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From Paris With Love
Travolta Besson = shallow, thoughtless action, offering little more than slow-mo Kung-Fu.
17th Apr 2011
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Greenberg
Stylish, but slow and borderline pretentious indie drama with barely any likeable characters. Good OST.
17th Apr 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsCome back soon RT @themeatwagonuk: \#Meateasy R.I.P. http://yfrog.com/h7trycpj Thank you all and goodnight.
17th Apr 2011
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Whip It!
Pacy roller derby fun from Drew Barrymore. Ellen Page great again, punchy soundtrack, warm, wise teen life .
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17th Apr 2011
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The Vaccines
What Did You Expect From The Vaccines
The new Strokes? Err no. The new Editors? Very possibly. So so
17th Apr 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsNot worth the effing queue though. Ebay's awash with them, there are some greedy bitches out there who get up way too early on a Saturday.
17th Apr 2011
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Radiohead
Supercollider/The Butcher
More minimal techno to pad out/compliment Limbs. Builds to little but great.
17th Apr 2011
Read more 4 star reviewsJust noticed that @The_Longcut snuck a new album out in 2009. Doh. Just bought it from @MelodicRecords for £4 in FLAC. http://bit.ly/ia6BAQ
16th Apr 2011
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London Boulevard
Utterly derivative star-studded London gangster nonsense. Thought William Monahan had a better rep.
16th Apr 2011
Read more 2 star reviewsSeason 2 of the awesome 'Justified' kicks of Wed April 20th on Five USA. Kaboom.
16th Apr 2011
Read on Twitter2 things I should've done before joining this queue. Had some breakfast, gone to the toilet. This could get interesting.
16th Apr 2011
Read on Twitter"Down to Margate!" RT @redleaderlondon: Let's get \#Margate trending on twitter today! Please RT
16th Apr 2011
Read on TwitterQueue at Rough Trade East has now lapped itself and I haven't moved. And all for 2 Radiohead songs that'll be on bittorrent in 5 mins
16th Apr 2011
Read on TwitterAnd I thought I was up early. Queue is round the block at Rough Trade East. \#RSD11
16th Apr 2011
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Extract
Slight, amiable, if slightly miscast comedy from the guy that made Beavis and Butthead. With Jason Bateman.
15th Apr 2011
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Trailer Park: Lethal Weapon
This one's an oldie ....where I come from. As it's allegedly about to remade, let's enjoy the original Lethal Weapon trailer.
I remember being on holiday in France and seeing posters for this (L'arme Fatale) and that Sidney Poitier movie where they're chasing The Kurgen through the mountains. Looks like only one of them bagged a spot in my memory.
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Atmosphere
The Family Sign
Disappontingly down beat new one form Slug and Co. Lacks all the bump of before.
15th Apr 2011
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The Tree Of Life Arrives ...Soon
Terrence Mallick's new movie The Tree of Life is having it's Cannes Festival world premiere screening on May 16th - though it may allegedly or not be arriving in UK cinemas on May 4th. Cannot wait either way. I might even go to the cinema to see it.
Visit www.twowaysthroughlife.com for some more vague info.
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Baraka
Spectacular 65mm film, beautifully restored, HD re-release of Ron Fricke's touching, hypnotic visual poem.
14th Apr 2011
Read more 4.5 star reviewsBreaking in some Japanese denim with a short walk to the supermarket. Borderline skinny-fit. Might need to choose my smalls more carefully.
14th Apr 2011
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Trailer Park: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Trailer up for the Planet of the Apes prequel. Meh.
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"They're not all first round picks you know!" - Just got off the plane from Tokyo. Still LOL-ing over 'The Other Guys'.
13th Apr 2011
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Let Me In
Sombre, moody vampire horror that effectively clones the Swedish original with little alteration.
13th Apr 2011
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Primer
Underdeveloped and underfunded, though still brilliant low-key time travel indie sci-fi movie.
13th Apr 2011
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Jackass 3D
More borderline homo-erotica from Knoxville & crew. Viewer discretion is advised.
13th Apr 2011
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The Other Guys
Will Ferrell brings his A Game in this LOL-packed stupido comedy.
13th Apr 2011
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My Morning Jacket
Circuital (Single)
One last cigarette for MMJ, but fortunately they rolled their own. Evil Urges+3
12th Apr 2011
Read more 4 star reviewsThere's An App For That: Yurekuru
BC and I are in the field over in Tokyo this week ....and have been rocked by the frequent aftershocks from last months big quake (a magnitude 7.1 and a 7.4 being the biggest). A frequent sound prior to the tremor is the ding ding of the Yurekuru App, which gives locals a quick heads-up. You can even set a minimum intensity over which you want warning, as most people here don't get out of bed for less than a 7.
Japan doesn't use the same magnitude system as the West, preferring the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale which records quakes in actual relative intensity - rating the quake bigger the closer you are to the epicentre. The ratings are also accompanied by a written description, ranging from "Hanging objects such as lamps swing slightly" through "Hanging objects swing violently. Most unstable ornaments fall. Occasionally, dishes in a cupboard and books on a bookshelf fall and furniture moves" to "Most furniture moves to a large extent and some jumps up".
Update: The USGS has data streams accessible by the "Quakes" app - in English.
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Trailer Park: Hesher Again
Here's another trailer for Hesher - with added Metal.
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Wu Lyf
all the stuff on YouTube so far
Big wild Manc take on Arcade Fire's big sound; looking fwd to proper album .
11th Apr 2011
Read more 4 star reviewsLunch at The Field Office, Daikan-Yama edition: http://t.co/ebxUn5n
10th Apr 2011
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Tokyo always rules, how's things with you? \#hollerback RT @theplasticfang @chimpomatic sounds cool to me how's Tokyo???
8th Apr 2011
Read on TwitterPartying at @liquidroom in Tokyo like it's a Mowax party in 1996. On the guestlist, still ¥1500 \#ifyournamesnotdown
8th Apr 2011
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Trailer Park: Beastie Boys
Trailer up for the Beastie Boys' 30 minute cameo-stuffed video epic that premiered at this year's Sundance festival. Could be fun.
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Lunch at The Field Office: collagen shabu shabu in Shibuya http://t.co/5pdI9RM
8th Apr 2011
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The Next Three Days
Unsubtle and hollywood-ized, but still entertaining remake of French escape thriller 'Pour Elle'.
8th Apr 2011
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The Fighter
Predictable boxing flick with none of the tension, depth or subtlety of Raging Bull or $1M Baby.
8th Apr 2011
Read more 2.5 star reviewsCorrection: you do get hayfever on holiday. Especially during \#sakura in Tokyo.
8th Apr 2011
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