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Opera (kind of): Metropolitan Opera Broadcast: The Magic Flute I’ve only watched one other opera in the past – Faust, and that was on the recommendation of a friend. I enjoyed it a great deal: there’s a kind of spectacle in Opera that’s unique to that artform: the costumes, the drama, and the music combine …
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DVD: NOOMA 02 – Flame Pastor Rob Bell presents an ultra short (11 minutes) sermon in the style of a short film. Highly watchable, and quite a talking point for discussion groups, if you’re so inclined.
DVD: Arrested Development A number of people have told me that I’d enjoy Arrested Development, and over the past few weeks, the opportunity to watch it on DVD has come up. Sure enough, this kind of densely packed, fast-moving comedy was sure to fail in the US: it’s just too fast moving to fit the …
After months of thinking about it, I bought the William Shatner / Ben Folds album titled “Has Been” (link to the itunes music store) – I’m enjoying it. One of my favourite songs is That’s Me Trying (link to lyrics); partly because it reminds me of someone I met once. If you’re a fan of …
With Die Hard 4.0’s arrival on the big screen, I thought it would be a good idea to review the earlier Die Hard movies. Die Hard (1988),Die Harder (1990), andDie Hard with a Vengeance (1995) are available in any number of different DVD editions: how have they stood the test of time? It’s very odd …
DVD: Rocky Balboa A worthy ending to a series that had a lot of low-points. Probably a better sixth episode than “revenge of the sith”. If you like Rocky movies, this has it all, but with a little more drama. Even has something to appeal to non-fans of the saga.
DVD: Hot Fuzz Repays a second viewing. Yarp!
DVD: The Game The Game has aged well: still a great thriller – even when you know the ending. More bad language in it than I remember. Michael Douglas is awesome as the lead.
DVD: Infernal Affairs This 2002 Hong Kong movie was the basis for Scorsese’s The Departed. Having watched this film, there’s not much in the latter film that is original – it’s just had the Hollywood treatment, which is to say, an increase in violence, more sex and adult themes, and a slightly more complex plot. …
DVD: Footrot Flats: The Dog’s Tale As much as I enjoyed the comic strip when I was a child, this film – while capturing the slapstick elements of the comic’s world – doesn’t quite rise up to the heights that a more recent kid’s movie would. A few amusing moments, but really, for die-hard fans …