agreed to be quizzed by the Liverpool Echo on Liverpool's history and from what I can tell she only managed to name one of The Beatles and has no idea who Bill Shankly was or who performed Ferry Across The Mersey! Aside from countless questions being raised within the Labour Party, they now face a huge threat to their vote share with Comic Actor and famous Socialist Labour Party supporter, Ricky Tomlinson (from nearby Blackpool), trying to stand against her! So come May we can expect Labour to lose, maybe the Socialist Labour Party or Lib Dems to win, but the biggest winner will be David Cameron with a majority one greater than it would have been if sense had of prevailed.
11 February 2010
Why Is Michael McIntyre Starring As The Wolfman?
Just back from watching The Wolfman and there are several things that have surprised me about this film. I believe it has been delayed by many months which it spent in post-production and I'm pleased that this hasn't made it into a long and drawn out film. Yes, it is a little bit schizophrenic at times, but the acting, the direction, the sets, the special effects and the make up are all very professional. In fact on the, I'm stunned how they managed to take 21st Century comedy maestro Michael McIntyre and age him slightly to be the lead actor:
The film is quite enjoyable, doesn't bore you at any point and has a nice sprinkling of loud noises / jump out scenes as well as some hardcore gore (similar to Daybreakers in not pulling any punches). From the opening titles, you realise that this is a remake of a classic Hammer horror film about "The Wolfman". It's not a serious thriller about werewolves nor a teen flick about love between monsters. All it tries to do is tell the story of this one Wolfman and it does that pretty well. That said, there are times especially in the first half hour were the direction and acting comes across as a serious drama or suspense thriller which at the time does confuse you. When you leave and you recall the opening titles, the main sequence in the middle and the closing scene, you know that it is very good and modern Hammer horror film which does entertain.
10 February 2010
Finally ... A Social Network For Bees!
2 February 2010
Happy New Decade With A Grainy Picture!
25 October 2009
6 October 2009
Exclusive: Toy Story 3's European Premiere Will Be At EIFF 2010!
26 August 2009
The Top Comedy Award - You Are Having A Laugh!
So who does make the list? Tom Wrigglesworth (called it) and Jon Richardson (not a surprise but I though he might be eaked out) are both there plus four others (it's a six entry shortlist this year, making up for the shortened four entries last year). With six spaces any sane person would imagine Andrew Lawrence and probably Wehn & Kuhnle being in with a good shout of being on the list. Well you'd be a fool! John Bishop and perennial nominee Russell Kane both get nods a while both did good shows they weren't brilliant. Neither of these shows can hold a candle to any of the aforementioned acts and it is quite a shock for them to be on the list with the presence of such competition. The final two are Idiots of Ants (a sketch group, I guessed Adam Riches's show Rogue Males instead but you would expect a show like this) and Tim Key (a deadpan poet). The one positive is that everyone is a relative unknown so a star will be made (I was kind of hoping that Rhod would no longer be eligible as he is practically meteoric right now). The smart money will be on the smart material, Jon Richardson to follow up his newcomer nomination from two years ago to scoop the top award. You read it here first!