Blather: Movies & TV
David Cronenberg: A History of Violence
Posted by daev at 11:55 AM on October 7, 2005
I walked out of A History of Violence a little confused. Was that a Cronenbergian take on a straightforward 'family under siege from baddies' drama, or something very different? Maybe it was both. If any other director had gotten their hands on it, it might have been something like Goodfellas meets Die Hard meets some anodyne Costner shlockfest. Let us be thankful for David Cronenberg.
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Posted by daev at 11:55 AM on October 7, 2005
I walked out of A History of Violence a little confused. Was that a Cronenbergian take on a straightforward 'family under siege from baddies' drama, or something very different? Maybe it was both. If any other director had gotten their hands on it, it might have been something like Goodfellas meets Die Hard meets some anodyne Costner shlockfest. Let us be thankful for David Cronenberg.
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Twin Peaks: Motif Watch
Posted by daev at 7:37 PM on March 29, 2005
Dave's out in the forests of Northern Finland. He's armed with his knives, his laptop, and the first series of Twin Peaks. Damn fine cup of coffee...
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Posted by daev at 7:37 PM on March 29, 2005
Dave's out in the forests of Northern Finland. He's armed with his knives, his laptop, and the first series of Twin Peaks. Damn fine cup of coffee...
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Spaced
Posted by damien at 12:17 PM on October 25, 2004
The rise and rise of the cult comedy Spaced
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Posted by damien at 12:17 PM on October 25, 2004
The rise and rise of the cult comedy Spaced
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Whatever happened to Withnail? (update)
Posted by damien at 11:56 AM on June 25, 2004
"...even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day..."
For reasons more complex than Withnail's urine sample, this particular shitegeist entry has proven hugely popular and has drawn some wonderful comments. We'd like to encourage you to add some more...
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Posted by damien at 11:56 AM on June 25, 2004
"...even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day..."
For reasons more complex than Withnail's urine sample, this particular shitegeist entry has proven hugely popular and has drawn some wonderful comments. We'd like to encourage you to add some more...
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The 25th Hour
Posted by damien at 10:59 PM on March 21, 2004
It's not often that we indulge ourselves in movie reviews here on Blather. Especially for movies that are a year old. But with the 25th Hour, weŽll make an exception...
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Posted by damien at 10:59 PM on March 21, 2004
It's not often that we indulge ourselves in movie reviews here on Blather. Especially for movies that are a year old. But with the 25th Hour, weŽll make an exception...
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Anthromorphism and Fast Food TV Culture
Posted by daev at 1:15 PM on January 21, 2004
OK, so I'm an animal lover. But I'm sick of the over-the-top anthromorphism that kids are being fed. Who's going to suffer in the long run?
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Posted by daev at 1:15 PM on January 21, 2004
OK, so I'm an animal lover. But I'm sick of the over-the-top anthromorphism that kids are being fed. Who's going to suffer in the long run?
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Blather on TV Again: The Search for the Serpent (Seljord, Norway)
Posted by daev at 10:38 AM on January 6, 2004
Me? The 23th Duke of Blather? Here? On RTE Network 2? At 8pm on a Monday Evening?
[slight pause]
What were they thinking of?
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Posted by daev at 10:38 AM on January 6, 2004
Me? The 23th Duke of Blather? Here? On RTE Network 2? At 8pm on a Monday Evening?
[slight pause]
What were they thinking of?
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Mothman Curse Continues?
Posted by daev at 11:26 AM on June 11, 2003
Richard Gere better watch out. Apparently.
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Posted by daev at 11:26 AM on June 11, 2003
Richard Gere better watch out. Apparently.
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Steven Shainberg's 'Secretary'
Posted by damien at 4:29 PM on June 2, 2003
Wonderful, touching and inventive. Get and see it.
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Posted by damien at 4:29 PM on June 2, 2003
Wonderful, touching and inventive. Get and see it.
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25th Hour
Posted by daev at 1:20 PM on May 25, 2003
A word on Spike Lee's latest...
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Posted by daev at 1:20 PM on May 25, 2003
A word on Spike Lee's latest...
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Gilliam's 'Brazil'
Posted by daev at 6:07 PM on May 22, 2003
Last night, for the first time in years, I enjoyed the mad genius of Terry Gilliam's amazing movie...
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Posted by daev at 6:07 PM on May 22, 2003
Last night, for the first time in years, I enjoyed the mad genius of Terry Gilliam's amazing movie...
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Brainwarmer: Elliot Smith's Guitar
Posted by daev at 2:38 PM on May 20, 2003
I try to review, find they're defunct. Bah.
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Posted by daev at 2:38 PM on May 20, 2003
I try to review, find they're defunct. Bah.
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Klaatu Barada Nikto - The Day the Earth Stood Still
Posted by daev at 5:06 PM on October 2, 1998
Last weekend, the BlatherGHQ TV was accidentally powered-up and tuned on to The Day The Earth Stood Still, a 1951 extraterrestrial contact movie directed by Robert Wise and adapted by Edmund North from Harry Bates' 1940 short story, Farewell to the Master.
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Posted by daev at 5:06 PM on October 2, 1998
Last weekend, the BlatherGHQ TV was accidentally powered-up and tuned on to The Day The Earth Stood Still, a 1951 extraterrestrial contact movie directed by Robert Wise and adapted by Edmund North from Harry Bates' 1940 short story, Farewell to the Master.
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