13 August 2021
12 October 2021
What’s Wrong with this Picture? Part 2
An ongoing new series. In which I chart the decline of modern storytelling.. To be fair, it’s not just Hollywood. The slow death of culture is not even restricted to film. Case in point? Think British television. American readers, stay with me. It is all relevant or ‘connected’. This...
08 October 2021
#FLEMINGFRIDAY: No time to Cry?
When I said I was done with Bond? I lied. Sorry! Did I have a good old sob about NO TIME TO DIE? That’s classified. đŸ˜‰Â But I did reflect on my relationship with the 007 character. Today’s blog entry is the product of that process. ‘Enjoy!’ NB POSSIBLE...
#TBT Why do I go on about Citizen Kane?
..Because that film IS Cinema!.. Potted film school. If you have not watched CITIZEN KANE (Orson Welles; 1941)? Then you are missing out. Big time! Here’s why: It’s accessible. Contrary to popular narrative, this is not some elevated lengthy brain challenge. The movie is concise, clear and purposeful. A fast...
03 October 2021
No Time to Spoil? Bond Movie SPOILER POINT post script /coda/back-up
DO NOT CLICK ON THIS PIECE IF YOU WISH TO AVOID SPOILERS! AND THESE ARE REAL SPOILERS. Not my usual ‘Bond goes gay’; ‘Bond fights a giant alien on the moon’, ‘Bond wakes up and is in fact an elderly man and the whole Craig era happened in the...
24 September 2021
RUSSELL T DAVIES is BACK to SAVE DOCTOR WHO..
..AND IT’S ABOUT TIME!.. Finally! BBC get something ‘right’! All is forgiven. This is GREAT NEWS. Bringing back Russell T Davies to run DOCTOR WHO might very well prove the salvation of both the series and public broadcaster brand, together. I do not say that lightly or as...
