There’s always a real sense of trepidation when going to see a film adaptation of a book that you truly love (see my thoughts on Les Miserables for proof that this isn’t confined just to books, but musicals too). It’s almost inevitable that any great book will eventually reach the screen…
Archives for February 2014
The Monuments Men
26 February 2014 by 2 Comments
Sometimes a film has all the right components to make a perfect viewing experience and it just doesn’t work. The cast can be top-notch, the story enthralling, the production values great but the film just doesn’t add up. And so it is with George Clooney’s latest directorial effort, The Monuments Men…
Confessions of a GP
25 February 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s just under two months until this year’s World Book Night and I am thoroughly determined to read some of the selections. I know I say that every year and I always have such good intentions that fail but this year I’m managing to read more than normal…
Her
20 February 2014 by Leave a Comment
A few years ago I spent some time travelling round Europe, visiting a number of fabulous (and not so fabulous) places. One of the most confusing weekends was spent in Porto in Portugal. We had a wonderful afternoon in a bar, sampling different ports and eating lots of lovely food…
BAFTAS 2014 (Kind of) Live Blog
16 February 2014 by Leave a Comment
Live Blog of the UK TV coverage of the EE Baftas
Dallas Buyers Club
11 February 2014 by 4 Comments
I’m just about old enough to remember the emergence of the AIDS epidemic in the early 80s. Here in Britain it was accompanied by doom-laden adverts showing exploding mountains and granite gravestones with the tagline “Don’t Die of Ignorance”. It probably saved lives by terrifying people…
Saving Mr Banks
6 February 2014 by Leave a Comment
Having missed Saving Mr Banks first time round at the cinema I’m thoroughly grateful to Cineworld for their Take-Two Thursdays policy where a recent film gets a one day reshowing for those of us who have been a bit tardy in our viewing…