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Cinema Review Roundup – Best Picture Oscar Special

Adam — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

After realising I had only seen one of the best picture Oscar nominees I set about rectifying that by seeing the three that are still playing at the cinema. Here are my reactions… The Artist There is always one film …

Top 5… Westerns

Adam — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

I used to hate the genre but I have come to love a good western. Last night I had the pleasure of seeing the little known (at least to me) John Wayne western called Chisum. So I thought this would …

An A-Z of movies

Adam — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Inspired by a recent splurge of blog posts on the same topic (Paul Joyce, Milly’s Scribblings and Iain Wear’s Posterous) I thought I would share my A-Z of films. # – 2001: A Space Odyssey A – Aliens B – …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:16:03 +0000

A weekly recap of the best bits from the web this past week. I really don’t get most xkcd cartoons but occasionally there is one that tickle’s my geek nature. This is one such cartoon (source) This LG advert …

Cinema Review Roundup – Good Prosthetics, Bad CG and Kick-Ass Action

Adam — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

I’ve happily managed top see three films since my last review so rather than write a post for each I thought I’d sum them all up here. The Iron Lady So which way am I going to go on a …

The Oscars Noms 2012 – A reaction

Adam — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

So, the Oscars nominations came out yesterday and amongst them were some surprises, some disappointments and some correct decisions. Here are my thoughts on the main categories: Best Motion Picture of the Year Nominees: The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud …

Top 5… Movie franchises

Adam — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Having just seen Mission: Impossible 4 and with Underworld 4 (including the prequel) just out it made sense to do a run down of my favourite movie franchises. Here are the rules I followed when compiling this list: There must …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:10:23 +0000

Here are the best bits from the web from the past 7 days… I don’t condone hacking but I did find it mildly amusing to here when Anonymous managed to delete the CBS website: http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/01/anonymous-deleted-cbs-com/ #fail How about flip-flops …

Cinema review–Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Adam — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

When I left the cinema having watched the fourth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise I’m glad nobody asked me what I thought because I honestly couldn’t say. I felt like I hadn’t enjoyed it even though I clearly remember …

Top 5… Steven Spielberg films

Adam — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

In honour of War Horse opening at the cinema and in anticipation of a future review here is a run down of my top 5 Steven Spielberg directed movies. 5. Munich Picking 5th place was harder than picking the rest …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

I come across a number of news stories, articles and random stuff that grabs my attention during the week. Here is the my summary of the stuff that I liked best from this past week. First up, the Consumer Electronic …

Cinema review–The girl with the dragon tattoo

Adam — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

I always want to be more literary than I am but sadly my reading speed means I barely get through 6 books in a year (I’ve been trawling through Cloud Atlas since October). However, a few years ago my friend …

How to take perfect meeting notes

Adam — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

There’s a trick to taking notes from meetings I learnt a few years ago and have lived by and loved ever since. I thought I’d pass on the technique to anyone who is looking for a way to improve their …

Top 5… Most anticipated films of 2012

Adam — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

So, last week I covered my favourite films of 2011 but what about the treasure trove of movies that are coming out in 2012? It’s impossible to tell what will be amazing and what will be rubbish but based on …

Highlights of the week

Adam — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:27:42 +0000

I come across a number of news stories, articles and random stuff that grabs my attention during the week. Here is the first of my weekly summaries of the stuff that I liked best. First up a Dilbert cartoon that …

Cinema Review–Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Adam — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

When the first Sherlock Holmes movie came out at Christmas 2009 I wasn’t overly fussed to go and see it. As such I missed it on the big screen and eventually caught up with it over a year later. All …

Minecraft – the end of my life as I know it

Adam — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:00:32 +0000

Over the Christmas holidays I had spent some time relaxing by playing a few computer games. I managed to get through Portal, Left 4 Dead, Serious Sam and Max Payne but these are all action games. I really wanted a …

Top 5… Movies I saw from 2011

Adam — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Every week I’m going to the try to post up a “Top 5” movie related list. What better way to kick this off than with my top 5 films from 2011 (that I saw). There’ll be some really amazing films …

Hello 2012… I’m back!

Adam — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

About six months ago my web host deleted a database on my server, essentially wiping out the website that I had grown with articles for two years. I can’t be cross with them though as I’m the one that didn’t …