Kirk Alyn

How Old Is Superman? One of the seemingly undefined aspect of the Superman mythos is that of his ageing. Those who fall on the side of his omnipotence in everything (the superhearing, superbreath, superhair bunch) probably think as a pre[…]

I note there has been a massive increase in road traffic accidents recently. Not in real life, but at the cinema, where every other film seems to have a surprise “someone getting run over” scene. It provides the twist in Last Life In The […]

VANISHING LONDON: The W1 Logo Outside The West One Shoping Centre
Why would anyone bemoan the loss of a brass insert logo on a piece of paving on Oxford Street. There are other things more worth of missing on Oxford Street, before you get to this rat[…]

Watch your back Tanya! Our own resident music hater seems to have serious competition from an unlikely source: Amy Winehouse. Up until now the main joy in Winehouse’s existence has been her ability to make good copy in interviews, and it appear[…]

I had a good day in Glasgow a couple of weeks ago. Some pleasant beers, excellent company and an interesting new city for me to explore. Oddly I probably had the classiest drink I have had this year in the Vodka bar there, which reminded me I should […]

Last Life In The Universe is a Thai film by a director (Pen-Ek Ratanaruang – of Mon-Rak Transistor fame) who is well aware his audience is predominantly in the West. Why else would this slight love story between a morbid Japanese youth and a me[…]

Bad Science at the Guardian has a crusade against You Are What You Eat’s Dr Gillian McKeith (PhD – ahem), who they point out does not really seem to have a proper PhD at all. Last week they spent much of their time moaning about this lack[…]

(I love the way this seems to be the only regular Olympic coverage on TMFD)
Archery: Okay, there is a subtle cheat to the Olympic Avoidance Log which, if I am to break my personal best time of one hour needs to be okay by the TMFD Olympic Committee b[…]

FT Top 100 Films
45: MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN
If Brian is not the Messiah, just a naughty boy, then this is not so much a film as a collection of rather good quotes strung together in a facsimile of a religious satire. As satire it is stupi[…]

The logic of Boots Meal Deal
The Meal Deal costs ‘2.49. You get a sandwich, a drink and a snack. You would expect naturally that you would be saving money with this combined purchase. Nevertheless with some of the sandwiches in the deal costing[…]