Here comes Pete. Look out, he has that look on his face again. Like he has just seen a French film and is now going to slag it off. And what French film could be more deserving of a slagging than an all star cast(Huppert/B’art/Depardieu) in an […]

The last U2 album was called All That You Can’t Leave Behind.
 
The new one will be called All That You Shouldn’t Leave Lying Around For Interweb Scallys To Steal. Let’s just hope no-one posts tracks up illegally&nbsp[…]

A bit on TMFD on The Miracle Of Bern,  and why films seem to insiste on getting football wrong.Sometimes films should try and be more like television, is the conclusion. WHich does not necessarily mean remakes of The Flintstones.[…]

I saw The Miracle Of Bern on Saturday. Yes I know it is a film and that is what Do You See? is for but it was about football so it fits here nicely. And note, I saw it at 3pm, traditional kick off time. Except we had the ads and trailers fi[…]

For all those who I was boring on Saturday night – more info on Carrie: The Musical. Initially produced in Stratford Up Upon Avon for a month before transfering to Broadway – for four days. One of the most notorious stage flops, I have sl[…]

FT Top 100 Films
60: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
 
Martin Skidmore says:

A film that is 85 years old is pretty hard to watch the way it would have been viewed at the time. Silent of course, and the acting, particularly Conrad Veidt’s hypn[…]

Bringing pride back to African restaurants: ladies and gentlemen I give you the African Kitchen Gallery. After our appalling service in Addis a couple of weeks ago (as recounted here, here and here) it is nice to find a restaurant where service is ev[…]

FT Top 100 Films
61: THE DARK CRYSTAL
 
Its like The Muppet Movie without the laffs. Well it is The Muppet Movie without the laffs – at least it would be if The Great Muppet Caper had not already been The Mupp[…]

Ad noted when flitting around The Onion (but is a real, actual serious ad). The majority of Budwiser drinkers think that Miller Genuine Draft has more flavour. Ditto Miller Lite has more flavour than Bud Lite. What do these statistics tell us?
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Why No-one Want Make Hulk 2?
 
This op/ed piece from The Onion makes a fair few good points, but the key point is, would you argue with its writer?[…]