Film Review | Obsessive Ramblings

October 31st, 2012 | Comments Off

What kind of Mickey Mouse Death Star is that?

I suppose it had to happen at some point, but while half the world is reeling from the effects of hurricane Sandy on the east coast of the United States, the other half I’m sure, has been shocked speechless by the revelation that George Lucas has sold his company, Lucasfilm, to the Disney Corporation. The sale includes not only the rights to the Star Wars legacy, all film, commercial and marketing rights (which are substantial) but … Read entire article »

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Super 8

February 4th, 2012 | Comments Off

Steven Spielberg is one of my favourite directors / film producers and when I heard he was doing a film with J.J.Abrams, another of my favourite directors, I was very intrigued, to say the least. The premise of the story is based around a rail crash in a small middle American town in the late-seventies. A group of children are trying to film a ‘zombie-movie’ during their summer break, when they are witness to the crash. … Read entire article »

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10 miles and Corn Muffins

January 8th, 2012 | 2 Comments

Long run planned for this morning. Another milestone successfully passed as well, as this was the first time I’d done 10 miles since my ‘incident’ at Leadville – woo-hoo!. I completed it this morning although it wasn’t pretty; I am still looking to improve my speed by (at least) one minute per km to get back to the point of being competitive over the longer distances. When I got home just after 8:00am, I was greeted by … Read entire article »

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