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Source Code – my immediate reaction

April 17th, 2011
Posted in film

Er… OK then. I should probably qualify that with some words. Source Code is actually a very enjoyable film, but anyone who can’t let go of logic or disbelief could be niggled to death (hopefully) by its conceptual inconsistencies. I got off lightly. Duncan Jones is forming something of a pattern though, but it’s a [ READ MORE ]

The Killing – it’s not The Wire, OK?

April 16th, 2011
Posted in television

I was chatting to a former boss yesterday and overheard him talking up Danish thriller The Killing, explaining that it’s “better than The Wire“. Now, The Killing is by all means a truly excellent piece of telly*, which everyone should see. But comparing it, or anything else, to The Wire, is not just misleading, it’s [ READ MORE ]

Title win – would the book now please write itself?

April 4th, 2011
Posted in books

So ages ago, like, four years ago, I had an idea for a book, well, a title for a book actually. For the longest time now, everyone I’ve mentioned it to say it’s brilliant (they probably just said they like it), and immediately have very clear ideas about what would happen in the book. Annoyingly, [ READ MORE ]

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Hey @lovefilm. It's about your disc. My dog ate it. No really. Bit worried it might not play now. Advice? ow.ly/i/EJK3---5 days ago
Not sure the dog wanted me to see this film http://t.co/Y0oketrg---5 days ago
Er, oops! Long day at the picture desk - ow.ly/i/DGua---1 week ago
It's like saying: "C'mon, sues your voice for singing!"---1 week ago
"C'mon, sing through it!"---1 week ago

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