Archive for February, 2009

Frost/Nixon

February 7, 2009

In principle, a 2 and a half hour film about an interview between a disgraced ex-president of the USA and the presenter of Through The Keyhole, shouldn’t be that interesting. However Frost/Nixon is one of the most entertaining and informative films I have seen in years. The central performances of Michael Sheen and Frank Langella as Frost [...]

Oh the weather outside is frightful, dum-de-dum delightful!

February 5, 2009

After a week of news reports, where the rest of the country seemed gripped by an icy maelstrom, it was finally Bath’s turn to have a light dusting of snow and have it’s transport infrastucture grind to a halt. Alas, with me living on one of the busiest road and on the 3rd floor, there [...]

DVD boxsets have killed my love of TV

February 4, 2009

The new series of Lost started this past week and I have to say, I couldn’t care less. I had hoped that the revelation of them all getting off the island at the end of Season 4 would rejuvinate my interest in the survivors of
Oceanic Flight 816, but alas, it doesn’t seem to have done [...]