by Neil | Dec 16, 2007 | Dave Mckean, Entertainment, Film, MirrorMask, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Review, Seemed like a good idea at the time
My sister, S, was visiting this weekend. And very kindly brought her copy of MirrorMask up for me to watch. The plan had been to watch it on Saturday evening after an afternoon spent with a collection of my old school friends. Plans went a bit awry after I sampled one...by Neil | Dec 15, 2007 | Beowulf, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Review, Robert Zemeckis
Ok, now I get it. Constant readers will recall that I saw Beowulf a few weeks ago and that I was not all that impressed. I thumped my animation bible, cursing motion capture as the work of the devil. Which makes this kind of embarrassing because last night I saw...by Neil | Dec 14, 2007 | Fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Last week I went up to the wire, if you missed it then you can read it here, and this week is not much better. I’m not sure about it, feedback is always welcome, but here it is, enjoy: Paths By Neil Beynon “You haven’t said anything?” he said nervously. His lean...by Neil | Dec 13, 2007 | commuting, just plain odd, London, Neil is a wuss, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, time for a change
London. It’s a funny place. I work in the West End, just on the edge of where Soho meets Oxford Street, and at this time of year I usually think twice about venturing too far from the office due to the mass of Christmas shoppers. There’s something about...by Neil | Dec 12, 2007 | Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett has announced he is suffering from early onset Alzheimers: http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2226306,00.html This is one of the cruellest of illnesses for anyone. For someone who relies on and takes so much enjoyment from the use of their...