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Well, the music was good.

July 14th 2010 08:50

: The Runaways

I was curious about The Runaways, I saw the promotional trailers and read reviews which made it seem like a really good film. Unfortunately for me, popular opinion has once again let me down. The film was made really well in that it looked good, had great music and for the most part bearable acting.

The other girls, in case you missed them in the movie

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The year of magical thinking

May 31st 2010 11:41

: This could be the last

I woke up yesterday morning at around 10 am, turned on my computer and after checking my e-mails decided to browse the news website. I will never forget seeing the image of Dennis Hopper as that crazy photographer in 'Apocalypse now', with the headline reading 'Dennis Hopper dead at age 74'.

Yet another great icon of pop culture has been taken by cancer and it just isn't fair. Dennis Hopper was a brilliant and at times frighteningly genuine actor, a visionary director and inspirational artist. I was lucky enough to see an exhibition of his art works last year and i was blown away by the ingenuity and intensity of some pieces. I will never forget the first time i watched 'Blue Velvet'; i was captivated by Hopper's portrayal of Frank Booth and still get shivers when i think of the 'in dreams' sequence.

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Freedom of speech

May 20th 2010 13:33

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Today was, on some websites, draw Mohammed day. This came about to supposedly celebrate free speech and protest the censoring of artworks, namely those that chose to portray the prophet.

I am a big believer in free speech and i think everyone has the right to express their opinions; some may be less valid or interesting than others but none the less they should have the chance to be heard. Voltaire summed it up when he said "I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it

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Death of a legend

May 17th 2010 07:32

: Ronnie James Dio

I have been really inconsistent with posting blogs, i blame it on being sick a lot and the fact that not much has inspired me to write lately. Today however, i heard of the passing of Ronny James Dio, the lead singer of Black Sabbath who had an absolutley amazing voice.

I always thought Ozzy was Sabbath's lead singer, but i heard about the two singers and decided to see what Dio was like. The first song i ever heard was 'heaven and hell', and it completely blew me away. Every time i hear the intro i get shivers, it is just one of those songs that has really stuck with me. The whole 'heaven and hell' album was amazing, his voice was so distinctive and powerful; his voice was one you could instantly recognise

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The reason that sequels have such bad reps.

May 1st 2010 06:25

: The alien films

I watched Alien for the first time two weeks ago, and to my surprise i really liked it. I have never been one for sci-fi alien films, but this one was intelligent and interesting and genuinely thrilling. After this i was more than keen to see Aliens, the sequel; sequels generally have bad raps but i was sure this would be different.

The film was just over two hours long, but it felt like the whole afternoon was spent trying to stay awake for that travesty. Bad hair cuts, bad language and bad stereotypes abound in this shocker, i cannot understand how a movie franchise could start off so well and then just fall into an abyss from which they could never recover

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New noir

March 6th 2010 13:53

: Shutter Island

I have just returned home from watching shutter island and i am relieved to say my anticipation was not in vain.
I am a huge fan of Martin Scorcese and even though i have every belief in his abilities i still go into each new film nervously, hoping it lives up to my expectations (i.e. the departed which was better than i could have imagined).

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Last but not least

February 12th 2010 02:22

: The dead girl

I have just finished watching the dead girl, an absolutely breath taking, mesmerizing film. I lost track of all time and became immersed in the stories of each character, each one fascinating and tragic in its own way.

This was presumably the last film Brittany Murphy starred in, and this makes the film all the more tragic. She was brilliant, absolutely brilliant as Krista a.k.a the dead girl. This film has a brilliant cast of stars, everyone was really suited to the part and even the quickest of appearances add to the dimensions of this film

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So this box/sucking theme is recurring?

November 18th 2009 12:58

: Boxing Helena

I had the misfortune to watch boxing helena, after much anticipation, and was let down. I know it is completely unfair to expect David Lynch's daughter to be as brilliant as him, but i did not expect her work to be so utterly affected by everything cheap and tacky in the 90's. There are way too many sex scenes and way WAY too many shots of 'helena' bathed in water, candlelight etc. Oh, and the music was terrible. There was no atmosphere, no sense of mood or attachment. I can't think of any redeeming features, i only finished the film through sheer curiosity at how much worse it would get.

The premise of the film is in itself flimsy, and there are inconsistencies with information. Nick had a one night stand with helena, they slept together ONCE, and she was taunting him by saying how many orgasms he never gave her. Really? And the whole thing with his mother, that was needless and i have to admit, a bit fruity

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What's in the box?

October 29th 2009 09:47

: Nothing anyone needs to know about

My boyfriend and I went to the cinemas today and decided to see the box, starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. I can see the moment clearly: the lights went down and the screen roared to life to reveal the beginning of the movie...

This guy looks totally legit, right?

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The Death of Bunny Munro

September 22nd 2009 06:39

: Im back

What to say about this book. I honestly don't know where to start; did I like it? Didn't I? I really cannot be sure.

The day before I began to read this book I finished Nick Cave's other offering entitled "And the ass saw the angel". It was a dirty, bleeding grimy book- and one of the most brilliantly written I have had the pleasure to read. I would describe the book as gruesomely beautiful, tragic and insightful. Oh, and nightmarish as hell

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