1 January 2012
Cast: Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse, Stéphane Aubier
Script: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
Genre: animation
9 Stars
6 Comments
In a town (or village) called Panic live Indian, Cowboy, and Horse. But Cowboy & Indian have forgotten that it is Horse’s birthday. What will they get him as a present? He already has hats! But what about a barbecue? … Continue reading
27 October 2009
Genre: general fiction, YA
Setting: USA- Georgia
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ISBN: 0553148923 really wanted to like this book. How could I not, the synopsis from the back cover makes you want to start reading it: Still Life with Woodpecker is sort of a love story that takes place inside a … Continue reading
8 June 2008
Genre: general fiction, sff
5 Comments
ISBN: 9780575075771 See also: LibraryThing ; More reviews This much I know for sure. My name is Peter Sinclair, and I am, or I was, twenty-nine years old. Already there is uncertainty, and my sureness recedes. Peter Sinclair is 29, … Continue reading
30 December 2007
Call no: 800
Genre: general fiction
8 Stars
8 Comments
ISBN: 057122539X See also: Jabberwock ; Fantastic Metropolis Surreal and weird are terms that come to mind when I attempt to review this book. Or to be even more accurate, very weird and extremely surreal :) The story revolves around … Continue reading
2 November 2007
Cast: Baltasar Kormákur, Erica Gimpel, Helen Mirren, Julie Christie, Robert John Burke, Sarah Polley
Script: Hal Hatley
Genre: drama, sff
Setting: Iceland
8 Stars
2 Comments
So there I was, flicking around this afternoon when I came across No Such Thing. My wonderful browse feature told me it was the story of a young female reporter who tried to find out what happened her missing fiancée … Continue reading
13 November 2006
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: Japan
8 Stars
2 Comments
trans from the Japanese: Philip Gabriel ISBN: 0099494094 ; Mental mayhem ; Mindspill “So you’re all set for money, then?” the boy named Crow asks in his characteristic sluggish voice. The kind of voice you have when you’ve just woken … Continue reading
6 February 2006
Call no: 800
Genre: sff, short stories
8 Stars
3 Comments
ISBN: 1902197011 6 short stories plus an introduction by Stewart Home. Blind in the city of light, Patricia walked carefully back through the Cimitiere Pere-Lachasie Contents: The Braile Encyclopaedia The Room Where Love Lives Red King Rising Lovecraft in Heaven … Continue reading
20 July 2005
Cast: Claire Forlani, Dianne Wiest, Johnny Depp, Marc Warren, Vincent Price, Winona Ryder
Genre: sff
9 Stars
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This really is a great film. I bought it on DVD quite a while ago, but it has taken me some time to actually watch it. And I still have the commentaries to look forward to. Unfortunately they seem to … Continue reading
30 November 2004
Cast: Angelina Joile, Colin Farrell, Jared Leto, Leonardo Di Caprio, Val Kilmer
Genre: biopic, historical fiction
Setting: Ancient world, C1st BC, Macedonia
8 Stars
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Alexander has received a bit of a panning in the US of A, its been out here for around a week now, and so far a lot of critics seem to agree with the reception it got across the Atlantic. … Continue reading
15 July 2004
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Lorella Cravotta, Mathieu Kassovitz, Serge Merlin
Script: Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Genre: comedy, romance
Setting: Paris
8 Stars
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Another film that I kept meaning to rent but never got round to it, till C4 showed it tonight. I really don’t know how to describe this film. It is quirky and charming, and really you’ll have to watch it … Continue reading