30 January 2011
Cast: Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder
Script: Andrés Heinz, John McLaughlin, Mark Heyman
Genre: drama
Setting: New York
9 Stars
3 Comments
Nina Sayers is a ballerina in the New York Ballet. She lives with her mother, and her whole live revolves around dancing. There is a new production starting and Nina is determined to get a starring role in Swan Lake. … Continue reading
28 January 2011
Genre: sff
Setting: London
10 Stars
6 Comments
ISBN: 9780330531627 ; Bits I especially liked The sea is full of saints. Billy works in the Natural History Museum in London. The book opens with him running through his usual spiel on the exhibits of Darwin House, but he … Continue reading
25 January 2011
Genre: sff, short stories
Setting: Japan
9 Stars
4 Comments
Read it online at Tor At a time now past, a cat was born. A long time ago in Japan, when cats were new there, an earthquake shook Small Cat’s home, and her city caught fire. In escaping the fire … Continue reading
24 January 2011
Call no: 800
Genre: historical fiction, Juv/YA
Setting: Netherlands
7 Stars
6 Comments
ISBN: 9781406303940 In the end, it was her grandfather, William Hyde, who gave the unborn child her name. It is World War II and two Dutch men are in England learning everything they can about the Dutch resistance. Dart and … Continue reading
21 January 2011
Cast: Cameran Diaz, Christoph Waltz, Jay Chou, Seth Rogen, Tom Wilkinson
Script: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Genre: Action
3 Stars
2 Comments
Britt Reid is a spoiled little rich boy. One day, after his father dies he wakes to find that his coffee has been badly made. In a fit of rage he demands to know why! Why isn’t his coffee its … Continue reading
19 January 2011
Genre: general fiction
Setting: 1910s, Flanders, Ireland
8 Stars
8 Comments
ISBN: 9780141046969 ; Quotes Because I am an officer and a gentleman they have given me my notebooks, pen, ink and paper. Growing up Alec has always been isolated. His parents despise one another, he is one of their battlegrounds, … Continue reading
16 January 2011
Call no: 808
Genre: non-fiction
6 Stars
1 Comment
ISBN: 9781611380309 All too often when writers tackle the arcana of the equine in their novels and stories, they miss the nuances of the terminology. This is a short enough little book aimed at a very specific audience; those who … Continue reading
15 January 2011
Call no: 305.4
Genre: history, non-fiction, sociology
6 Stars
6 Comments
In the present state of society, it appears necessary to go back to first principles in search of the most simple truths, and to dispute with some prevailing prejudice every inch of ground. eBook number 3420 ; Read for A … Continue reading
14 January 2011
Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Guy Pearce, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall
Script: David Seidler
Genre: drama, historical fiction
Setting: 1930s, England, Interwar Europe
9 Stars
8 Comments
The wireless changed a great many things. Before, all that was required of a monarch was that he look the part, and not fall off his horse. After the king would invade his people’s homes and have to court them … Continue reading
6 January 2011
5 Comments
Went for a bit of a wander around the town on Christmas Eve’s eve. This is one of the photos I took.