November 2003
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This evening I'll mostly be…
Watching Michael Moore. Never seen him on stage, nor read any of his books but I am aware of what he stands for and what he represents. I do know I’m not entirely convinced by all of his arguments (the ones I’ve read in newspaper articles or recalled by friends) and if he does fabricate,…
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Directors Cut
No Matrix last night, instead we popped in, booked tickets for Alien: The Directors Cut, and head for some tapas at La Tasca (reliable if slightly forced in atmosphere in my opinion). Now I should confess that I’ve never seen Alien in it’s entirety, I’ve probably seen about 80% of it in dribs and drabs,…
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BBC News
I’m a fan of the BBC News website. Only trouble is they keep finding such prime blog material that it’s hard to keep up. Here’s a few for the meantime: Male sex hormone easily triggered – another one of those things “found by scientists” that everyone knew. Firework ‘louts’ face ban – why not ban…
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RANT!
This evening I would like to book four tickets for the Matrix: Revolutions. The four people who will be going all have UGC Unlimited tickets, these are the cards that give you access to movies throughout the year for just £9.99 a month. Excellent value if you are a frequent movie goer (or want to…
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Intolerable Cruelty
Intolerable Cruelty Ahhh remember the good old days. Cary Grant, Doris Day, those wonderful Saturday afternoon movies. Well it appears they are back, and it appears George Clooney has been watching Cary Grant. A wonderful scripted film, let down only by a lacklustre performance by Catherine Zeta-Jones who never really convinces as the ‘bad dame’…
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The party
As promised. We arrived early, to help the hostess set things up, and to start drinking as early as possible of course. We got there about 8pm, and were greeted at the door. The host and hostess had pretty much everything done, so we posed for photos and started drinking. I was going to wear…