Whilst reading about Gemma Arterton (I promise you, I am in no way obsessed by her delightful pointy nose and Uma Thurman bob), I came across an article about her in the new Bond film which had a spoiler warning ( Read more... )

Readers with a long memory or an ability to click this link will recall that I had a series of hilarious faux pas at a screening of Stephen Poliakoff's ho-hum drama "Capturing Mary ( Read more... )

Here is a delightful recipe for Gingered Spam Salad that Gmail recommended to me. Why did it do that?

Remember when Gmail started and everyone was afraid of the privacy implications of Google actually going through your mail and recommending you things based on its content? Hasn't exactly worked out like that, has it?

Hello there.

Well, as you might have seen from a sudden blitz of messages on Facebook, email, and on our website, we're having three days of manic activity.

Yesterday, we officially launched both the new look of our website and also "Pegabovine: House Of Mirth", our new podcast. Check it out here, where you can also subscribe to the podcast in ( Read more... )

I've just relaunched our website (http://www.pegabovine.co.uk), as we have a week of frenetic activity next week. More on that anon. Anyway, do visit it. One of the first things that I've had to post on it has been some rather unfortunate news. I'm reposting it here as I'm lazy, but keen ( Read more... )

Hello. This is a form letter that I've cut and pasted into my blog ( Read more... )

"The Great Wall... a testament to the builders and brickies of feudal China."

- Voiceover on BBC3

I went to a very thought-provoking talk last night hosted by Reprieve, the charity fighting for the lives of people facing the death penalty, and dealing with injustices in legal systems including work in Guantanamo Bay.

At the talk were two former detainees at Guantanamo - Moazzam Begg and Bisher al-Rawi. Al-Rawi, in particular, spoke with great ( Read more... )

1) I spent last night finishing off my submission for 4Talent's Pilot scheme, which is about middle-class responses to terrorism. I filled that sucker with things to entice Channel 4 - contemporary issues, humour, controversy, satire. Little to no realism involved, and - let's face it - little to no plot either, but I am quietly positive about it. ( Read more... )

American Gangster arrives in cinemas feted as a proper old crime epic, a throwback to "Goodfellas", to "Scarface", to "The Godfather". What could be better than two hours and forty minutes of narcs and kneecapping, especially when in such capable hands as Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott? Well ( Read more... )