by Neil | Mar 17, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Movies, Review, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Thoughts
I went to the cinema on the weekend for the first time in what felt like an age. I was vaguely disappointed that there wasn’t a more interesting selection of flicks on offer but saw that Jumper was on. Pushing my reservations about Hayden Christensen to one side I...by Neil | Mar 11, 2008 | Books, Comment, Reading, Review, Science Fiction, Thoughts
In what seems like contradiction, free is very much the current marketing buzzword for people trying to increase sales. Since Tor – in return for your email address – decided to release a book a week for free via their website it seems like everyone’s been...by Neil | Mar 2, 2008 | Books, Fiction, Reading, Review, Thoughts
So I finally finished reading it. In truth, I finished the book that launched Rushdie’s career proper (Grimus never really garnered the same attention) a few days ago. I needed to let it pretty much slosh around my head for a little while before I could distil the...by Neil | Feb 2, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Horror, Movies, Review, Thoughts
I finally got round to seeing Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd tells the tale of the demon barber of Fleet street, an early prototype of the serial killer who first appeared in penny dreadfuls of the early 1800s. Cutting his way through a swathe of victims whilst his...by Neil | Jan 17, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Horror, Movies, Review, Richard Matheson, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Wil Smith
Hmmm. I finally got round to seeing the recent film adaption of I Am Legend starring Will Smith. I have to admit I was nervous as to what Hollywood had done to one of my favourite books, I’d avoided other, earlier, adaptions for that reason. And quite...by Neil | Jan 14, 2008 | Books, Entertainment, Fiction, Reading, Review, Science Fiction, Writers
1984. I was five in 1984. The Berlin Wall still stood. Thatcher was busy castrating the unions, Reagan eyeballed Chernenko and the world teetered on the brink of a few atoms. Oh and Tommy Cooper died live on telly. Another taff bites the dust. But the world survived...