“Death is not the worst than can happen to men.” (Plato) Everyone loves a good mystery, so the saying goes. And no one more than J. J. Abrams, a man who has never met a mysterious viral teaser campaign he didn’t like. His latest tantalising effort, which surfaced in Continue Reading
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I am an extrovert gay man living in Sydney who loves Indian food, current affairs, music, film and reading, caramel anything, and a beautiful guy called Steve who makes every day a delight. I am trying to get two novels in a trilogy ready for e-publication, love my iPhone & iPod, and am secretly Canadian in my soul. Life is fun, exciting and joyful and I aim to make the absolute most of it!
Back where they belong: Mr Peabody and Sherman set to jump back into the zietgeist in 2014
One of the things I remember most fondly from my childhood was getting up just before 6 a.m. (yes voluntarily!) when we were staying at my grandparents’ place in Sydney where they had three commercial TV channels to choose from – it seems laughable now in this digital age Continue Reading
Now This is Music #14: Wild Bird, Panama Wedding, Sleigh Bells, I Am Snow Angel, Chloë Howl
“Crazy Bird” by Wild Child The dwarves of Snow White’s acquaintance totally had the right idea. Whistle while you work! And if you’re going to whistle at work (ignore the stares from your cubicle-dwelling co-workers; trust me it’s worth it), then make sure you have “Crazy Bird” Continue Reading
Movie review: Riddick
Riddick (Vin Diesel) who first sprang to violent life in Pitch Black (2000) and its sequel, the rather overblown The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), is a helluva badass kind of guy. How do we know this? Frankly we’re not really allowed to miss it. From the opening moments of Continue Reading
We’re all getting Dumb and Dumber AGAIN!
There’s no rhyme or reason sometimes about which movies I find appealing and which leave me stone, motherless, muffin-deprived cold. Take comedies for instance. I was told over and over that Bridesmaids and The Heat were the funniest movies of their respective seasons, and that not to have seen Continue Reading
A marvelous massing of movie trailers 3: C. O. G., Last Vegas, The Husband, Her, The Family
Build yourself a cinematic raft people – there is a tsunami of movies on their way. Yes, yes I hear you say – I have exceptionally good hearing and the NSA lets me borrow their doodads from time to time which is nice – there are always plenty of Continue Reading
Off we go to Yonderland … remember to pack your talking stick!
One of the things I have loved most about British comedy from the time I was a wee lad back in the 70s is its propensity for whimsy, satire, and just plain silliness. It’s a hard kind of comedy to pull off. Too much campness and it just looks Continue Reading
Community finally gets some promo lovin’ … and no, not from NBC (surprise, surprise)
It’s no secret that NBC has not exactly had a love affair to end all love affairs with Community. While it has renewed the show for a fifth season – with Dan Harmon back on board which has me ridiculously excited! – it is yet to schedule an air Continue Reading
Books from beyond the grave: Why death is not the end for many authors
Death has a finality to it, marking the end of our physical existence here on earth. But as the recent news out of J D Salinger’s estate confirms, it is not necessarily the end of releases by an author. Timed to coincide with the release of Shane Salerno’s poorly-reviewed Continue Reading
It’s beginning to look a lot like an indie Christmas: All is Bright movie trailer + poster
SNAPSHOT All Is Bright is the story of two French Canadians who travel to New York City during the holiday season with a get-rich-quick scheme of selling Christmas trees. Dennis (Paul Giamatti) is a no-nonsense, recently released ex-con trying to get his life – and his wife – back. Continue Reading