Marvel have released a new trailer for this summer’s superhero mash-up The Avengers and I think it’s looking pretty bloody good. Less emphasis on Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark/Iron Man and more of the rest of the team. Shame Jeremy Renner only got a couple of seconds but he’s certainly looking good as the next great action hero…
Archives for February 2012
Oscars 2012 – As It Happened
26 February 2012 by Leave a Comment
For many, sensible people in the UK it’s too much to stay up all Sunday night to watch the Oscars especially as the next few days news and papers will be full of the winners and the fashions. I’m not one of those sensible people…
Nights of Awe
22 February 2012 by Leave a Comment
At the beginning of this year I had never read any Finnish literature, it’s nearly the end of February and I’ve now read two great Finnish books. The first was the great little novella, The Brothers….
The Descendants
17 February 2012 by 4 Comments
This year’s battle for the Best Actor Oscar looks like being a straight fight between Frenchman Jean Dujardin, star of the silent hit The Artist, and Hollywood superstar George Clooney for his performance in The Descendants….
The Wine of Angels
12 February 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’m always looking for a bargain, particularly when it comes to books so I was excited when I spotted the thick Phil Rickman novel The Wine of Angels going cheap in my local bookstore….
Desert Island Discs celebrated in two new books
9 February 2012 by Leave a Comment
I love the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs, I currently have 198 episodes from the archive waiting patiently on my iPod. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the show which invites interesting (mostly very famous) people to tell us the 8 discs they would take…
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
3 February 2012 by Leave a Comment
As impossible as it is to believe, Tom Cruise is almost 50. He’s been a movie star for more than three decades so the news shouldn’t be that surprising but he’s so vibrant and youthful…