INTOUCHABLES (F)

By far one of the best bits of French cinema I've seen in years.


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Four hours on the Paintframe's "cushioned benches" - I sure suffered for art!

Review: Double Feature 1 and 2 (Edgar & Annabel / The Swan, Nightwatchman / There Is A War)

Off to bed, more tomorrow.

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I should really pay more attention to the sales of my books. I missed that magical moment when I jumped from Amazon Bestseller Rank 3’799’608 to 908 (I was there for 722, though. Good times!)

If I’d check my statistics more than twice a year, I would have seen the two lovely reviews left for “The Radiant Boy” earlier.

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With less swearing and more spoilers.

Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Walked the Plank and Jumped the Shark

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My apologies in advance to everybody who loved that movie. I don't want to harsh your squee, so you might want to avoid this entry.

Imagine you're invited to a tea party at Scrooge McDuck's house, along with twenty other people. To save the host money, all the guests have to share one tea bag. The fluid in your cup would have more flavour than " ( Read more... )

The movie critic at work:


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Death is the last taboo of our society. What expects us on the other side? Is there an "other side" in the first place? Do we have to brace for heaven? Hell? Rebirth? The big black nothing? Will, as one of the characters in the movie says, simply the light go out and that's it?

Clint Eastwood, that master story teller, doesn't answer those questions ( Read more... )

"The Radiant Boy" has been well-received so far, so I'm one happy Emma. The stories aside, readers told me that they absolutely adored the illustrations by Mlle Amandine de Villeneuve (so do I!) and thought the book curse was a neat extra. Two reviews are now online:

REVIEW BY ANTEROS

"(...) The whole book is a perfect little gem. (...)"

REVIEW BY  ( Read more... )

"Hell upon Water - Prisoners of War in Britain 1793 - 1815"

by Paul Chamberlain is supposed to be "the first book to examine the tragedy and sufferings of  prisoners of war of this period". Good! Fascinating! Interesting! Great for research!

Well. I don't know if this really is the first book on this subject. But it's definitely the first time I  ( Read more... )

When I come across the threat announcement of a "modern interpretation of a classic", I usually turn on my heels and run in the opposite direction. That's especially the case when it comes to my favourite characters. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are such favourites. "My" Holmes is Jeremy Brett, so you can imagine that my eyebrows wandered towards ( Read more... )