Monthly Archives: February 2013

Quasi-PunkWatch: Kolivia Taylor Dudley

Posted on 27/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

Watching this week’s episode of The Mindy Project (ep #1.16) , I couldn’t help being distracted by the toothsome tattoo artist who was inking up special guest star Seth Rogen’s shoulder. It was such a fleeting appearance I wouldn’t normally … Continue reading →

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Dial “T-800”, Toll Free!

Posted on 27/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains organic SPOILERS layered over a steel endoskeleton] Back in my school days, I was obsessed with Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991), and I can remember drawing countless cartoons of “Arnie” strolling around being a bad-ass borg… although these days, … Continue reading →

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Necrophiliads

Posted on 26/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

Watching ITV2 last night, I was disturbed to discover that the late Audrey Hepburn had been digitally disinterred to shill for Galaxy chocolate, twenty years after her death. Shudder. The soul-crushing clip stars a preternaturally young A-Hep sat on a bus that’s … Continue reading →

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“No Life Without Wife”

Posted on 25/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

Despite the obvious differences in genres, locations, and time periods, it’s impossible to watch Gurinder Chadha’s Bride and Prejudice (2004) without comparing it to other works inspired by, or adapted from, Jane Austen’s novel. I think Bridget Jones’s Diary probably … Continue reading →

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Lecker!

Posted on 24/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

I missed the announcement at the time, but earlier this month Amara Karan’s new film, Jadoo, had its “World Premiere Screening” at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Fancy. Jadoo is set in Leicester, and tells the story of two estranged … Continue reading →

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Sex(y) Therapy

Posted on 23/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

I admit Anger Management isn’t the funniest sitcom on the air… in fact it can be downright painful at times… but the cast does include some very talented and charming actresses, so I feel compelled to keep watching regardless. And … Continue reading →

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Brickin’ It

Posted on 22/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains non-SPOILERS for a story in which nothing really happens] There’s no doubt that Brick Lane (2007) is a very pretty film…. but it also left me with a serious case of the blahs. I haven’t read the original novel that … Continue reading →

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[cheap pun involving the word “bland”]

Posted on 18/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

The first series of BBC1’s Blandings came to an end yesterday… in much the same way that it began, with plenty of broad buffoonery, occasionally grotesque imagery*, and a few mildly amusing moments scattered sparsely throughout. Blandings Castle served as … Continue reading →

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Sherlock-U-Like: Joan As Police Consultant

Posted on 15/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains sleuthy, violin-eschewing SPOILERS] Back in 2010, I was whining about the fact that no one had tried hooking Sherlock Holmes up with a female Watson, since cult 70s fave They Might Be Giants. Little did I know that just two … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Season

Posted on 13/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

A friend of mine recently purchased an iPad, and was bragging about all the TV shows he was able to watch on it, via various digital services. While Ch4 offer a pretty impressive backlog of their old programmes through 4oD, … Continue reading →

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