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is hillary really just tracey flick?

BTW. the movie is Alexander Payne’s brilliant Election. Definitely worth picking up (along with Payne’s other greats: Sideways and About Schmidt).

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winner, and new hd video format of choice is…

…Blu-Ray.
Is this the final battle in the DVD wars? With Warner jumping ship, surely it’s game over for the Toshiba-backed HD-DVD format?
Tosh are featuring at CES, and are naturally playing down the news.
In the end this will be good news for the industry. Punters can rest assured they’re not backing a Betamax and invest in […]

best of the year

Best of lists are part of Christmas. Well, seeing as I have the power to publish my own opinions, here are my topper picks for the year…
Best Record
The Killers - Sawdust
Ok, it’s a B-sides n rarities comp. But The Killers are simply so far ahead of anything else out there right now.
Best Film
The Bourne Ultimatum
A […]

must watch: robocop vs terminator

The level of detail in this edit is fantastic (not to mention the obvious comic book nostalgia).

film review: the bourne ultimatum & the simpsons movie

I went to see a couple of films this week. The Bourne Ultimatum and The Simpsons Movie (both have good sites).
I love the Bourne films. Robert Ludlum is my favourite writer of thrillers, and I have read many of his books - including the Bourne ones. The film was great - Paul Greengrass’ caffeine-fuelled style […]

looking forward to 90mins of homer

Just read the Simpsons article in the Guardian’s Weekend section. Don’t waste your time. Simpsons fans will learn nothing they didn’t know before.
Any new light the article sheds on the forthcoming film is contained in the following few lines: -
The secrecy surrounding The Simpsons Movie has been intense, but Variety, the industry newspaper, has already […]

the irregular video of the day II

Review | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

A Car-Wreck of a Movie, Savvy?*
IMDb entry
Official site
Despite ample caution from an army of critics, last night I ventured to my local Odeon to watch Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. What I observed was one of the most incoherent cinematic experiences I have ever come across. It’s a mess.
Now, before we […]

Pirates Ahoy!

Film critic Mark Kermode’s hatred for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is legendary, indeed his hate-filled review of POTC3 was scathing, but not everyone hated it.
The kids loved the first two films, so a trip to cinema is pretty unavoidable.

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The inside track | The Holiday

Mr. Zhisou: Top stars gather for this tiresome rom-com with an Anglo-American tinge. There’s Jude Law and the lovely Kate Winslet on the Anglo side, and Cameron Diaz and Jack Black for the Americans. It’s rubbish.

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Streetfighter - The Movie

I was up last night until the wee-hours watching the Streetfighter movie (1994).
No, seriously: the Streetfighter movie. The one with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, and Kylie Minogue.
Yeah, I know, it’s shit. So shit it’s brilliant!!
Ok, I admit it; I’m an old hand at Streetfighter II. I could kick-ass with […]

Dave, you sexy thing!

Turn up the volume and enjoy.
He is a sexy thing, isn’t he? Watch out for the Tory grassroots dance troupe. They can really move their bootie.
Via GU’s newsblog.

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Banned in the US by the whacked out Church of Scientology?

Dudes, I gotta see this film.

Silent StarWars

Not sure how many licensing infringements are committed here, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Feminism revisited

Don’t you get the feeling that slowly but surely, even among PC-obsessed lefties, that feminism is - and please do forgive the turn of phrase - losing its mojo?
I know there are still the militant feminists who prowl the pages of The Guardian’s Society supplement, and almost yearly a survey drags up the equality of […]