Seen at the cinema:

Slumdog Millionaire
Seven Pounds
Valkyrie
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Franklyn
Watchmen
The Boat That Rocked
The Damned United
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Star Trek
Terminator Salvation
Public Enemies
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince
Moon
Inglorious Basterds
The Time Traveler's Wife
Passchendaele
District 9
Blind Dating
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Michael Jackson's This Is It
Nowhere Boy
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Trailer:



Just in case some people still haven't seen this.... THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR THIS MOVIE BELOW.

Saw this @ the bfi with fellow londongqmfs. Was great :D Oh, and rather ramdom but who was sat being myself and missy_manic for the screening - David Wailliams (one half of Little Britain) . I applaud his taste :) This was great on the big screen. I have a memory of seeing this as a child on TV - my first introduction to Star Trek that I can remember and being upset by the ending! I think it was one of the first films of my childhood I watched that did not have a Hollywood-type ending of everything is alright at the end. Ok, ok so the lingering last shot of Spock's coffin on a planet that creates life suggests its not the end of Spock - but that was far to subtle a clue for my seven year old brain to understand. ;) Now I love it for its themes of growing old, friendship, life, and death. It so much better than the first movie. And without it we'd never have III and IV which are probably my favourites. I can never decide.

Favourite quote: Spock: If I may be so bold, it was a mistake for you to accept promotion. Commanding a starship is your first, best destiny; anything else is a waste of material.
Kirk: I would not presume to debate you.
Spock: That is wise. Were I to invoke logic, however, logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
Kirk: Or the one.
Spock: You are my superior officer. You are also my friend. I have been and always shall be yours.

On the internet is entertainment like no other. Obama does Thriller. Watch this, not Fox News:




Looking forward to meeting londongqmfs @ bfi tomorrow :D Khaaaaaaaaaan!

Seen at the cinema:

Slumdog Millionaire
Seven Pounds
Valkyrie
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Franklyn
Watchmen
The Boat That Rocked
The Damned United
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Star Trek
Terminator Salvation
Public Enemies
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince
Moon
Inglorious Basterds
The Time Traveler's Wife
Passchendaele
District 9
Blind Dating
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Trailer:



Met some lovely people from ontd_startrek for a meet up on Saturday to watch an original cinema print of Star Trek: The Motion Picture @ bfi. Fun times chatting, playing with action figures and then going to see the film - for me for the first time. This has been called Star Trek: The Motionless Picture by fans and so I wasn't sure what to expect. And LOL good god man some of the shots go on forever! Too much 2001 Space Odyssey influence? On the other hand in the context of its original release seeing the enterprise ship jump from a small tv screen to the cinema screen must have been an exciting thing. The best bits were of course Spock/Kirk/McCoy moments and I do like that in the same way as Star Trek IV -this movie does not have a 'typical villian' for want of a better expression. Next month the bfi are showing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. I shall be there :)

Tonight I have officially finished watching every single episode of Star Trek TOS. So much fun. Looking forward to meet up tomorrow @ bfi for Star Trek: The Motion Picture - then I will have also completed viewing all Star Trek movies (original cast).

And damn you Edgar Wright, if anyone could sell me horror (I'm not really a big fan) it's probably Wright and his enthusiasm for it. Stop planning Prince Charles Cinema screenings on days I cannot make :( (Ok so I made it to Grindhouse, but was gutted to miss Hot Fuzz).

Oh, and the reviews for Inherit the Wind at the Old Vic are mostly positive - I cannot wait :D Hurry up November. I've missed seeing Spacey on stage.

So the Torchwood screening was great. I really liked the first part so am hopeful for the 5 parter. Had a sense of realism but still with the tongue in cheek humour. I think it might benefit from a continuing storyline rather than new stories each ep. We shall see. Russell T, Eve Myles, and John Barrowman were very entertaining in the Q&A which had a relaxed vibe. The director also had some interesting insights and has been involved from the early stages with Russell T which is rare for a director. All in all, looking forward to watching all of it on TV. A fan at the Q&A asked if there would ever be a musical episode of Torchwood - Russell's reply, "If only we had someone who could sing." I think Barrowman laughed the hardest at the joke ;) (the answer btw is no - Barrowman not sold on the idea - but he did say he liked the musical ep of Scrubs - he's not seen the Buffy one).

