First of all can I just put right up front – I really enjoyed this movie. I even laughed out loud occasionally. It was fun. It was a well scoped version of the book… I’d see it again. Oh and Alan Rickman – please! His voice! I love him. But I was distracted. And it [...]
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Go and see this movie. You might think it is some worthy foreign flick but it is not. It’s gritty, inspiring, pacey, uplifting and shocking all at the same time. If a film could be a pageturner – this would be. Compared to the last Hollywood flick I’ve seen – The Dark Knight – well, [...]
You know I liked the Twilight series, so it should come as no surprise to learn I went to the movie. In fact I went with three other mums in Dippity’s class – with the four girls who sat a few rows in front of us. Sit with their mothers? You’ve got to be joking. [...]
After a long day at work I thought I’d treat myself by forgoing yet another work dinner – hell I’d had a work breakfast – and head down to Sun Pictures to see a movie. You can probably guess which one. I’d missed the season in Perth so I was excited to see it showing [...]
I found this image on Faking Good Breeding who pointed me toward an article on this very subject. I saw Sex in the City the other night with some girlfriends – as you do – and enjoyed it. No I did. It was fun, flirtatious and frivolous. Perfect chick flickery. But. (C’mon you knew there [...]
We’ve had 63 mm of rain in Perth today. The wettest start of April which more than doubles the previous record set in 1964. 90.6mm. W00t. Not good news for those promoting the second desalination plant in Binninup – always easier to get those things through when the dam levels are low, and not good [...]
One of the great things about my job is I get to go to the occassional movie preview. Today as The Police warmed up at the Members Equity stadium nearby, I and a few privileged others – about eight of us in all – were invited to The Jaffa Room. It’s a bit like an [...]
Coming home from Sydney the other day I picked up The Jane Austen Bookclub by Karen Joy Fowler. I had a five hour journey and I love Jane Austen so I figured it was the perfect match. Settling into my upgraded business class seat (the best use for FF points about to expire) I started [...]
And she is smarter than most of the contestants on Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?. I can’t believe how not-smart they are. Review? It’s quite fun watching it as a family. We saw Ratatouille tonight. Great film. But I still feel a bit icky thinking about rats cooking in a kitchen. Any kitchen. [...]
We went to see the third Pirates movie yesterday and while it was beautifully filmed etc etc it was a most poorly put together movie. The story was all over the place. Scenes were inserted that just didn’t make sense… like the opener… what was all that about? And Calipso? What a huge lead-up to [...]
