Watched:

My Name Is Earl (recorded off TV)

Elders with Andrew Denton (TV): I love this show – it depicts the intelligence and wisdom of the older generation, as opposed to the dribble we get from those idiots who take the spotlight regularly on our TV screens and Internet.

Good News Week (TV)

Watched:

Berlin – Schonhauser Corner (Arc cinema): Classic German film about youth issues and attitudes in the 50s. As a depiction of Germany youth, post-war and pre-Wall, it was interesting. As an engaging drama, it was a little lacking, although some scenes (like the discovery of the unexploded bomb) were good. 3 stars.

Rockwiz, John Safran’s Race Relations (recorded off TV): it’s interesting that I could watch every gory second of Dead Snow the other night, but the sight of Safran snogging the mothers of three of his ex-girlfriends caused me to cringe and cover my eyes!

The Magic Of Audrey, I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (TV)

Listening to: Embrace (Pnau featuring Ladyhawke)

Watched:

Cuban Rebel Girls (Arc cinema): Errol Flynn’s last movie, about, well, girls involved in the Cuban rebellion. As a friend said, it’s bad when Flynn is the best actor in a movie! However, for film buffs, this has enough morbid curiosity about it to make it worth seeing (in a sort of “so bad it’s good” kinda way). 3 stars.

In The Wake Of The Bounty (Arc cinema): Errol Flynn’s first role, as Fletcher Christian in the dramatised version of Charles Chauvel’s travel show about Pitcairn Island. The documentary stuff was good, the dramatic bits…… did I mention the documentary bits were good? 3 stars (for the documentary bits).

Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 6 Episodes 2, 3 (DVD)

Listening to: Farewell Rocketship (Children Collide)

Watched:

The Box (cinema): Richard Donnie Darko Kelly’s ;attest, revolving around a hard-up couple getting a button that, when pushed, gives them a million dollars but makes someone in the world die. The first half hour must have been the Twilight Zone episode that this was based on, because it wrapped it up nicely with a clever twist that I didn’t see coming. Expanding it to another hour fifteen… well, I can see how many are disappointed with the result, but I still enjoyed what it had to offer (even if some parts didn’t really require inclusion, such as the water stuff – I still liked them though). Nowhere near Donnie Darko but better than Southland Tales. 4 stars

Dead Snow (Dod Sno) (Canberra International Film Festival): The Nazi Zombie film – not much else to say, plot-wise. After a Friend in moviebuffs gave it a score of 1 out of 4, I had low expectations of the film. Turns out to be a hoot, although it may help that I saw it with an appreciative audience at a midnight screening. A great way to close this year’s CIFF. 4 stars.

Listening to: Love Is Blindness (U2)

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[12] Harry Potter Icons
[8] Grey's Anatomy - Couples [5] and Scenes [3]
[16] Grey's Anatomy - Individual Characters [+ Shonda Rhimes]
[4] Other [Audrey Kitching, Spiderman, Children Collide, Scrubs]

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