France/USA/Spain/UK: Paul Greengrass, 2009
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Thursday, 29 April 2010
BLU-RAY INCOMING
My recently ordered copy of Bryan Singer's underrated SUPERMAN RETURNS on Blu-ray arrived today in the post.
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
TREATING MYSELF
Having attended the show at the 02, I bought myself the DVD of Channel 4's Comedy Gala In Aid Of Great Ormond Street Hospital. Great memento, great cause!
I'm meant to be saving my pennies at the moment but couldn't resist picking up the BBC TV Drama STATE OF PLAY and the novel SHUTTER ISLAND.
I'm meant to be saving my pennies at the moment but couldn't resist picking up the BBC TV Drama STATE OF PLAY and the novel SHUTTER ISLAND.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Friday, 23 April 2010
Thursday, 22 April 2010
THE GOONIES ON BLU-RAY
Tipped my toe in the soothing waters of childhood nostalgia today and ordered Richard Donner's THE GOONIES on blu-ray. Bargain at £9.
SUPERMAN RETURNS INDEED
Stepping up my return to Superhero love by ordering Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS on blu-ray. Already have Donner's Superman 1 & 2 on blu!
Sunday, 11 April 2010
LOST - SEASON 2 (8/10)
USA: Various Directors, 2005-2006 (Created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof)IMDB reference
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Monday, 5 April 2010
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
I completed ROCK BAND 2 on the Wii today. By completed, I mean saw the end credits roll but looking at the gigs I've unlocked there's still plenty of content to play through. Great game.
Sunday, 4 April 2010
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Friday, 19 March 2010
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO ****½
Original Title: Män som hatar kvinnor
aka Men Who Hate Women
Sweden/Denmark/Germany/Norway: Niels Arden Opley, 2009
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aka Men Who Hate Women
Sweden/Denmark/Germany/Norway: Niels Arden Opley, 2009
IMDB reference
Friday, 12 March 2010
DVD COLLECTION ??
Pride & Prejudice (2005)SD DVD
Director: Joe Wright
DVD Release: 6/2/2006
Region: 2 (UK)
Label: Universal
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
DVD COLLECTION ??
There Will Be BloodSD DVD 2-disc Collector's Edition
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
DVD Release: 7/7/2008
Region: 2 (UK)
Label: Disney
Sunday, 7 March 2010
OSCARS 2010...
The 82nd Academy Awards kicks off State-side this evening and will continue well into the wee hours of the morning. Sadly, due to work commitments and the lack of SKY TV I shan't be staying up to watch the show (something I used to do every year back in the day). However, one tradition I am sticking to is filling out a ballot sheet pre-show in order to try my hand at predicting the winners. The full list of nominations can be found here and below I have indicated my predition (as well as my personal preference if different based on the films I've actually seen) in several of the categories.
Picture
- Avatar (prediction)
- Up (preference)
Director
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds (preference)
Actor
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart (prediction)
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker (preference)
Actress
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious (prediction)
Carey Mulligan - An Education (preference)
Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds (prediction & preference)
Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique - Precious (prediction)
Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air (preference)
Animated Feature
Up (prediction & preference)
Art Direction
Avatar (prediction & preference)
Cinematography
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Avatar (preference)
Original Screenplay
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Up (preference)
Adapted Screenplay
Up In The Air (prediction)
District 9 (preference)
Foreign Language Film
The White Ribbon (prediction)
Costume Design
The Young Victoria (prediction)
Editing
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
District 9 (preference)
Makeup
The Young Victoria (prediction)
Star Trek (preference)
Original Score
Up (prediction & preference)
Original Song
Crazy Heart (prediction)
The Princess and the Frog (preference)
Animated Short
A Matter of Loaf and Death (prediction & preference)
Sound Editing
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Star Trek (preference)
Sound Mixing
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Star Trek (preference)
Visual Effects
Avatar (prediction & preference)
For my money's worth Pixar's Up was easily the best film of the year and I really would like to see it win in every category it is nominated. Elsewhere the battle between Avatar and The Hurt Locker leaves my slightly cold as both are hugely over-hyped and over-rated in their own ways. As films, out of the two I preferred Avatar but only just. Elsewhere, I think it is a real oversight that District 9 wasn't nominated in more categories and Let the Right One In should be recognised as one of the best films, regardless of genre or language, of the past year (although the latter may be disqualified due to it being a 2008 film in its country of origin?).
Anyway, enjoy the show! Some like it, others loathe it but for me the OSCARS are always entertaining and I look forward to catching up with a broadcast of the ceremony in the coming days.
Picture
- Avatar (prediction)
- Up (preference)
Director
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds (preference)
Actor
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart (prediction)
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker (preference)
Actress
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious (prediction)
Carey Mulligan - An Education (preference)
Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds (prediction & preference)
Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique - Precious (prediction)
Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air (preference)
Animated Feature
Up (prediction & preference)
Art Direction
Avatar (prediction & preference)
Cinematography
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Avatar (preference)
Original Screenplay
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Up (preference)
Adapted Screenplay
Up In The Air (prediction)
District 9 (preference)
Foreign Language Film
The White Ribbon (prediction)
Costume Design
The Young Victoria (prediction)
Editing
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
District 9 (preference)
Makeup
The Young Victoria (prediction)
Star Trek (preference)
Original Score
Up (prediction & preference)
Original Song
Crazy Heart (prediction)
The Princess and the Frog (preference)
Animated Short
A Matter of Loaf and Death (prediction & preference)
Sound Editing
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Star Trek (preference)
Sound Mixing
The Hurt Locker (prediction)
Star Trek (preference)
Visual Effects
Avatar (prediction & preference)
For my money's worth Pixar's Up was easily the best film of the year and I really would like to see it win in every category it is nominated. Elsewhere the battle between Avatar and The Hurt Locker leaves my slightly cold as both are hugely over-hyped and over-rated in their own ways. As films, out of the two I preferred Avatar but only just. Elsewhere, I think it is a real oversight that District 9 wasn't nominated in more categories and Let the Right One In should be recognised as one of the best films, regardless of genre or language, of the past year (although the latter may be disqualified due to it being a 2008 film in its country of origin?).
Anyway, enjoy the show! Some like it, others loathe it but for me the OSCARS are always entertaining and I look forward to catching up with a broadcast of the ceremony in the coming days.
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