Bobby dir. by Emilio Estevez
As you can see from that impressive cast list, this is a bit of an ensemble film, which means it runs the risk of the audience not caring about the characters....
31 January 2007
Meme, meme, meme, meme, memely meme*
* to be sung to the tune of Two and a half men‘s theme tune. Via Carl’s blog Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror? All of the above, although more fantasy than...
18 January 2007
One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
23 March 1875
Today is my birthday, and I have received the greatest gift of all – freedom! I make these first poor scribblings aboard the westbound Union Pacific train with departed Union Station Chicago at 6.35 a.m. this morning, bound for Nebraska Territory.
In 1854 a Cheyenne chief asked the United States government for one thousand white brides to marry into the people. Cheyenne society was a matrilineal society the resulting children, to their minds, would belong to white society. Yet they would also have an understanding of Cheyenne ways, and so it seemed a good way of joining white man’s society. Of course this didn’t go down to well in the white man’s world, and the offer was refused.
In this novel Fergus imagines what would have happened had the US govt decided to go along with this Cheyenne idea. In secret, of course.
17 November 2006
Borat dir. by Larry Charles
Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan It is pretty impossible to review this film, because it is, in essence, just some fucked up shit happening across...
9 November 2006
City of the Beasts by Isabelle Allende
Alexander Cold awakened at dawn, startled by a nightmare. He had been dreaming that an enormous black bird had crashed against the window with a clatter of shattered glass, flown into the house, and carried off his mother.
The main reason I picked this one up was that I’d heard quite a few good things about Allende’s version of Zorro and so I figured that I’d give her a go. This is a one of her YA books though, so maybe not a perfect choice to gain an impression of her adult writing.
1 October 2006
Grizzly Man dir. by Werner Herzog
In 2003 Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Huegenard were killed and eaten by a bear. That was Treadwell’s 13 year in bear country, and he left behind 5 years of...
4 September 2006
Nacho Libre dir. by Jared Hess
If you’ve seen the trailers for this film you’ll pretty much know exactly what to expect. Jack Black dancing about in stretchy pants and a Mexican wrestler’s mask. And that is...
17 August 2006
Superman Returns dir. by Bryan Singer
Superman has never really been a superhero that I was a fan of. Sure, he is faster than a speeding bullet and has saved the world on numerous times, but I’ve...
20 July 2006
You can see that he’s Mysterious, Mischievous and Devious
Updated Scroll to bottom for new rubbish So that’s it. World Cup 2006 over and done with. And its a bit strange, cause despite the fact that there weren’t many great...
10 July 2006
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
ISBN: 0755305078 It begins, as most things begin, with a song Fat Charlie is fat, but the nickname has stuck. It is his father’s fault, if Fat Charlie’s dad calls something...
30 June 2006
Once In A Lifetime dir. by John Dowder, Paul Crowder
Pelé Franz Beckenbauer Giorgio Chinaglia Carlos Alberto Rodney Marsh In the late 70’s and early 80’s there was an attempt made to launch football in the United States of America. Ultimately,...
26 May 2006
Fables: Legends In Exile by Bill Willingham
ISBN:1563899426 Once Upon a Time in a fictional land called New York City. Chapter One: Old Tales Revisited. In which we meet many of our principal players and get just the...
29 April 2006
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