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Just dipping in to a buy of 'Jaws' over coffee and crumpets. Quint's just handed out the life jackets.
25th Apr 2010
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He's Just Not That Into You
Well-paced group rom-com that may touch on a few home truths....
24th Apr 2010
Read more 3.5 star reviews"Remember me? Benny Blanco from the Bronx!" Just caught the end of Carlito's Way in HD. One of DePalma's finest moments. The end, that is.
24th Apr 2010
Read on TwitterRT @rhysiedarby: http://bit.ly/c8Fg7f I'm reading: Chinese scientists clone cashmere goat
24th Apr 2010
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Been running through a few VHS tapes today - and the bonus side effect is that Lost is looking awesome in HD.
23rd Apr 2010
Read on Twitter@thecoldvein There was talk of a JCVD appearance, but I expect he wanted too much loot.
23rd Apr 2010
Read on TwitterTrailer Park: The Expendables
none-more testosterone-fuelled trailer for The Expendables action blow-out - Stallone, Lundgren, Rourke, Li, Statham etc with bonus Willis and Schwarzenegger!
23rd Apr 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Get your own Space Shuttle
With retirement approaching, NASA is looking for homes for it's 3 remaining Space Shuttles. Contenders include that big aircraft carrier that was in I Am Legend, the Johnson Space Center in Houston (a family favourite) and 'Plant 42' where they were built.
Get your proposal into NASA as soon as possible.
23rd Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Band of Horses: Evening Kitchen
Band of Horses channeling their inner-Fleet Foxes on this exclusive clip for the BBC Later website. They were on Jools Holland Live last night, and will be on the main show this Friday ....hopefully with ampilfiers and only one singer.
22nd Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
East London Line Overground will start taking passengers 'next week' according to the staff at Shoreditch High St.
22nd Apr 2010
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RIP Malcolm McLaren: Minute Of Mayhem
in celebration of Malcolm McLaren, his family are calling for everyone to play their favourite tunes loud for a "minute of mayhem" at 12pm today
22nd Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
RT @conchordsnet: The very wonderful Kristen Schaal from Flight of the Conchords has a show on Channel 4 tonight.http://bit.ly/cnGMbC
21st Apr 2010
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Best sequel news ever - with Robert DeNiro
I'd overlooked any previous talk of this, but it seems there's a sequel to the DeNiro/Martin Brest classic Midnight Run in the works....
IMDB has a holding page, while Slashfilm has a bit more info. It turns out there's already been 4 DeNiro-free TV spin-off movies...
21st Apr 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
The Losers
(dir. Sylvain White)
Hardass team of US army dudes get caught out on a secret mission to kill some narcos in South America. The first of many (many) explosions in this film leaves everyone thinking they're dead but (just like the A-Team) they're not. Revenge time! Hot chick from Avatar arrives, sans blue body paint. Beats up team leader for a bit, sets hotel room on fire, woah hang on, not only is she totally hot AND tough - she's ALSO on their side. Let's team up to kill the evil mastermind who's totally framed us all. And blow some more stuff up.
In the comic which this is based on, this story plays out in entertaining fashion. Here it's ok... but just all seems so... thin. Shot after shot is in slow motion, with everyone wearing shades and looking TOUGH. Then you get some bits where it's in that beer ad slow/FAST/slow style that makes the whole film feel like a trailer for itself.
On the upside, you can sort of imagine them all being in a better film with a script that has a little more depth and a little less unwarranted belief in its own amazing sense of coolness; Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Comedian in Watchmen) is fine, Idris (I AM STRINGER BELL) Elba is credible and Chris (not that one) Evans has a few funny motormouth moments. But it all feels pretty generic and stupid, and the final action scene (SPOILER ALERT it's BLOW STUFF UP slow/FAST/slow BOOM BOOM BOOM mwah ha ha now you will see my real plan/ no wait!/ we've totally got you in our sights/ woah it's a set-up/ no! argh! BANG gotcha repeat to comedy final scene etc etc) isn't really all that exciting at all.
One to read, not watch.
21st Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Read more 2 star reviewsVanishing Point
Easy Rider crashes into a wall of cheese in this roadmovie classic, saved by a luxury HD transfer.
21st Apr 2010
Read more 2.5 star reviewsBand of even more horses
The never-ending mp3-a-thon continues. Download MP#3 - Factory - from bandofhorses.com now, in exchange for your email address.
It's another disturbingly 'mellow' number.
20th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
One more Doves classic for my own best-of. ♫ http://blip.fm/~oyqaa
20th Apr 2010
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Drunk iPhoning
It seems like some Apple doofus dropped his iPhone 4.0 prototype in a bar in California recently ...and now tech-snitch website Gizmodo have it.
They have a major piece running on their site about the specs and features of the TBA next-generation of the iPhone. It's something of an aesthetic update on the last couple of models, comes with more storage, both front and back facing cameras - the main one of which is bigger and with a flash.
Tons of better pics and video on the Gizmodo website.
19th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
#Spotted: Corporate spy Clarence Beeks from Trading Places in 'Ewoks - The Battle for Endor'. "Hold on a minute ...$%&k off."
19th Apr 2010
Read on TwitterCTU 101: no personal mobile phones in the office. One of you is probably a mole.
18th Apr 2010
Read on TwitterMilk
Slightly rambling gay rights bio, saved by good performances and art direction.
18th Apr 2010
Read more 3 star reviewsBoom! Finally caught the Mad Men season final. Most exciting episode in a long time.
18th Apr 2010
Read on Twitter#Spotted: Curtis Manning from 24 as a Secret Service agent in X-men 2.
17th Apr 2010
Read on TwitterIt's never too early for 'Vanishing Point'. On Showcase HD right now, as part of Sky's carchase season.
17th Apr 2010
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Trailer Park: The Ghost Writer
Roman Polanski's run of great movies again looks unlikely to continue, with this clunky looking thriller for The Ghost Writer, starring a host of Brits doing terrible Brit accents (Ewan MacGregor and Kim Cattrall, I'm talking to you).
16th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Twitter has pegged Monday as the re-opening date of the East London Line. Test trains buzzing in and out of New Cross on a regular basis.
15th Apr 2010
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Time Tube
Nice YouTube mash-up at Time Tube, which pulls together clips related to your search word and places them on a contextual timeline. 'Barack Obama' is a good place to start.
14th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Band of Horses vs The National
The highly-anticipated new albums from favourites The National and Band of Horses seem to be in something of a space race. BoH followed The National's free Bloodbuzz Ohio download with an mp3 of their own - Compliments. Now both bands have loaded up a second preview - Laredo from Band of Horses and Afraid of Everyone from The National.
The National definitely have their man in space first, but let's hope Band of Horses are holding something back for the moon landing. So far it sounds somewhat predictably like a low-key-down-home-jamming-round-the-campfire album... An up-to-$99 campfire album, judging by their new self-selling website.
14th Apr 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet