Cloud Atlas, the movie of the unfilmable novel, is released in the UK today. It’s ambitious and watchable and complex – but clearly nowhere near as complex as the source material. The key difference is that the novel isn’t so much about history as the end of history. Despite the … Continue reading
You must have noticed the trend for belated sequels that’s ripping through Hollywood. Toy Story 3, 11 years after Toy Story 2. American Reunion, 8 years after American Wedding (also known as American Pie 3 – lord knows we needed another one of those). Then there was Tron Legacy – … Continue reading
I finally got around to seeing The Dark Knight – and I was disappointed. It wasn’t crap – I didn’t leave feeling I’d wasted my time, like I did after sitting through the new Indiana Jones movie – it just wasn’t the towering celluloid triumph just about every frothing geek reviewer over the … Continue reading
I’ve just finished watching the aborted US pilot of Life on Mars, based on the hit BBC show about a modern cop who’s hit by a car and wakes up in the 1970s. Guess what? It wasn’t actually as bad as I expected it to be. But then again, I … Continue reading
I finally bought a Blu-Ray player. I say “finally” as I’ve spent several months trying not to buy one… As an inveterate early adopter and fully diagnosed, unmedicated geek, I tried to build one. Problem is, I’m the wrong kind of geek. To clarify – there are technical geeks and … Continue reading
Fan produced Star Trek series Phase II may not be as fannish as it first seemed. A statement issued by director Marc Zicree suggests a level of professional involvement in the “franchise” that was previously unsuspected… Star Trek fans can’t get enough of their favourite show. There are ten movies … Continue reading
A little while ago someone asked me what my top ten movies of all time ever were. After my brain had stopped boiling, I decided there was no way that I’d ever be able to come up with a definitive list… But, like the best memes, the question buried into … Continue reading
Buffy fans of the world, prick up your ears! Joss Whedon announced at his Saturday Comic-Con 07 panel that he is “this close” to signing a deal with the BBC to create a 90 minute movie starring Anthony Head as Rupert Giles. “Ripper” has been one of those mythic could-have-been … Continue reading