Posted in High Definition, Reviews in High-Def on Dec 19th, 2007 3 Comments »
2001: A Space Odyssey is one of my favourite films, quite literally ever.
People have criticised Stanley Kubrick for his cold, emotionless reading of the human condition, but I thought his films - lovingly crafted bundles of Asperger Syndrome they may well be - are designed to offer a gateway (a star-gateway, if you will) for […]
Posted in Blockbusters, High Definition, Reviews on Sep 18th, 2007 3 Comments »
In my last blog, I confessed that I had finally taken sides in the format war that - in a series of whimpers rather than bangs - is raging in seldom-visited corners of the internet.
So yes, I have a Blu-Ray player, and no, it hasn’t caused my hair to become thicker or more luxuriant.
(For that, […]
Posted in High Definition on Sep 11th, 2007 No Comments »
So far, the High-Definition revolution has arrived with more of a whimper than a bang.
To join in the fun, rather than hanging a poster of Che Guevara on your wall, you have to install a new High-Definition TV, which is considerably more expensive and not at all bohemian.
Well, I am fairly bohemian, but my housemate […]