You are here: Latest Updates Latest Updates Please wait... Talk/Lecture Review NewAn Evening With Ben Aaronovitch London (England) Ben Aaronovitch is the writer of the popular “Rivers of London” series of fiction books featuring (see my review of the first book here) the adventures of Peter Grant, a… 2019-06-11 General Event Review NewEarly Japanese Animation London (England) I am a fan of Japanese Animation so was interested when this even came up in my inbox. The entire description is “Early Japanese Animation (PG*) + live accompaniment by the Guildhall's Electronic Music… 2019-06-09 Film Review UpdatedAkira Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo On July 16, 1988 an atom bomb destroys Tokyo. 31 years later, in 2019, the ultra-modern Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes with a undercurrent of violence. Kaneda (Mitsuo Iwata) is a young punk leader… 2019-06-08 Film Review NewBatman Begins Directed by Christopher Nolan “Batman Begins” begins, unsurprisingly, with a flashback where a young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale as an adult, Gus Lewis as an 8 year old) falls down a well in the backyard of his mansion home. His father… 2019-06-08 Film Review NewTower Heist Directed by Brett Ratner Josh Kovaks (Ben Stiller) is the efficient manager of a New York building owned by the billionaire Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) however when Shaw is arrested by FBI agent Claire Denham (Téa Leoni) for fraud…. 2019-06-08 Film Review NewWar of the Worlds Directed by Steven Spielberg Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is a divorced container crane operator living in New Jersey. After his ex-wife (Miranda Otto) drops off their two children, rebellious son, teenager Robbie (Justin Chatwin), and… 2019-06-08 Restaurant Review NewMonsieur Le Duck London (England) - Farringdon You will never guess what “Monsieur Le Duck” speciality is? Wow, well spotted! This new small restaurant in Farringdon (having previously been in Spitalfields) hits all the right notes as far as duck… 2019-06-04 Talk/Lecture Review NewNeil Gaiman: Good Omens London (England) I have always enjoyed reading the fantasy books of Neil Gaiman and his collaborator on the novel Good Omens the late (Sir) Terry Pratchett. When I was given the opportunity… 2019-05-29 Film Review NewHellboy Directed by Guillermo del Toro In the second world war a group of Nazi's headed by Rasputin (Karel Roden) experiment with opening a portal to an alternative dimension on a small island off the coast of Scotland. This failed attempt… 2019-05-24 Book Review NewSmall Great Things by Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson is a neonatal nurse who has been in the job for many years…and is black. When a white supremacist couple object to her involvement in the delivery of their child a note is placed on the… 2019-05-24 Musical Review NewMan of La Mancha: The Musical London (England) Kelsey Grammer stars as Don Quixote in the revival of this musical classic for a limited run at the ENO Coliseum. After a short overture the curtain comes up to reveal an inquisition prison in the… 2019-05-22 Film Review NewCube 2: Hypercube Directed by Andrzej Sekula A new cube and a new dimension – Eight strangers awake to find themselves in a mysterious cube room with doors on each face leading to…you guessed it…other cube rooms. Mrs Paley (Barbara Gordon),… 2019-05-20 Film Review NewEarly Man Directed by Nick Park An asteroid strikes prehistoric earth wiping out the dinosaurs but leaving a small group of cavemen living in the impact crater. When a group of bronze age miners arrive, threatening to destroy their… 2019-05-20 Film Review NewLiú làng dì qiú (The Wandering Earth) Directed by Frant Gwo It is the early 22nd century and humanity discovers within 100 years the sun will expand, eventually destroying the earth. A plan is developed to attach 10,000 huge rocket to the surface of the planet… 2019-05-20 Travel Information NewMontréal Travel Information We only spent a day in Montreal but saw quite a bit walking well over 14 kilometres, taking in some of the best parts of the city. Here is some information we gathered during our visit. 2019-05-12 Film Review NewCube Directed by Vincenzo Natali Six strangers wake to find themselves dressed in a prison uniform in a room 14 feet square with a door in each wall to another cube the same size differing only in colour. Each has a different skill that… 2019-05-12 Film Review NewStargate Directed by Roland Emmerich When I first watched the Stargate film I remembered feeling it was not all that good. Watching it again I still feel the same way. In 1928 a strange device is found in Egypt – a giant ring with symbols… 2019-05-12 Travel Information NewQuebec City Travel Information Some information I gathered from my recent trip to Quebec City. Beautiful, small city on the St. Lawrence river that still had snow even in late April. 2019-05-08 Film Review New12 Monkeys Directed by Terry Gilliam So this is what happens when Terry Gilliam goes “main stream”… James Cole (Bruce Willis) is a convict in a prison of a post-apocalyptic future Earth. The surface now is inhospitable to human life… 2019-05-08 Film Review NewPlanet of the Apes Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner 2000 years in the future, a spacecraft containing hibernating astronauts crashes onto a strange planet. The three survivors led by George Taylor (Charlton Heston) escape from the ship to find themselves… 2019-05-06 More Recent Items Click for more items... Subscribe to my mailing list to receive weekly updates delivered to your inbox Note: I will NOT share your email address with anyone and you can unsubscribe at any time.
