31 July 2006
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Well after bringing up the depressing headlines and news stories concerning the middle east, I left work this evening and just as I left the building it started to rain. First time I’ve had to walk in the rain for … Continue reading
31 July 2006
Cast: Robert Pattinson
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TV has been a tad on the depressing side recently. And I don’t mean the boring-ness of Lost, but actual real life programmes. Not the “moan at the stupidity of reality-tv” but the real stories that have been floating about. … Continue reading
29 July 2006
Cast: Robert Pattinson
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Do you remember Eerie Indiana? Do you? With the kids being preserved in tubberware lunchboxes? And the ability to understand the canine plot to take over the world cause of dental-ware? I loved that show. And I’m really hoping that … Continue reading
28 July 2006
Cast: Catherine McCormack, Daniel Craig, Ian Holm, Romola Garai
Script: Alexandre de La Patelliere, Jean-Bernard Pouy, Patrick Raynal
Genre: animation, sff
Setting: France, future
6 Stars
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It is 2054, Paris and a young woman has just been kidnapped. Karas, a police captain specialising in kidnapping is charged to find her, and to find her alive. The company she works for, Avalon, are very insistent that this … Continue reading
25 July 2006
Call no: 920
Genre: biography, non-fiction
Setting: Ireland
8 Stars
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When you are a child, and you’re poor, and you live next to other people who are poor, you never think of yourself as being poor.
Around a month ago I read an entry on Omaniblog about this book, up until then I hadn’t even known that George Hook had a book out. But that post caught my attention. George Hook is probably best known in Ireland for his rugby punditry. Together with Brent Pope and Tom McGurk, he analyses rugby for RTE in an entertaining, honest, blunt manner. He also has a radio show, but I’m not big on the radio so haven’t heard him enough to comment on that. In many ways I suppose he is the Eamonn Dunphy of the rugby world.
But I know him primarily from his rugby comments, and his constant promises that Munster will lose, and that the likes of Stringer shouldn’t be playing. I disagree with him, but am well aware that he is very knowledgeable about the game. And in an entertaining way.
25 July 2006
Cast: Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Matthew Fox
Script: Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof
Genre: drama, sff
Setting: The island
3 Stars
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Last episode of season 2 of Lost was on last night. And can I just say that this has to be the most pointless telly watching I have ever done. I don’t like the characters. Even Charlie is annoying at … Continue reading
24 July 2006
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EDIT: Luna Nina is up and running again and she says: Requirements :: Pizza :: Dating :: Issue :: Sharp :: Distinguish :: Remote :: Felony :: Exercise :: Choose :: Mine will be under the cut The Premiership hasn’t … Continue reading
24 July 2006
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I had intended to write a really witty and entertaining post on the difference between the “Spray More, Get More” ad campaign from Lynx[1] and the Impulse Tease[2] ad. Cause the difference seems to suggest that all men want is … Continue reading
23 July 2006
Script: Byambasuren Davaa
Genre: drama
Setting: Mongolia
8 Stars
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There is very little plot to this film. It all revolves around Nansal, a six year old girl, who while out looking for dung to fuel a fire comes across a puppy. And like many other young children she wants … Continue reading
23 July 2006
Cast: Bill Nighy, Jack Davenport, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, Orlando Bloom
Script: Jay Wolpert, Stuart Beatti, Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio
Genre: historical fiction, sff
Setting: Caribbean
3 Stars
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Took me long enough, but I finally managed to catch POTC2, and despite loving the first one I have to say that this just isn’t that great. Yes it has wonderful bits of Jack Sparrow-ness, but overall it is too … Continue reading