Take That gave a fab live performance of Said It All on Jonathan Ross. And looked very beautiful. Can't wait to see the tour. Someone on my flist (sorry can't remember who) said they missed it on their twitter so here it is:



And lord help me but watched more Star Trek TOS this weekend - I LOVE IT (sorry redderz you must be groaning reading this - I remember you saying you hated it!) Shatner and Nimoy = win. Seriously. So much comedy, and slashy moments. Am looking forward to watching the movie again with a gang from ontd_startrek on Tuesday.

• 22:16 Torchwood screening @ the bfi + Russell T, Barrowman, and Myles Q&A tonight was brilliant :D #

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( May 25th 2009 )

^ Star Trek @ bfi IMAX. It was awesome :)

Just caught up on posting last 3 days of photo a day. Been feeling very lethargic despite the sunny weather. That usually cheers me up but felt very meh yesterday/this morning. Hopefully out of my slump now. I only have two days at work next week = win. So hopefully that will sort me out. Going to Hampstead Heath with Rach tomorrow if weather is good and also to see Star Trek on IMAX with missy_manic. And on Thursday Lorraine will be coming over for partying and Boyzone gig so lots to look forward to. :) I really need to sort out my summer and book some time off.

Ideas anyone? (within the UK please)

( May 6th 2009 )

^ *excited* I has preview screening tickets for Torchwood @ bfi with missy_manic, Rach and Phil :D

• 00:05 back from screening + Q&A @ bfi of The Quatermass Experiment (2005) which was a live BBC TV broadcast starring David Tennant + Mark Gatiss. #

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^ Awesome random fact about the above show for Tennant fans = according to Wikipedia as found by missy_manic:

It was during the rehearsals for The Quatermass Experiment that David Tennant was offered the role of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. This casting was not announced to the public until later in April, but his fellow castmembers, and crew, became aware of the speculation surrounding Tennant; in the live broadcast Jason Flemyng changed Quatermass's first line to Tennant's Dr Briscoe from "Good to have you back Gordon" to "Good to have you back Doctor" as a deliberate reference.

Had a nice afternoon on the Southbank with friends from work this afternoon. First at the bfi for a coffee, then to the Tate Modern, and then back to the bfi for another quick drink before heading back.

Who else watched Take That Come To Town? :P Possibly too many dancers/acts for such a small stage but TT gave a good performance I think :) I LOL'd at Mark's story about his son. I *still* don't have the album I ordered on Monday yet *sigh*

Also, the episode of The I.T. Crowd that I saw being filmed with missy_manic aired on Friday:




^ much funnier in context with the rest of the episode :)

Been offline for a few days? what have I missed?

Am just dumping photos from my weekend in Rome. Had a fab time. Hotel was a-mazing. And I didn't have to pay a thing - yay for competition wins! Only spanner in the works was on our last day the entire transport network in Rome - the metro, the trains, the buses all went on strike so we had to stay central. Annoyed us because we'd planned to take a visit to Cinecittà Studios where numerous Oscar nominated movies have been shot, and of course the 'spaghetti' westerns. Oh and Doctor Who ;) Never made it though thanks to the strike. Never mind. Still had a great time :)

( Random Rome - Me, The Doctor, Graffiti etc )


^ I has coffee. good coffee.

( The Vatican, The Collisieum, The Trevi Fountain, The Spanish Steps )

Stuff I bought - Italian comics:

Dylan Dog (to be made into a film Dead of Night next year by Hollywood, starring Brandon Routh)
Danger Diabolik! (Already made into film - saw a bit of it on my bfi course)

^ could be a fun way to get more familiar with the Italian language.

Seen at the cinema:

The Good Night
In The Valley Of Elah
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
No Country For Old Men
The Edge Of Heaven (Auf der anderen Seite)
Grindhouse double bill: Planet Terror + Deathproof
Vantage Point
Lonesome Jim
Son of Rambow
Leatherheads
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
Mama Mia!
Wall-E
The Dark Knight
Tropic Thunder
How To Lose Friends & Alienate People
W.

