A great interview with Judi Dench, apropos the impending new Bond film but covering all of her career. She's a pro as always and doesn't give any spoilers for Skyfall, but given her eyesight difficulties and age, I'm somewhat afraid the franchise might kill her M off and give us a new one. : ( Which since I love the Bond and M (or Bond/M) dynamic ( Read more... )

Barbara Hambly is an author whose novels, by and large, never fail to captivate me. Be they historical mysteries (love her January series), one shot (Bride of the Rat God is both a fun mystery set during the heyday of the silent movie and an affectionate take on certain narratives beloved by Hollywood, plus I love that we have two very different ( Read more... )

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Off to Bayreuth today, which means another short entry with links:

Doctor Who/Chronicles of Narnia:

Before, and After: in which a pre season 3 Martha Jones takes leave of her old mentor, Susan Pevensie. Wistful and lovely.

Pirates of the Carribean:

Captain Jack Sparrow - A Legend In His Own Mind: good essay at idol_reflection which marvellously avoids ( Read more... )

As the big Blink versus Human Nature showdown at the Hugos approaches, long interviews with Stephen Moffat and Paul Cornell were posted these recent days, and I found both interesting to listen to. Our future Scottish overlord gets quizzed hereThere is the usual American/British culture clash when they keep asking him about the children's show ( Read more... )