22 October 2011
Call no: 800
Genre: Juv/YA, sff
Setting: contemporary, New York
6 Stars
5 Comments
Mythology and Reality collide! So the blurb on the back of this book tell me. The mythical winged stallion Pegasus crash lands on a rooftop in modern day New York, fleeing a battle which has destroyed much of Olympus. Emily, … 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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12 August 2006
3 Comments
Well now, those last three posts haven’t really been posts at all now have they? So be prepared for a huge long lengthy rant/moan about something or other. All ready? Good, let’s begin… Hmm, seems I don’t really have anything … Continue reading
19 December 2005
Cast: Jim Carey, Robert Pattinson
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There was was quite a bit of showjumping on the telly over the weekend. The BBC had some, and so did CNBC. But yer man who does the commentary on CNBC[1] really bugs me, I think he used to do … Continue reading
18 September 2005
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer
Script: Edward Khmara
Genre: romance, sff
Setting: C12th, Europe - middle ages
9 Stars
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I’ve wanted to buy this film on dvd for a long time now, but kept putting it off because it is a pretty vanilla dvd release. Menus are not a special feature. Still better late than never I suppose. For … Continue reading
20 August 2004
Cast: Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Keira Knightly, Ray Winstone
Script: David Franzoni
Genre: Action, historical fiction
Setting: Britain - Rome
5 Stars
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This film suffered from many poor reviews. Both from critics and, in my case, from friends who found it boring. Course I don’t read reviews before I go see films, I try to make up my own mind. Still I wasn’t expecting a lot from this film.
I’ve never really been a huge fan of Arthur films. First Knight was really really crap, imo, and Excaliber was a bit wierd. Plus there is the whole Monty Python thing :)
So why’d I go to see it?
Ray Winstone of course! Continue reading
20 April 2004
Cast: Louise Lombard, Omar Sharif, Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson
Script: John Fusco
Genre: Action, animal-human relationships
Setting: 1890s, Arabian desert, C19th
5 Stars
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Frank Hopkins sets out to the Middle East to compete in a long distance race, 3,000 miles across the desert. Racing against the finest Arabian horses on his mustang Hidalgo, in an effort to escape his past. And that is … Continue reading
16 November 2003
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Tobey Maguire
Script: Gary Ross
Genre: drama, sport
Setting: 1930s, USA - great depression
8 Stars
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Went to see this film last night, and really really enjoyed it. Course I am a horse-person, but have never been a huge fan of horse racing. And you don’t need to be in order to enjoy this film. Based … Continue reading