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Once upon a time...
Jan. 31st, 2012 12:25 amLast weekend I succeeded in seeing a Hiddles-free film *is proud* And truth be told it was brilliant film; if Hugo is still showing in 3D anywhere near you, do try and find a way to see it. Visually it is just beautiful, the opening 3D shot of snow falling from the sky before you gently swoop down into and through Paris is breathtaking.
The cast are all superb, Sir Ben Kingsley of course wonderful as the crochety toymaker. It's an old-fashioned fairy tale of sorts, one of those films you can't talk about too much as the mystery is what makes the tale (but rest assured all questions are answered). Suffice to say it starts with post-WW2 Paris, and a boy living in the walls of the railway station where he looks after the clocks. It all goes from there.
Also: Am I the only one watching Eternal Law? I caught up with the series so far over the weekend; the ease of doing so says something about the 'depth' of this series but I am thoroughly enjoying it so far. Sam West is having far, far too much fun as the cynical, weary angel-on-earth who's saddled with a new former-angelic-chorister sidekick. ( SPOILERS for eps so far - 'Please don't make the mistake of thinking I give a rat's fart what you think, you pompous little singing twat.' )
AND FINALLY! Because I was this close to managing a Hiddles-free post...
It seems another vampire movie is being planned, though from the looks of it it's a more artie/indie affair that folks are hoping will rescue the genre from Twilight. Anyway! One of the vamps was supposed to be Mssr Fassbender, which actually I can picture very well. Unfortunately he's had to bail due to his social diary being full - alas. In his place, however, they've snagged Tom Hiddleston. He'll be joining Tilda Swinton and John Hurt, so this could be veerry interesting...
The cast are all superb, Sir Ben Kingsley of course wonderful as the crochety toymaker. It's an old-fashioned fairy tale of sorts, one of those films you can't talk about too much as the mystery is what makes the tale (but rest assured all questions are answered). Suffice to say it starts with post-WW2 Paris, and a boy living in the walls of the railway station where he looks after the clocks. It all goes from there.
Also: Am I the only one watching Eternal Law? I caught up with the series so far over the weekend; the ease of doing so says something about the 'depth' of this series but I am thoroughly enjoying it so far. Sam West is having far, far too much fun as the cynical, weary angel-on-earth who's saddled with a new former-angelic-chorister sidekick. ( SPOILERS for eps so far - 'Please don't make the mistake of thinking I give a rat's fart what you think, you pompous little singing twat.' )
AND FINALLY! Because I was this close to managing a Hiddles-free post...
It seems another vampire movie is being planned, though from the looks of it it's a more artie/indie affair that folks are hoping will rescue the genre from Twilight. Anyway! One of the vamps was supposed to be Mssr Fassbender, which actually I can picture very well. Unfortunately he's had to bail due to his social diary being full - alas. In his place, however, they've snagged Tom Hiddleston. He'll be joining Tilda Swinton and John Hurt, so this could be veerry interesting...
