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My Third Annual Design Awards Blog Post
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012I managed to make it to the design awards show at the Design Museum in London for 3rd year in a row. Really was a just in time visit as tomorrow is the last day. Sadly this year’s post won’t be illustrated as no photography was permitted at least according to one of the staff. […]
Prometheus Film Review
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012For all the its not another sequel to Alien/Aliens/Alien3/Alien Resurection but a film in the same Universe Prometheus has a lot to live up to. Having Ridley Scott, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba and Guy Pearce attached along with a inspired by HR Giger credit also raises expectations. It does some things […]
The Raid Notes for Role Players
Friday, May 25th, 2012With some films I find the fun is trying to pick a game that would best fit gaming the film. The Raid isn’t one of those films. With the raid the question I find myself asking is how many games can it be fitted into as a scenario? At the most obvious level it’s a […]
The Raid Movie Review
Thursday, May 24th, 2012Some films do exactly what the trailer tells you they’re going to do. The trailer for The Raid (or The Raid: Redemption in the US) made it pretty obvious that this was a film where there were going to be: A crime lord. Violence. A 30 floor tower block. 20 Elite Cops. Violence. A […]
Safe
Thursday, May 10th, 2012Safe is a film that tells you pretty much everything you need to know in the title. It’s like one of those dishes that used to turn up on Great British Menu where an ingredients done Three Ways. It’s a Safely handled action film, in which Statham’s character has to keep a girl Safe and […]
Sea Odyssey Day 3
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012The third and final day of Sea Odyssey in Liverpool today. I’d planned on having a lie in today but I found myself there before it started. The weather was terrible with freezing wind coming off the Mersey and rain sheeting down. Despite that got some good pictures of the sleeping pair and once they […]
Sea Odyssey Day 2
Saturday, April 21st, 2012Rushed round to get my Saturday chores done early then into Liverpool city centre for the second day of the Sea Odyssey. Picked up the Little Girl Giant and her dog as they went along the Strand. Decided to cut across the city centre to further up the route and got a good spot to […]
Sea Odyssey Day 1
Friday, April 20th, 2012Took a late lunch today and went down to the Albert Dock in Liverpool to see the emergence of Uncle which is one of the giant figures performing throughout the city as part of Sea Odyssey this weekend. Took over 300 photographs in less than 45 minutes and reducing them down to a few to […]
Safe House Movie Review
Thursday, March 1st, 2012Ten years ago The Bourne Identity and its sequels redefined action spy thrillers. The Bourne Identity is beef bourguignon. Safe House looks like Bourne. Safe House smells like Bourne. Safe House even tastes like Bourne. But Safe House is missing that meaty Bourne texture. Yes ladies and gentlemen Safe House is The Quorn Identity. Weston […]
What is a Sayers Sausage Roll?
Saturday, February 25th, 2012What is a Sayers Sausage Roll? I suppose that could be a philosophical question but I’m thinking of things a little more concrete. A Sayers sausage roll is different things to different people… First Encounters of a Sausage Roll Kind I remember when I was a student describing them as napalm wrapped in crispy cardboard. […]