New Years Movie Mayhem

7th January 2012

Here’s my round-up of this past year’s best films, by category, as invented by moi, which is fine, since all categories are constructs anyway! BEST DANCE MOVIE ‘Pina’ (see my review HERE) BEST DANCE MOVIE – Honourable Mention PUSS IN BOOTS. PIB isn’t really a dance movie, but it does have a few dance sequences […]

A Winged Victory For the Sullen & The Trees Grew Emotions and Died

3rd January 2012

If you’re in the mood for some music to work to, check out the excellent A Winged Victory for the Sullen. If you don’t like Sigur Ros or ambient music by the likes of Brian Eno, you probably won’t like this. If you DO like that sort of stuff…you’re in luck! For great experimental electronica […]

Moneyball, Margin Call and Melancholia…or (it’s the end of the world as we know it)

Yes, yes, my penchant for alliteration continues unabated into the new year…. And yes, all three of the aforementioned films have titles that begin with the letter ‘M’, but they also share an exploration of the end of worlds, both metaphorically (Moneyball and Margin Call) and literally (Melancholia). MONEYBALL (one of the year’s best films […]

New Year News

Well, autumn came and went. I was in the US for a good portion of it, mainly writing, although I had a few social fires to help put out as well. I’ve been back in the UK for a quiet Christmas with my equal half, the majority of which was spent cooking and playing the […]

Krumping He Does…Mmmm

24th October 2011

Yoda Krumping = funny. Follow this LINK and go to post #83.

Feist ‘Metals’

18th October 2011

Feist has a new album out called ‘Metals’ and it’s fantastic. I’m never one to wax lyrical about new music…either I like it, or I don’t…but in this case, wax lyrical I must: Haunting, simple, honest with just the right amount of melancholy, ‘Metals’ is the perfect autumnal soundtrack. Click HERE to preview some of […]

Leaves and Losers

After a quiet September filled with screen writing and research for Speed of Light, October finds me feeling fit as a fiddle and loving the change of season. In spite of the fact that the sun seems to disappear in an instant (how is it suddenly dark by 5!), I love the Autumn. The layers, […]

US V. UK X-Factor Face Off

I’m in a light mood this month, partly because I love autumn and partly because I’m finally getting enough vitamin D. As I’m both American and British, I thought I’d compare and contrast this year’s bi-continental X-Factors. I’ve made it a point to catch both (purely as research for this blog obviously…ahem…) Anyhoo, let us […]

Funniest. Blog. Evar.

15th September 2011

So, after the argument between the chat robots, I was dying with laughter and after reading this…welp, that’s it. I officially died. Why I’ll Never Be An Adult Anything to do with simple dog is mighty good too, plus the ALOT. Checka checka checka it out.

Arguing Robots = Dying Laughing

9th September 2011

BBC front page article: an absolute gem. Arguing Robots