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A sighed aside

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1 month, 1 week ago

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Tonight marks the first night off I have had in quite a while. No Downstage, no study, no films to watch. I got home fully intending to switch on the tv and watch the cricket from Bangladesh, only to discover that my Sky has been cut off - it’s that long since I switched it on. I only keep Sky for the irregular West Ham games (only two so far this season) and the cricket and have to wonder if it’s worth it.

Well, obviously it isn’t worth it and yet, I’ll be in to Sky tomorrow morning to pay the bill.

So tonight I will be updating the blog with last week’s film reviews, updating the Academy web site for the new week’s sessions, and updating the Voice Arts Trust web site with their first podcast.

Not much of a night off then, after all.

New Black Caps uniform - what the f-?

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dano

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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It’s almost as if New Zealand Cricket want to make it hard to support the Black Caps. What with sudden, unexpected retirements and the loss of the Boxing Day Test, they now give us this fiasco:

Scotty Styris models the new Black Caps uniform despite the fact he probably won't get a game this summer.

[Hat tip to Hadyn at Public Address for the heads up and Richard Irvine at Sport Review for the pic]

Paul Ince, Tactical Genius

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dano

2 months, 2 weeks ago

in Football, Hammers and Sport

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Close-up of Blackburn manager Paul Ince’s notebook during the 4-1 defeat against West Ham on Sunday morning. Spotted by oofuss (Terry O’Connor) from the West Ham mailing list I’m on. Click to enlarge.

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Be Kind Rewind (2008) 4.5/5
2008-11-15 20:40

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Mirrors (2008) 1.5/5
2008-11-15 15:00

"On his first night on the job the mirrors start to freak him out and two hours of excruciating exposition follow."
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Ghost Town (2008/II) 4/5
2008-11-15 10:45

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2008-11-11 23:00

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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People... 3/5
2008-11-09 20:40

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Choke (2008) 4/5
2008-11-09 14:45

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Traitor (2008) 3/5
2008-11-09 11:45

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2008-11-08 12:20

"... all very blah ..."
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The Children of Huang Shi (2008) 3.5/5
2008-11-08 10:20

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Death Race (2008) 2/5
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Irina Palm (2007) 3.5/5
2008-10-27 22:00

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Pineapple Express (2008) 3/5
2008-10-27 21:00

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Frozen River (2008) 4/5
2008-10-27 18:50

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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 3/5
2008-10-27 16:25

"... wonderful to look at and not too long for kids ..."
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Brideshead Revisited (2008) 3/5
2008-10-19 19:40

"Of course, if I’m praising the craft it must mean that something has gone missing higher up the food chain, and I fear that I was not as moved by Brideshead as I could have been."
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A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich (2006) 3.5/5
2008-10-19 11:15

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Burn After Reading (2008) 4/5
2008-10-12 23:00

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The Duchess (2008) 3.5/5
2008-10-12 20:00

"... a fine history lesson with some nice observations ..."
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WALL·E (2008) 4.5/5
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"It was perhaps a little too long for the restless pre-schoolers I shared a screening with, but for anyone and everyone else I whole-heartedly recommend it."
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Young at Heart (2007) 4.5/5
2008-07-31 18:15

"The most purely emotional experience I have had in a cinema this year ..."
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2008-07-29 18:15

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2008-07-23 11:30

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In Bruges (2008) 4/5
2008-07-22 16:00

"... thoroughly entertaining and has unveiled McDonagh as a great talent for the future ..."
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4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile (2007) 5/5
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"As close to perfect as makes no difference."
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