Since I was a child, I have been crazily obsessed with Madonna. I wouldn’t call myself a stalker, because I live too far. But my actions are quite those of a stalker. Not a day goes by, that doesn’t see me Googling her or trying to find the latest news article about her. It is as if I want to know each and everything about her.
Why am I so obsessed? Well, I often wonder about this. Perhaps it is Read the rest of this entry »
Being a movie fan I watch almost anything that is on TV or any DVD I can pick up, always with an open mind (my advice to all - don’t listen to the up themselves, self styled film critics like Mark Kermode or whatever his name is, watch a movie and form your own opinion!).
Of course you will find yourself watching some awful stuff but you have the power to push the eject button or switch channel. You will however come across some that you like, be it in the story, cinimatography, writing or acting. This brings me to the point I wish to make today - Actors.
An actor in a role has to convince you that you are watching a character not the actor himself and this is where I establish whether the actor is indeed an actor or a star. There are those that you see on the silver screen that automatically draw you to them, you love watching them, you generally like the type of films that they are in or, and let’s be honest, you just fancy them - I will watch anything with Nicole Kidman in for example, though she is just "Nicole" to me, she just doesn’t know we’re on first name terms!
So, for example, any films made by Tom Cruise over the last 15 years or so have, generally, been extremely similar. I’m not saying that this is a bad thing, but since his early work - Rainman, Born on The Fourth of July for example - he has rarely stretched his acting ability, which is a shame, because I actually think he has got some. However if you’re going to watch almost any Tom Cruise movie made in the last 15 years you can be sure of one thing - he’s going to do some running in it - see Collateral, Minority Report - both good films. It is my opinion that Cruise has become a film Star when he started off as an actor.
There are few that can claim to be actor as well as star but the currently leader of this rare bread has to be Johnny Depp who, apart from when doing sequels, manages to take on a different role, and I might say brilliantly, with almost everything he does! How different can Willy Wonka be from Captain Jack Sparrow or Sweeney Todd.
Al Pacino and Robert De Nero are regularly placed at the top of the "best Actors of All Time" lists and I won’t dissagree that they have both done some excellent work playing a wide variety of characters. All I would say to those people who write these lists is to remember Johnny Depp - look at his whole body of work - if he keeps going as long as Pacino and De Nero, then he will certainly depose them at some time!
I have just updated the illustrations on the homepage for bio diesel fuel, I know that it may surprise you that I am doing some stuff for an oil company; but I don’t think they are as un-green as I once surmised. Plus, I’ve sold out, I need the dinero (ha)!
‘The Night Gallery’ was a excellent programme that only ran for a relatively short time. Exactly why this was is a little bit of a mystery…
Rod Serling was a very talented man and when he created, ‘The Twilight Zone’ it had been hugely successful all around the world. Five seasons of the show were made, comprising of an impressive 156 episodes and 92 of these were actually written by Serling himself. When ‘The Twilight Zone’ was finally cancelled in Read the rest of this entry »
I am completely nuts about music. I cannot imagine what it would be like not being able to listen to my CDs. If I have got a ‘greatest fear’ then it would be of going deaf. Obviously I would not choose to be blind, but I think that it would be easier for me to deal with than not being able to hear my music.
My record collection is the result of me being crazy on music for twenty-five years. Read the rest of this entry »
It was nice to come across a post about Leonard Cohen because I have been a big fan of his for many years. You do not actually hear that much about him very often. I’m not sure why this is because he’s recorded loads of stuff and written several books.
A lot of people think that Cohen’s music Read the rest of this entry »
I was really pleased to find this post about Channel 4’s awful ‘Big Brother’. Just about everyone else that I have spoken to really enjoys it and I cannot understand why for the life of me. What is so interesting about watching half a dozen people sitting around a house, constantly swearing and playing up to the cameras?
Personally, I think that it is one of the worst programmes that has ever been shown on television. Mind you, that’s Read the rest of this entry »
This post manages to talk about Star Trek in the least nerdy way possible. It is easy to laugh about William Shatner wearing a corset to play the part of Captain Kirk, but the bottom line is; it really was a great TV show.
If it was as naff as so many people make out then why did it have such a massive impact? Modern TV would be very much incomplete without Deep Space Nine, Voyager and The Next Generation.
This is a really interesting blog about making soap. I often treat myself to some expensive hand-made variety but it had never even crossed my mind that I could be making it myself.
This post also suggests making it to sell to other people. This is actually a really good idea. The amount of tools that are required are minimal and the only other thing that you would need to buy would be the necessary materials. I can easily imagine Read the rest of this entry »
When looking for the best skin care products, you might want to consider trying medicinal herbs. There are all sorts of herbs to heal the skin and for many different types of skin problems.
A very popular and effective herb is Shea butter. This herb reduces wrinkles and age spots and it softens the skin. You can also try avocado extract or oil such as in Persea Gratissima oil. This has been proven to fade age spots and it Read the rest of this entry »
Out of all of the writers of modern times my favourite one is Dean Koontz.
When I get one of his books I will never read the description on the back of it in case it tells me too much about the story. I love to start reading it without knowing what sort of thing to expect.
With the books of Dean Koontz you never know what type of thing you are going to get. He is a master of Read the rest of this entry »