I’m a big fan of all things Bond and Daniel Craig is rivalling Sean Connery as my favourite actor in the role. I’m very excited about the forthcoming film Skyfall which is also starring Javier Barden, Ralph Fiennes and the wonderful Dame Judi Dench…
Archives for May 2012
Witness
17 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
You know me by now. I love a good crime novel and I’ve been lucky recently with some of the books I’ve read, particularly by new authors. In the past year I’ve expanded my crime range quite a lot and it’s been good to discover writers…
Unthinkable
16 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
How far would you go to stop a terrorist attack? Waterboarding? Torture? Murder? Murder of the suspect’s family? That’s the question asked in the 2010 thriller Unthinkable starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss and Michael Sheen…
11.22.63
15 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Despite being one of the twentieth-century’s best-selling authors and spawning numerous film adaptations of his work I confess to not having really got into Stephen King’s work. I’ve read one book…
Black Swan
14 May 2012 by 2 Comments
It’s not often I watch a film and come away not knowing what I think about it. I’m usually very sure of my opinion whether or not it matches that of the mainstream. I’m the only person I know who thinks that the first Iron Man movie was completely dull…
Home or Cinema? Where’s best?
11 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
I can’t count the number of movies I’ve been desperate to see but not gone to the cinema when they are released. I was overjoyed at the thought of a new Muppets movie but only saw it on a flight two months after it was released. I never made it to Contagion despite it being […]
Paddington Bear Movie Announced
10 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ve just received news from Studiocanal that they are bringing Paddington Bear to the big screen. Harry Potter producer David Heyman will be working with Studiocanal on a CGI live action adaptation of Michael Bond’s classic children’s books. BAFTA-nominated director Paul King will be at the helm of what Studiocanal are describing as a “modern take on Paddington…
Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals
10 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
As regular readers will know, I enjoy a bit of cookery and baking. One of my bookshelves is absolutely full of recipe books and my collection is growing. That doesn’t mean though that I actually use them all….
Bad Teacher
9 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Bawdy is a word that’s not used nearly enough these days. Meaning lewd or obscene it always brings to mind end-of-pier comedians in grotty seaside towns or small fat men chasing bikini clad beauties around the town. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of bawdy humour…
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
8 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
In my top-ten crime writers list published last year I included Stieg Larsson. His Millennium trilogy was a tour de force and Lisbeth Salander was a new kind of heroine – spiky, unique, damaged and at times a little unlikeable…