Some Fathers Do ‘Ave ‘Em or Troy.
So, I finally got round to seeing Troy, and the one thing that struck me was how much Paris came across as an ancient Frank Spencer. He was always getting things wrong, then trying to put them right and […]

It has romance (for my Mum). It has violence (for my Dad). And it does not have much swearing in it.
At least that is what I thought when I left. I enjoyed it too for what it is worth. But then i remembered that Alec Baldwin only really has one line,[…]

FT Top 100 Films
70: THE FIFTH ELEMENT
Anthony Easton Says:
Its a beautiful film, one of those sound and furies that signify nothing, i am not even sure it has a plot or even that the plot matters–its a series of sci fi set pieces, some of them[…]

Enuff already with the Daleks. How about talking about a more contemporary kids show. One which is altogether more bonkers that even Doctor Who was in its turning Tom Baker into a cactus days. Saturday morning kids TV has become a playground of halfh[…]

“Dalek-like behaviour”: no sign of this on the Times website, so this is quoted without comment from a (koff) prominent Dr Who news website: ‘According to an article in the June 26 The Times, Sylvester McCoy, with the help of Camden[…]

This “owning” of the characters appears to be unique to British TV and I’d love to know exactly how far it goes in copyright law. Terry Nation’s copyright claim is based on him typing the work “Dalek” and attributi[…]

Oh no! EVIL Daleks! Oh no!
Following up on Tom’s notes below, he may be right that it’s no bad thing not to have Daleks in the new Dr Who, but I was delighted by the reason. Apparently they are owned by the estate of Terry Nation (and we&[…]

FT Top 100 Films
71: DUMB AND DUMBER
Plenty of issues are thrown up by this film. Not least how influential it has been for the last ten years of screen comedy. It is clear that the Farrelly Brothers have softened since this their first hit – w[…]

No Daleks: marketing nightmare for the BBC, aesthetic boost – though I have plenty of faith in the new Dr.Who team, it’s rare to find writers who know how to tell a good Dalek story. The original 1964 Dalek yarn is painfully slow to watch[…]

How much information would you require before spilling your innermost details to a psychiatrist? Let’s say said psychiatrist seemed surprised you were coming, and did not seem to have your appointment. Still he has a sofa in his office and a ma[…]