The largest resource of public domain narratives is real life: every day, the news provides at least one compelling narrative with the added spice of truth. It’s understandable that these attract the attention of film-makers. Hence Hollywood, often with one eye on the Oscars, focuses on biopics (‘Ray’, ‘Ali’) or ostensibly-fictional movies based on ( Read more... )

In 'Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws', a deliberate attempt at making a naff movie, the directors amuse themselves by arranging a scene in which Juliette Danielle from 'The Room', Alan Bagh from 'Birdemic: Shock and Terror' and George Hardy from 'Troll 2' interact. The three are cast solely on the strength of their CV: the three films are notorious for ( Read more... )

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In other news, my team at work is doing well this month, bordering on, or getting, 100% on call quality. I'm proud of them although I'm not especially sure why: as patronising as it sounds, it must be that sorta parent/mentor kind of pride, since there's obvious improvement month-to-month. Another string to my bow this week, as I'm doing training ( Read more... )

A quick run-through of the stuff I've watched of late, before we get back to autobiography on this site.

( Angel A )