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Mug update – The Etsy edition
Every now and again, I like to peruse the world of mugs. When I started this, I was barely drinking hot beverages and didn’t need much in the way of mugs. My tea consumption has sky-rocketed of late, and this week, when I found my Piglet mug, I figured it was time for a look […]
Romance versus action – a mix and match approach
Really enjoyed this quote from a not-so-recent episode of the Frank Skinner radio show. On the subject of the Tom Cruise film Oblivion, Frank was less impressed with one of the romance scenes. “There’s love scenes in it. Why do they have to have love scenes in films like that? And they’re really cheesy, ooh […]
People Like Us like Nokias
I’m not a huge music video aficionado, but Mr C tends to point out those that catch his eye whenever he spots them. Recently, a new video from Kelly Clarkson emerged, for her single People Like Us, and it’s worth a look… for the wrong reasons. There’s an odd story about saving a colourful child […]
Film Watch
Film Watch – 322. Wreck-It Ralph
Fast Facts Title: Wreck-It Ralph Director: Rich Moore Year: 2012 Run time: 1hr 48m Background Info There’s not really much to say about why we decided to watch this – it’s computer game nostalgia in a movie. Sold. Live Blog 1:32 – “I can fix it!” Yes he can? 2:53 – Oh no, the streetfighter […]
Film Watch – 321. Die Hard with a Vengeance
Fast Facts Title: Die Hard with a Vengeance Director: John McTiernan Year: 1995 Run time: 2hrs 11m Background Info I’ve seen the previous two Die Hards a couple of times, and in preparation for the fifth installment in the series, we wanted to catch up with the remaining two – which neither of us thought […]
Film Watch – 320. I Give It a Year
Fast Facts Title: I Give It a Year Director: Dan Mazer Year: 2013 Run time: 1hr 37m Background Info Had never heard of this one until it appeared on iTunes all of a sudden. As soon as we saw the trailer, we downloaded it and wanted to watch it as soon as possible. Compared to […]
Film Watch – 319. Hyde Park on Hudson
Fast Facts Title: Hyde Park on Hudson Director: Roger Michell Year: 2012 Run time: 1hr 34m Background Info The trailer for this one mostly intrigued me because it had Olivia Colman in it, and because it looked like a different role for Bill Murray. Couldn’t really work out what the point of the story was […]
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