Trailer:



I was gutted that I wasn't able to get tickets for the opening film of this year's London Film Festival Frost/Nixon but I did manage to get tickets for tonight's European Premiere of Oliver Stone's W. which made up for it :) The director and the cast were in attendance so it was a red carpet event - that was exciting :D

I enjoyed the film. Totally topical given the upcoming US elections which will see Bush leave the White House. I was curious to see if Stone's movie would take an anti-Bush view. I don't think it did. I believe It was a attempt to try to show why/how Bush came to power and the reasons behind his choices. Some people may see this as an anti- war movie. And there are some darkly funny moments. I think Stone pieced together what is (currently at least) in the public eye regards the decisions behind invading Iraq and how it was/is 'justified'. I also got from this movie is a better understanding of Bush and his religious stance though it scares me completely when anyone thinks or says they are acting on God's will. This movie totally focused on Bush's foreign policy which I guess from a historical context most politicians are judged on. I was wondering if the movie would cover the events of hurricane Katrina but it did not. I'll have to look elsewhere for that. I am right that Spike Lee did a documentary?

These are notes I took during my bfi course on comics and comic book movies. Figured some people on my f-list might enjoy them also. Bare in mind they are not comprehensive so some of it may not make sense. And if anyone's got extra knowledge to add - please comment!

( Comics From Non-Hollywood Perspective. )

( Modesty Blaise )

( Barbarella )

( Diabolik )

( Female representation in comics and film. )

These are notes I took during my bfi course on comics and comic book movies. Figured some people on my f-list might enjoy them also. Bare in mind they are not comprehensive so some of it may not make sense. And if anyone's got extra knowledge to add - please comment!

( Introduction - Film theory and reading comics. )
( Comics and Film Synergy )
( Comics and Film Synergy - Batman Example. )

*finally* got see The Dark Knight on bfi IMAX last night. The skyline shots are just even more stunning on the bigger screen.

Also, redderz and fearcat - your right there *are* Hot Fuzz lines of dialogue. This time I spotted Harvey Dent saying "Not exactly." And, Gotham Police, "That's what I'm talkin' about." ;)

Stuff I've done since my last post:

• Watched The Matrix on the big screen. Still good :)  
• 'Hag Do' friday night for a friend at work.  A lot of fun, especially the kareoke. 
• Finished reading Superman: Red Son  Clever, thoughtful comic.  Worth reading again.
• Watched episodes of Takin' Over The Asylum on BBC4. Must buy the DVD. It's brilliant drama and writing.

Still to do:

• Catch up with f-list.
• Write up report on Superman movie screenings for Superman Homepage.
• Type up notes from bfi course.
• Watch Dean Learner Presents...

*goes off to the first task* ....

Superman II on the big screen was awesome btw. A different experience to watching Superman The Movie - the version screened was the DVD version, but for Superman II it was an original cinema print. Kinda retro fun to see the old style BBFC certificate at the begining of the movie and the grainier picture quality. By no means did it detract from the experience, I noticed lots of different things - including an absolutely ridiculous cut and re-dub of a line from Lex Luthor. Am gonna write up all my thoughts that I've written down as bullet points at some point.

off to see The Incredible Hulk at the cinema again at the bfi this evening. And then tomorrow I get to see SUPERMAN II on the big screen for the FIRST time ever :D and again on Sunday! because (a) I'm slightly obsessive and (b) I don't know if another opportunity to do so will come my way again.

I heart bfi :D

OH MY GOD ZOD SUPERMAN II IS AIRING ON THE BIG SCREEN IN AUGUST :D *excited*

That means it's now:



^ this is also the date of UK premiere of The Dark Knight !

AND NOW:



I have never seen either of these on a cinema screen before. :D

I will also be going the BFI's screening on Incredible Hulk in August, and hils if you need an excuse to see it on the big screen again - Iron Man is also screening in August.

Tomorrow I am going to the first lecture at the bfi on Superheroes, Shoguns, Superspies and Spartans: Comic Books and the Cinema. Can't wait :D Am loving this bfi season :)