For those about to rock…

As a huge Spinal Tap fan, I’m readying my rock lock in anticipation of the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil. Lemmy, Slash and Lars Ulrich of Metallica all chip in their two cents on the Canadian metallers who never made it. Rock on!

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The morning after the night before…..

My thoughts on this year’s Oscars, as distilled into Twitter-sized chunks for your reading pleasure:

Like Kate Winslet, I too practised my acceptance speech in the mirror, except I was holding a Toilet Duck. I fear this is where I may have gone wrong in life.

Beyonce, you look like something that fell out [...]

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Return of the vampire

Vampires have been on my mind lately. Last week I gave myself the unparalleled luxury of taking in an early-evening screening of Twilight, the teen vamp movie based on Stephenie Mayer’s best-selling novel. The movie had all the elements of a great teen movie – major love interest and then major obstacle to that love [...]

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Bridal Show

As you might recall, I’m not exactly a fan of the wedding industry and the whole “every single woman is a crazy bridezilla waiting to happen!” thing. Which is why (a) I will not be going to see the awful looking Bride Wars and (b) I loved Dodai on Jezebel’s post (based on this piece [...]

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Helen Mirren and date rape

Post-holiday blues hit in a big way last week, and stopped me getting off my ass and finishing a post I started about Helen Mirren. Her recent comments about date rape tap into something I discussed in a post called Sex, Consent and Expectations.

I’ve always liked Helen Mirren. To me, she has always seemed [...]

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Kooky Monsters

There’s a certain sort of girl who crops up regularly in films, especially those of the indie variety. She’s kooky, she’s crazy, she dances to the beat of her own annoying drum, and her mission is to teach some boring bloke how to live. Oh, and she’s totally hot. The Onion A. V. Club call [...]

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Girl Crushes a go-go

So, someone has a crush on us. That’s deadly, so it is. Right back at ya, Rosie. Though I’m not sure what Twenty Major would make of our little love-in.
Still and all, where would we be without our girlie crushes? Here are some of mine:

1. Dawn Porter
Truth be told, I never had much [...]

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Movie and TV men – illusion versus reality

On this lovely Monday morning (it’s July, it’s actually sunny, what gives?), I’m looking for a little help with a definition. I’m not quite sure what to call it, but for now let’s loosely dub it “Man in certain role syndrome”. It all started way back when the first Lord of the Rings film appeared, [...]

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Women’s Hour

I was slightly apprehensive when I first heard that the 1939 classic The Women, one of my favourite films of all time, was being remade. My fear increased when I heard that taking the places of Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer and the wonderful Rosalind Russell would be Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan and Debra Messing. Yikes. [...]

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Mark Kermode on Mamma Mia!: “I’ve gone all pink!”

How do I love thee, Mark Kermode? Let me count the ways: one, for your slight but sexy 1950’s quiff, two for your skiffle band membership or three for that gigantic brain of yours… Mostly though, I adore him for his on-the-money film critiques, and even though I often disagree with his reviews (he hates [...]

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