Some movies are not intended to be high art. Before the invention of television, this was often the case: the thirties, forties and fifties were littered with throwaway films with forgettable characters and laughable story lines. The most extreme examples were the movies that were made to work with the traditional red lens / blue [...]

As the trailer indicates, this bio-pic going to be as scary as hell: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Tell me again, how did this man become President?

At the time of writing, it is highly likely that the new Batman film, entitled “The Dark Knight” is on its way to being the largest money-grossing film of all time. It certainly is exploiting the merchandising possibilities as well: it’s difficult to escape mentions of “The Dark Knight” these days, there is even a [...]

Nihilism has been a feature of our culture for a while: this past weekend, I saw Cruel Intentions, a 1999 film which drove the point home. Cruel Intentions [DVD] [1999] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] Sarah Michelle Gellar (Primary Contributor). Sony Pictures 1999, DVD, £6.61 This film recasts the 18th century French novel, “Les Liaisons [...]

There Will Be Blood [DVD] [2007] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] Daniel Day Lewis (Primary Contributor). Paramount 2008, DVD, £6.74 “There Will Be Blood”,starring the Academy award winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis (as oil man Daniel Plainview) has recently been released on DVD in the United Kingdom. Given how the oil crisis has recently intensified, its [...]

Honda’s hydrogen fuel-cell powered FCX Clarity is due to debut in the United States this month. Its sole emission is water vapour. While not all the kinks in it have been worked out, it looks promising – here’s a road test: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Refuelling is [...]

One of the funniest comedians ever to trod up to a microphone, George Carlin, has passed away at the age of 71. Here is a sample of his best work: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Thanks for the laughter. Rest in peace, George.

The Teapot Dome Scandal Laton McCartney. Random House 2008, Hardcover, 351 pages, £16.14 It’s very rare that a book about the 1920′s should make one think about the science fiction show, “Battlestar Galactica”; however, this volume certainly brought to mind Battlestar’s signature line – “All of this has happened before, and all of this will [...]