“Welcome to the island of misfit toys.” With these words, the protagonist of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, written and directed by the same man who penned the critically-acclaimed novel of the same name, Steven Chbosky, Charlie (Logan Lerman) is inducted by Sam (Emma Watson), with the full Continue Reading
In concert: Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto tour takes us to Paradise
If you’re going to do a stadium show, and you’re one of the biggest zeitgeist-defining bands in the worlds at the moment, then it makes sense to open it with a bang. Which is exactly what Coldplay did as the lights across the vast expanse of Allianz Stadium in Continue Reading
Merry Christmas Dr Who!
Too early for Christmas you say? Not when you’re Dr Who, time is no object, and you have a new companion to introduce to the world. Although given what the Doctor will be confronting in this year’s Christmas special, The Snowmen, the trailer for which was revealed during the Continue Reading
We’re off to see “Oz the Great and Powerful”!
Movie trailers can be tricky things to get right. Include too much and audiences will likely conclude, rightly or wrongly, that they have already effectively seen the movie and that there’s no need to mortgage their home and grab a tub of pop corn large enough to level a Continue Reading
Star Trek goes dark
The next instalment in J. J. Abrams’ reboot of the legendary Star Trek franchise – one of the few times where the word “reboot” didn’t mean a needless tinkering with an already impressively executed idea – Star Trek Into Darkness is due to hit theatres in May 2013. Continue Reading
“The Big Bang Theory” flashmob away!
I often wonder what it must be like filming a TV show day after day, week after week for quite long hours at a time. It is all glamor and champagne or is it, like pretty much everything in life, even those things we’re passionate about and love, a Continue Reading
“Miranda” and Tom Ellis sitting in a tree …
I am a HUGE fan of Miranda Hart. I adore her quirky quintessentially British sense of humour that fuels the very funny sitcom that make sensible use of her first name, cannot wait to read her new book Is It Just Me? (which alas I must order from overseas Continue Reading
Review: “America in Primetime”
I am always a little bit wary of documentary series that purport to present a cohesive, meaningful narrative via talking heads only (save for the occasional cut away to a newspaper or magazine article, or some form of archival footage). It’s not that I lack faith in the ability Continue Reading
Music review: “Paradise” EP by Lana Del Rey
The melancholy is strong with this one. And what a gloriously sad, and beautiful journey it is. Released as part of the re-issue of her debut album as Lana Del Rey (his first album came out in 2010 under Lizzy Grant, a contraction of her real name), Born To Continue Reading
A movie made of rubber bands and jello: Macgyver is headed to the big screen
I know it’s beginning to look like I am hopelessly mired in a day long bout of incurable TV nostalgia, but I couldn’t pass up noting that Macgyver, who could build a nuclear power station out of a cheese grater and a gopher’s discarded front teeth, is on his Continue Reading