Monthly Archive: April 2011

Death Note: The Last Name (Film, 2006)

Death Note: The Last Name. VIZ MEDIA.

Death Note: The Last Name (2006) Dir: Shusuke Kaneko Starring: Kenichi Matsuyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Erika Toda, Takada Kiyomi, Takeshi Kaga, Hikari Mitsushima, Shidou Nakamura (Voice), Shinnosuke Ikehata (Voice) Run-Time: 139 Mins The second of the live-action adaptations of the Death Note manga adds more characters, more ‘rules’ of the Death Note, more Gods of Death …

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Death Note (Film, 2006)

Death Note. VIZ Pictures.

Death Note (2006) Dir: Shusuke Kaneko Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Yuu Kashii, Takeshi Kaga, Shidou Nakamura (Voice) Run-Time: 121 Mins Death Note is the first of two Japanese live-action films based on the Anime and Manga series of the same name. A college Student, Light (Kujiwara) finds a notebook which kills anyone …

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Source Code (2011)

Source Code. Summit Entertainment.

Source Code Dir: Duncan Jones Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright Run-Time: 94 Mins The excellent Moon (2009) established director Duncan Jones as a bright young star in the Science-Fiction genre; and with Source Code he swaps space and the loneliness of man for Earth and a complex plot structure. Colter Stevens …

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‘Five Rounds Rapid’ – The Best of Nicholas Courtney

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As we made mention on the website at the end of February, it was with great sadness that we had heard of the passing of actor Nicholas Courtney. Undoubtedly, he will most fondly be  remembered for his role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the ‘classic’ era of Doctor Who. As a favourite of both of us …

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Spent the last two days watching Supernatural Season Five. I *will* catch-up soon. Why do I not watch this show more!?