The remake was remarkably entertaining despite knowing the outcome. The python Kaa, of ‘Trust in Me’ fame and the orang-utan, King Louie with a threatening Christopher Walken voice over stole the show. Disney left for the most part the musical interludes alone or they were sung with Rex Harrison lethargy which was probably just as […]
Prince for me was not the brightest star in the firmament and after some of the other losses so far this year in the world of entertainment he would sit below the highest mantle, but his lyrics for Sinead o’Connor’s Nothing Compares To You were magical and her interpretation so touching that it has stood […]
A fine cat indeed. She found us just before J was born and although we took her home Woody just kept returning, crossing the dangerous bypass and making the 2 mile jaunt across open country. She was so named because very early on she scaled the horse chestnut tree and put a wood pigeon to […]
My son’s whole face lit up the moment this this ad appeared last night “You’ll love this Dad”. I was not disappointed. A mad muppet caper movie ad with some pathos and fun for the purple protagonist combined with an anthemic soundtrack from East 17’s – “It’s Alright” and without any product placement and only […]
I woke to the news on Radio 5 just before 7am that David Bowie had died. Difficult to believe the news – his music was always around us even though he preferred the quiet life and privacy of Switzerland. I grew up with a close friend and namesake who bought any Bowie material that was […]
The Force Awakens The long awaited sequel arrives and my son chants out the story line displayed as the credits roll up the screen into infinity, but he is unable to keep up as they become smaller and smaller – sucked into a greater, outer space. No matter. Then the camera view drops, holding blank […]
Ian Fraser ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister. 1945 – 2015. The mighty godfather of brutal bass bashing has sadly passed away, and what a true legend he was. Lemmy was me and my metal mates gateway drug into the so called New Wave of British Heavy Metal via Motörheads stone cold classic Overkill album – Stay Clean, Damage […]
Willow like and wearing a shocking pink dress with high heels, Katharine Ryan does not look especially formidable, (as I believe her to be), more like Alice in Wonderland – that is until she starts her repertoire and clocks up 50 minutes of stand up with no autocue to a packed house. Some cutting remarks […]
Despite the hype I enjoyed the movie – the opening sequence – as 007 trips across the roof tops of Mexico City and the camera steadfastly following him ready for the shot (to kill). The swashbuckling cascade thru Rome, high above the trees and the chase along the Tiberius; the references back to the […]
