Monthly Archive: January 2011

The Wheel of Time: I. The Eye of the World

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The Wheel of Time I. The Eye of the World Author: Robert Jordan Published: 1990 Genre: High Fantasy Length: 782 pages + prologue Assuming the world doesn’t end, the year 2012 will yield a number of things. The London Olympics, The Dark Knight Rises, and the 15th and final chapter of the epic fantasy saga …

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Black Swan

Black Swan. Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Black Swan Dir: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder Run-Time: 108 Mins Right, I’ll try and do this without sounding like I’m gushing: Black Swan is possibly the film of the decade. Maybe that should read probably. I can see a few potential viewers being put off Black …

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Morning Glory

Morning Glory. Paramount Pictures.

Morning Glory Dir: Roger Michell Starring: Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum Run-Time: 107 Mins Daybreak is a struggling early morning magazine show, constantly faced with cancellation. No, this isn’t a documentary about the Adrian Chiles/Christine Bleakley fronted ITV flop, rather it’s a light-hearted comedy produced by J.J Abrams and Bryan …

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Shenandoah (1965)

Shenandoah. Universal.

Shenandoah (1965) Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen Starring: James Stewart, Doug McClure, Katharine Ross, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Rosemary Forsyth, Phillip Alford, Jim McMullan, Tim McIntire, Paul Fix Run-Time: 105 Mins Ostensibly an American Civil War film, Shenandoah is an epic piece with themes about family, duty, loss and has a huge anti-war sentiment. And James …

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Yes Please!

Hobo with a Shotgun

Why am I only just finding out about this?

Zen – Series One

Zen

Zen – Series One Starring: Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Ben Miles, Catherine Spaak Adapted from the novels by Michael Dibdin, Zen is a detective series set and filmed in Italy, but with English dialogue. Rufus Sewell is simply fantastic as Aurelio Zen; a detective burdened with a reputation for impeachable honesty, who frequently finds his …

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Pilot Season

Pilot Season First of all, Happy New Year to everyone. There have been a lack of updates over the festive season, so let’s kick off the New Year with a big update shall we? Over the festive season I watched the first episode of several TV series, and here I present a composite review of …

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