Posted in Blockbusters, New releases, Reviews on Jul 31st, 2007 3 Comments »
Still reeling from the horrors of Harry Potter, I decided that a bit of sympathetic magic was in order.
If a blockbuster had shaken my faith in movies, I reasoned, then perhaps TWO blockbusters might cure my malaise?
So Saturday morning was The Simpsons Movie (in 2D!). Although I came to the Simpsons late in life - […]
Posted in Adaptations, Children's films, Reviews on Jul 17th, 2007 6 Comments »
If they ever build a statue to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling (which is looking increasingly likely) then I hope that, when I die, they bring me back as a pigeon.
Now, Rowling may be the greatest authoress of the 21st century. I haven’t read any of the Harry Potter books, so I really wouldn’t know.
But […]
Posted in Adaptations, New releases on Jul 11th, 2007 7 Comments »
What a surprise!
Just as we were going to press with our new catalogue, a paper aeroplane wrapped round a brick sailed through the window and tapped me just south of my left ear.
I unwrapped it to find a simple message:
“Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet is coming to DVD this August!”
I was excited not because I’ve seen […]
Posted in Adaptations, Reviews, Stage on Jul 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
I recently snuck into a preview of the remake of Hairspray through the simple ploy of hiding inside John Travolta’s fat suit and peering out through his hair like a little racoon.
I’ll post my full review in due course, but I can exclusively reveal that it’s quite good, and should appeal to fans of the […]