Monthly Archive: September 2008

Moving Pictures / Reviews

Redbelt dir. by

IMDb ; Other reviews When is a martial arts film not a film about martial arts? When it is a David Mamet film of course. Redbelt tells the story of Mike...

28 September 2008
Books

The Courtesan’s Revenge by

Harriette Wilson, the woman who blackmailed the king ISBN: 0571205240 See also: LibraryThing ; Other reviews Harriette Wilson’s Memoirs omit both time and place; there are no addresses given, no locations...

26 September 2008
Moving Pictures / Reviews

Eden Lake dir. by

See also: IMDb ; Other reviews Jenny and Steve have a quiet weekend in the country planned. A romantic weekend, and Steve is bringing an engagement ring. Awww. Steve wants to...

20 September 2008
Randomess

back to black

Yes, I’ve gone back to the old theme. I’m not sure why. Couldn’t find a new one that I liked and I missed a header image with the last one. I...

15 September 2008
Moving Pictures / Reviews

Elegy dir. by

IMDb ; OtherReviews David Kepesh, sometime narrator of this film, is an ageing lecturer. Or an ageing Tom Cat, going from woman to woman in order to maintain his independence. And...

13 September 2008
Books

I am legend by

LibraryThing ; RIP III On those cloudy days, Robert Neville was never sure when sunset came, and sometimes they were in the streets before he could get back. There is nothing...

13 September 2008
Books

Arkham Asylum by

A serious house on serious earth Illustrator: Dave McKean See also: Librarything ; Other reviews ; Read for RIP III From the journals of Amadeus Arkham: In the years following my...

11 September 2008
Randomess

Peril the first

As I mentioned in my last proper post Carl’s RIP challenge is on again. And as part of the first Peril I have to “Read Four books of any length, from...

8 September 2008
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