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The Invention of Lying… our Apple TV first
We got an Apple TV last week. It’s an amazing little device that fits in the palm of your hand and sits next to the TV as classy looking as any AV component. It has a variety of functions (and … Continue reading
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Introducing Star Wars
One Saturday afternoon just recently, I sat down with Will and we watched Star Wars together for the first time. No doubt it’s a bit grown up for him right now (in story, not in “content”), but he enjoyed it … Continue reading
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Toy Story 3!
Pixar can really do no wrong. Toy Story 3 is just such a fun movie; so well made, well performed, moving, funny, adventurous and fulfilling. Can’t put it better than that. I took Will, and Alex (for the first time), … Continue reading
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Movie review: The Princess and the Frog
Pixar has been accused by various people of having killed off Hollywood’s (and by extention the audience’s) interest in 2D animation. A ridiculous accusation of course, but when John Lasseter took over running all of Disney Animation in 2006, he … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
I had a cheap movie voucher that ran out at the end of the weekend, so decided to check this out with Will, who had expressed some interest. But I wasn’t so sure… it looked fun, but I wasn’t sure … Continue reading
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Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D!
Got some freebies from work to see previews of the re-released Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3D, so naturally I had to take Will We both know the two movies inside out, but he’s never seen either on … Continue reading
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Movie review: Couples Retreat
A special night tonight… it’s Sallie’s birthday and we arranged things so the kids could be looked after for a few hours. For the first time in months we have an evening to ourselves. Couldn’t exactly be too extravagent, so … Continue reading
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When geeks go wild
Found online by various people: That would be Carrie Fisher and her stunt double, both in the “’80s male fantasy” steel bikinis, on the set of Return of the Jedi, sunning themselves on Jabba’s barge. Take that, geek fantasyland!
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Movie Review: Public Enemies
Took in Michael Mann’s latest movie tonight… Public Enemies, or as I’ve thought of it for ages, “Heat in the 1930s”. And while I can’t really say it’s as good as Mann’s 1995 epic, Public Enemies is still pretty decent … Continue reading
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Review: “Up” and away with more Pixar magic
Pixar are magicians. That’s all I can say. Their latest effort, Up, is a wonderfully made, simple but deep fantasy adventure, that gives adults and kids equal amounts of enjoyment. It’s not a matter of it being a movie of … Continue reading
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