Monthly Archives: May 2012

Butter Or Gravy?

Posted on 31/05/2012 by

I haven’t mentioned the American fantasy-drama series Once Upon a Time before, because, while I don’t really buy into the concept of “guilty pleasures”, it’s a not a show that I’m particularly proud of watching. For those who don’t know, … Continue reading →

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Bonus Gråbøl

Posted on 28/05/2012 by

Once again, there seems to be a scandalous scarcity of Sofie Gråbøl photos coming out of this year’s BAFTA Awards… and while it was flattering to find that my blog was the top hit when I ran a Google Images … Continue reading →

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BAFTA TV 5/12

Posted on 28/05/2012 by

Last night the annual BAFTA TV Awards were held at London’s Royal Festival Hall, and broadcast on BBC1… I didn’t have many horses in this particular race, but I’m certainly not going to let that stop me from writing a … Continue reading →

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Cannes-Did M-Rod

Posted on 27/05/2012 by

Earlier this week, Michelle Rodriguez was snapped by the paps, while chilling in Cannes, wearing a skimpy bikini that left very little to the imagination… which naturally set me thinking about her naked body her hard-line stance regarding on-screen sexuality. … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll

Posted on 26/05/2012 by

I was pretty much sold on The Rocker (2008) as soon as I saw the DVD cover, with a long-haired Rainn Wilson giving me a double devil-horn salute… but the back cover blurb gave me pause. To wit: “Twenty years … Continue reading →

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Animal-lingual Pt. 2: Pratt Falls

Posted on 24/05/2012 by

[Contains hick-hoppin’, doggy-dish-dopin’ SPOILERS!!!] Having enjoyed the first half of the Dr. Dolittle quadrilogy, I was a little hesitant to take a crack at the straight-to-DVD second half… despite the fact that Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006) finds Kyla Pratt stepping … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Outer Space

Posted on 20/05/2012 by

In the past Ed Wood’s infamous sci-fi flick Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) has been dubbed the “worst movie ever made”, but I think this charge is highly debatable. True, it is incredibly amateurish, but there’s nothing particularly offensive … Continue reading →

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Animal-lingual Pt. 1: Lord Have Murphy

Posted on 19/05/2012 by

[Contains bear-pokin’ SPOILERS!!!] Still on a Kyla Pratt-kick, I picked up the “Dr. Dolittle” quadrilogy boxset in Asda, where it was on sale for a fiver! For those who don’t know, Dr. Dolittle (1998), the first instalment in the series, … Continue reading →

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Short Answer: No

Posted on 18/05/2012 by

After logging out of Hotmail, I was faced with the question in the graphic you see to the left: “Is society sexist against men?” My initial, knee-jerk reaction was to snort with sceptical contempt… but then I slapped my wrist, … Continue reading →

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Wollongong Girls

Posted on 17/05/2012 by

[Contains credit-card maxin’ SPOILERS!!!] I’ve written before about my colossal crush on ‘Chiana’ from Farscape, but this week I got the opportunity to see Gigi Edgley in a more earthly form, as the star of a new Australian drama series, … Continue reading →

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