Arise Sir Charlton Brooker!
It has been so refreshing to see an alternative take on the news in the form of Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe on BBC4 (the beeb don’t seem brave enough to unleash CB onto it’s more mainstream channels).
Maybe it’s a sign of me becoming a grumpy old man, but I can’t help but agree with Charlie’s satirical [...]
Watchmen
This comic book adaptation has been a long time coming. Alan Moore (the un-credited co-creator of Watchmen…at his own request) was once asked how he would make a Watchmen movie & he is reputed to have said ‘I wouldn’t’.
The original comic book is a rich and dense story with many strands and sub-plots, which would [...]
Sky unveil plans for 3-D TV
Sky television have revealed plans to broadcast 3D television programmes.
In an article published on Whathifi.com, Sky have been filming events using 3D cameras, Journalists were shown footage of a Ricky Hatton boxing match and an episode of the revived Gladiators.
Viewers will need a Sky-HD box and a 3D capable TV (Which are not available yet) [...]
Call Of Duty: World At War
After the phenomenal success of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare, many fans of this first person shooter series were concerned that a return to the battlefields of the second world war would be a step backwards.
While COD WAW is far from a retrograde step in the series, it isn’t a huge step forward either. The [...]
Quantum Of Solace
Having successfully given the 007 franchise a much needed revival with the adaptation of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, The producers of the Bond series gave themselves a tough act to follow.
So has Quantum Of Solace lived up to the expectations of countless Bond fanatics?
I have to say I really enjoyed this movie. The plot continues [...]
Facebook: The Movie!
After having checked the calender to make sure it’s not April 1st, I re-read an article on empireonline.com which says that there will be a hollywood movie about social networking website Facebook. It is believed to centre around how the site began, from it’s early days as a community for students of Harvard University, before [...]
My thoughts on The Dark Knight
After all the usual Hollywood hype has died down, I decided to go and see The Dark Knight and decide for myself if it could live up to the high expectations generated by the media campaign.
The vision of Batman created by director Christopher Nolan is for me the most authentic committed to film, and that includes the highly popular Tim Burton movies.
Stephen Fry’s Podgrams
You might possibly only have a passing interest in the topics covered, But Stephen Fry’s ability to make a subject engaging keeps the listener’s attention. Even the more serious subjects are injected with his own brand of intelligent humour.