I finally saw The Silver Linings Playbook - I thought it was OK but it didn't quite live up to the hype for me, I was told it was this amazing life-changing film + it was good but not that amazing ( Read more... )

BBC repeated the original series of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in December (tho' the full episodes are up on YouTube as well + its on DVD). I really enjoyed it - it's superbly written and acted (I never realised Patrick Stewart was in it). I do like the film as well and I think it did a good job of fitting the story into a couple of hours whereas ( Read more... )

I finally got to see Love is The Devil - a film based on the true story of the relationship between famous painter Francis Bacon + his lover, George Dyer (who was 30 years his junior + they met when George tried to burgle him). FB is played by Derek Jacobi + GD is played by Daniel Craig. They are both very good in it ( Read more... )

Last weekend's Guardian had a review of Morrissey's memoirs plus a big article on Mary Renault's book, The Charioteer (which sounded interesting). They also had a little feature on TV to watch at the moment which mentioned some of my current favourites - Orphan Black, Sleepy Hollow and The Blacklist ( Read more... )

Saw the documentary Love Marilyn. I really liked the way they’d done it - they had lots of original footage of Marilyn + people who’d known her/worked with her and some more current interviews. Plus loads of actors reading quotes from Marilyn’s own writing + other people who’d known her/worked with her (a couple of the actors were a little bit too ( Read more... )

Burlesque Bible brought out a new issue (they were going to close but have now got new publishers). It was OK esp interviews w/Chaz Royal, Fraulein Frauke, Xarah Vielenregen and Chrys Columbine but I thought there was a bit too much on upcoming events + not as much content as there had been in previous issues. But I'm looking forward to seeing how ( Read more... )

I got Brideshead Revisited last night + I read it all in one go (I can be a fast reader when I want). I really liked it + thought it was beautifully written.

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I finally saw the film version of Brideshead Revisited (I’ve only had the DVD for over 6 months! - I got it for about £3 off Amazon before I even started my current Ben Whishaw binge cos I was curious to see it). I can only vaguely remember the original TV series (tho’ now I really want to rewatch it + re-read the book) - I liked Anthony Andrews ( Read more... )

Got Gay Times which has reviews of Behind the Candelabra (not long now till it's out on DVD!) + the new Eartha Kitt book. Plus Love, Marilyn (various actors reading from Marilyn's journals etc - I really want to see it + that's out on DVD soon ( Read more... )

I rewatched The Girl w/The Dragon Tattoo recently (I got the DVD cheap in ASDA). I liked it a bit more this time. I think I like the way Daniel Craig looks in this better (or least as much) as the way he looks in Bond. Plus Rooney Mara is excellent - tho' there are still some parts of the film I find really hard to watch. I think I heard they're ( Read more... )