I'm insanely excited. I'm soon attending the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular with the MSO. Woo Who indeed. So I thought it was timely to post this. Of a Widow I'm lying. I'm always lying, at least when I state categorically I will not post about the Dr Who Christmas episode. And then do so. I … Continue reading Doctor Who: Widows, Fools n Brides.
Reviews
Somewhere, sometime, on NCIS…a preview of every episode ever
A crime occurs linked to the US Navy and a single NCIS team investigates. A body is probably involved. Ducky, the coroner, will make some remark likening the situation to some historical titbit or trivia since he is WAY old and death is icky. Since Ducky is so old he is also wise and knowledgeable, but … Continue reading Somewhere, sometime, on NCIS…a preview of every episode ever
The long and short of it
2014 Update. Since blogging this in 2011 and writing my review of Liam Davison's Collected Stories a few years before that, I wish to acknowledge the passing of Davison and his wife on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine. I, like many, am saddened by the loss of such a talented story teller. I am honoured … Continue reading The long and short of it
Botox Rouge!
So the big news, other than news is Nicole Kidman has admitted to using Botox. I think my response is big whoop. Which is semi-polite Australian for 'who cares'? It's like my electrician admitting to liking hip hop instead of pub rock. I don't care as long as it doesn't affect the job he does when uncrossing wires or … Continue reading Botox Rouge!
The Breaker
Film review of Breaker Morant Bruce Beresford’s award winning Breaker Morant (1980) is perhaps one of the most memorable war stories on film, not for its visceral realism (for that see Saving Private Ryan), but for its depiction of the effect of political and moral decisions on individuals in war. In essence a courtroom drama, … Continue reading The Breaker
My B Movie Hero
Dennis Quaid. There I've said it. Hero of the straight-to-DVD flick. No actor works harder not to make it to the Big Box Office. And I'm not knocking him. Every performance is solid and he makes good with what he's given. I find most of his films worthy and interesting, sometimes even exciting, but I … Continue reading My B Movie Hero
Inception: Alice in Slumberland
Like everyone I succumbed and saw Inception. Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance was, again, superb. Christopher Nolan’s inventiveness, visual style and scale were impressive. However, what I liked most is what it left me with: stuff to think on. What occurred to me was films exploring notions of reality, the brain, and imagination end up referencing somehow, … Continue reading Inception: Alice in Slumberland
Notes on The Writer’s Tale: The Final Chapter
Am reading The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter and oh, the deliciousness of being inside such a conversation. It is the newer, updated version, with 300 extra pages. Written over a couple of years the book consists of email and text message correspondence between Russell T Davies, head writer (or for the US readers showrunner) … Continue reading Notes on The Writer’s Tale: The Final Chapter
Lost in Wonder
Stories about the human condition, masquerading as something else - it's good stuff. Like how Alice in Wonderland is a fantasy adventure, but also a discussion of logic and how language, society and class systems corrode meaning, as much as they provides structure. Any cinematic version will play on the gorgeous visual absurdity of the … Continue reading Lost in Wonder
Writing Bec 