24 August 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff, short stories
4 Stars
3 Comments
This is the story of a scientist who falls in love and marries. But his wife, although beautiful, has a flaw. A birthmark in the shape of a small red hand upon her cheek. Unluckily for her she is very … Continue reading
The Strain Trilogy #3 I really enjoyed the first book in this series, The Strain worked really well as a competent vampire story. It was creepy and horrible and very readable. The second book, The Fall, I didn’t enjoy quite … Continue reading
The great thing about working in a library is that I find myself picking up books that I usually wouldn’t. The terrible thing about working in a library is that I find myself picking up books that I usually wouldn’t. … Continue reading
23 December 2010
Cast: Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able
Script: Gareth Edwards
Genre: drama, sff
Setting: Mexico
7 Comments
Six years ago NASA launched a probe to investigate the possibility of life in outer space, but upon re-entry the probe broke up. The samples ended up landing on earth. Now every year sees the creatures migratory paths taking them … Continue reading
12 July 2010
Cast: Ashley Greene, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jackson Rathbone, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Script: Melissa Rosenberg
Genre: romance, sff
5 Comments
Okay, so for those of you who have been wise enough to avoid all the Twilight nonsense, here is a quick catch-you-up; a young girl called Bella moves to live with her father after her mother remarries in order to … Continue reading
14 May 2010 by Fence
You all know the legend of Robin Hood, he stole from the rich and gave to the poor, living in Sherwood Forest with his band of merry men, his main nemesis being the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. And there have been many version of Robin over the years. My personal favourite still remains the tv show from the 80s Robin of Sherwood. It managed to get the balance between myth and reality just about right, in my opinion, of course. But even Kevin Costner’s version was damn fine fun. This is not.
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9 April 2010
Cast: Alexa Davalos, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Liam Cunningham, Liam Neeson, Mads Mikkelsen, Paige O'Hara, Pete Postlethwaite, Polly Walker, Ralph Fiennes, Richard White, Robby Benson, Sam Worthington
Script: Charlie Kaufman, Chris Gorak, Joss Whedon, Matt Manfredi, Phil Hay, Travis Beacham
Setting: Ancient times
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The film opens at sea, in a storm. A fisherman hauls in an ornate box and after prising it open finds a baby boy and his dead mother. He and his wife raise this child as their own, loving him just as much as their flesh and blood daughter, whom they bear some years later. We know this because Pete Postlethwaite tells us so. This boy, Perseus, does not know it, but he is a demi-god, the son of Zeus himself. And he is about to get caught up in a conflict between humanity and the Gods of Ancient Greece. Continue reading
17 January 2010
Cast: Claudia Karvan, Ethan Hawke, Isabel Lucas, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe
Script: Gareth Edwards, Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Genre: horror
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IMDb ; Official Site ; MetaCritic This film is utterly meh-worthy. It isn’t entertaining enough to be enjoyable, but isn’t bad enough to merit a walk-out. You’ll most likely forget about it two minutes after you leave the cinema. It’s … Continue reading
19 November 2008
Cast: Amaury Nolasco, Beau Bridges, Chris O'Donnell, Ludacris, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Olga Kurylenko
Script: Beau Thorne
Genre: thriller
3 Comments
I knew going to see this film that I’d be disappointed. Was a big fan of the game but I’d heard negative things about this film. Often when that happens you go to the cinema with your bucket of popcorn … Continue reading
19 February 2008
Cast: Diane Lane, Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Kristen Stewart, Rachel Bilson, Samuel L. Jackson
Script: David S. Goyer, Jim Uhls, Simon Kinberg
Genre: sff
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Based on book by Steven Gould David Rice used to be your average chump. His word, not mine. But then he discovered that he could jump; transport himself instantly from one place to another. And suddenly his world is fabtastic. … Continue reading
