The Tudors
The Tudors (2007+). One period of history I’ve been intrigued by is the hundred year old period of power held by the Tudor dynasty in the 15th to 16th century England. While this period of history has been well-related in
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Dresden
Dresden (2006) – on rental DVD. One of the tragic outcomes of the second world was the devastation of German cities rich in art, history, music and culture. Dresden was one such city. The city had been spared off Allied
Punisher: War Zone
I’ve been using a running number for the home cinema post title, and seeing the number of films I watch and the posts I make of them, the post title numbering would have got ridiculous. So, I’m gonna title the
Showing at a local home cinema – Part 14
Transporter 3 (2008). The other Jason Statham movie to arrive together with In the Name of the King was the third movie in a series that sees Statham as former SEAL operative turned karate death-dealing expert who drives packages around
Showing at a local home cinema – Part 13
Two films lead-starring Brit action-actor Jason Statham came in through rental the other day, so here’re some brief comments on the first.:) In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007). If there’s one thing German director Uwe
Showing at a local home cinema – Part 12
One of the nicest things about being on a DVD home rental subscription is that I get to loan as many film titles as I can possibly manage. So, as in my comment to our small group Ann to other
Living in Interesting Days
Who would have thought: viruses mutated with pigs thrown somewhere into the mixture. These couple of days have been, well, interesting. 6 years ago in 2003 there was the SARS scare. I missed on all that though: I’d just arrived
Showing at a local home cinema – Part 11
Sex Drive (2008). Low-brow adult comedies are a dime a dozen these days. I think they’ve been around for a while, but it was American Pie in 1999 a decade ago that really got movie-goers’ attention. Just to get it
Showing at a local home cinema – Part 10
Two very different dramas this time, and starting off first with… Slumdog Millionaire (2008). It’s not everyday when a Bollywood-esque movie is award Best Motion Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. And not just that even: it picked up 8
Troy – Part 4
What about the more controversial and weaker aspects of the film? Well, the mythological dimension of the legend has been all but exorcised in the film. In the legend, the Greek Gods in part from their rivalry and also that
Troy – Part 3
OK, what about the movie now? I’ll start by commenting on the good parts. Firstly, Petersen’s film cleverly centers his narrative not on the main story – the stealing of Helen and the war – but on the two opposing
Troy – Part 2
For those of us who’re not familiar with the legend, here’s my summary of it. Paris, a young prince of Troy, is visited by three Goddess who poses to him a question: who’s the fairest of them all. Athena promises
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