Okay so quick confession – sadly my life has been too full of late to allow me to see ALL the Academy Award nominated films. I have not managed to see There Will Be Blood, which is a shame because it looks to be one of the better offerings this year. However, I will proceed [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Oscar Night
Posted in Review Thread on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
COMING SOON
Posted in Uncategorized on February 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Oscar night lies ahead, and while I know many of you out there don’t care, I like to keep up with what’s going on in the film world, as well as in the literary world.
In the next few days I will be delievering my opinion on the matter simply because I often disagree with the [...]
Humanity – Necessarily a Good Thing?
Posted in Random Splurge Thread on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I can’t help but get the feeling I’m not breaking any new ground here, but I was just listening to ‘The Animal Song’ by Savage Garden (I never seem to get inspiration from anything that could be called literary or intelligent) and this line struck a chord within me:
‘Animals and children tell the truth they [...]
The Victorian Greats
Posted in Random Splurge Thread on February 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have decided, considering that so much of my degree over these few years has been based upon the 19th Century, to put down what I consider to be the crème de la crème of novels in this period. I have tried to choose literature that reflects a variety of styles, tones and environments, allowing [...]
Review: Atonement – The Novel
Posted in Review Thread on February 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
With so much hype around the film, including its seven Oscar nominations, fourteen BAFTA nominations, and Best Film win at the Golden Globes, I thought it might be interesting to return to the original book from which this movie comes. It has been on my reading list for absolutely ages, but studying English Literature at [...]
