Monthly Archives: June 2010

Mel Hudson, Aha!

Posted on 29/06/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

As I said yesterday, two of my favourite moments from Knowing Me, Knowing You were the “riot grrrl” punk band and the Paris episode… but I didn’t realise until I checked the credits that the gorgeous grungy guitarist who mocks … Continue reading →

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Knowing Him, Knowing Them

Posted on 28/06/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

Once upon a time, somewhere between the filming of Circle of Friends and its release, Minnie Driver filled in for Doon MacKichan on Steve Coogan’s spoof chat show, Knowing Me, Knowing You (with Alan Partridge). She played ‘Daniella Forest’, a … Continue reading →

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Miscovered

Posted on 24/06/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

If you trawl through bargain bins and second hand shops for films, one of the lessons you learn pretty quickly is not to believe the front cover boasts regarding the prominence of the supposed “stars”. Silent Assassins is a classic … Continue reading →

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The “Curse” Continues!

Posted on 22/06/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

OMG! Yesterday I mention Amanda Bynes in the same paragraph as Pazuzu, and somehow that caused her to retire from acting entirely! It’s all my fault! Now we’ll be robbed of seeing her misguided attempt at an “edgy” makeover, ala … Continue reading →

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Spook Show Baby

Posted on 21/06/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

Ah… The Exorcist. Is there any point ragging on a much-loved classic, that has won awards I’ll never even get a sniff of? Probably not, but what else are blogs for if not to arrogantly opine about pop-culture? I can … Continue reading →

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Again with the awards…

Posted on 11/06/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

Yesterday the nominations for the (apparently quite prestigious) Rose D’Or awards were announced… and Misfits is up for best Drama! Skins won a few years back, so I’d say they’ve got a good chance… but most of the other noms … Continue reading →

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Misfits FTW

Posted on 07/06/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

I try not to get caught up in these award show thingies… but it warmed my geeky heart to see Misfits pick up a BAFTA for Best Drama last night (I thought of it could have easily won the Sitcom … Continue reading →

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MerRedux

Posted on 05/06/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

When I decided to start drawing doodles for this blog, I swore to myself that I’d never go back and revise any of them… I’d try to be all philosophical about it, and just let the flaws be… but every … Continue reading →

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Dry Dreams on a Wet Afternoon

Posted on 01/06/2010 by Dee CrowSeer

In honour of Dennis Hopper, I watched True Romance again the other day. Despite supposedly being a Tarantino fanboy, I hadn’t actually seen it since the VHS days, so it was interesting to hear the retrospective commentaries, and finally see … Continue reading →

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