Oscars 2004
We just stayed up to watch the Oscars! How ludicrous and tragic is that?
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Television
Testing Testing…
If this works, it means the site is working again. Lack of postings hasn’t been a sign of apathy, as those who’ve noticed the problems with the comments will know. Just technical trouble.
Damn, and I had so many brilliantly witty and insightful things to say in the last week. Sadly, I’ve forgotten them all now. 🙂
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He Ain’t No Human Being
I have to say that John Lydon is tremendously entertaining on the latest I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, in what is otherwise a pretty tired lineup. This, from someone who never liked the Sex Pistols. Then again, I had few thoughts about anarchy when I was seven or eight years old; the attitude probably seems more relevant today. Maybe I should go buy a copy of Never Mind the Bollocks…
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Bob Monkhouse, R.I.P.
Bob Monkhouse has sadly died. I heard it on a radio playing in the background this morning while I was out and about. Immediate thought: ‘Shit.’ It wasn’t a great surprise, but I was hoping his treatment would give him a bit longer.
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Good Riddance
Well, I guess Christmas is almost over for another year. The Day Itself is done with. It seems like our television schedulers have given up any pretence of making any real effort this year… I wonder if that reflects an overall feeling of growing apathy?
Christmas day was just like a weekend day, really. Only with decorations and turkey. We ended up watching My Fair Lady in the afternoon, which I hadn’t seen for years. I’m not a musical fan, but this one’s a sentimental favourite for unknown reasons. I like it. Rex Harrison was great.
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Don’t Mention the War
Oh, I wanted to mention the return of the fabulous Foyle’s War last Sunday. You haven’t seen it? This is essential viewing, beautifully photographed and… Read More »Don’t Mention the War
He’s Back
Wow, tonight’s EastEnders was brilliant. And not just because of The Obvious. The scenes between Sharon and Dennis were tremendous. Everyone who remembers the early… Read More »He’s Back
Foyled Again!
On a lighter note, wasn’t the two-part drama Alibi, Monday and Tuesday night on ITV, really terrific? Original, witty, compelling and superbly acted. But then,… Read More »Foyled Again!
Recent Film Roundup
I just got a lot of packing done. I’d be in fairly good shape to move tomorrow, at a push, so I feel I’ve done something useful! I haven’t felt like writing much, tho’.
Brief comments on some recent films we’ve seen:
Panic Room… excellent stuff! Original story idea, stylish direction and Jodie Foster. Need I mention that Jodie is supremely cool? If I have little to say about this one, I guess it’s because it all works so well and beggars only mindless praise. See it if you haven’t already done so.
Seeing Red
Last night’s viewing: Stephen King’s Rose Red, a four-hour television production from 2001. Unlike most King-based films, this is an original script by the man himself, rather than an adaptation of his prose by other hands.
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