Happy Hogmanay! This is Edinburgh, of course, the fireworks up north are a lot better ! *cough*.
!SR

Foreword to reviewed films

I quite often like having a little peek at the Four Word Film Review Site to alleviate the boredom of reading much lengthier reviews. http://www.fwfr.com/

I seem to remember a similar site regarding books and will look it up for a future blog.

In the meantime these quotes:

Truth! Justice! Weight Watchers?

Elastic wife. Secret life

Bird, plane- Pixar!

give you some idea. They are from reviews of the new Pixar film the Incredibles.


!SR

Rugby is game played by men with oddly shaped ..

When I was studying in Ireland, I took up rugby. As my first season wore on, the boys and I were eventually scheduled to play a team that had a reputation for violent play. Considering that we weren't the most talented outfit to have ever taken the field, we took on the challenge with a "do or die" attitude, hoping things would swing our way. They didn't, and to make matters worse, our star player, Alan, dislocated his hip after a ferocious tackle. We all stood back to watch the medic who, in one swift movement, popped the hip back into its socket. Then Alan let out a blood-curdling scream. To our horror, we realized that one of his testicles had been jammed into the socket, and was now firmly held in place by the hip. Incidentally, Alan ripped a vocal cord with his screaming.
P. Oulet, Roanoke, VA

from http://www.fhmus.com/reporter/truestory/

OMIGOD that's gotta hurt.


!SR

Listening Post

Top Five Toons 4 2day:

1. Os Mutantes - Panis Et Circenses

2. Belle and Sebastian - Step Into My Office Baby

3. Talvin Singh - OK

4. RL Burnside feat Lyrics Born - Someday Baby

5. Brian Eno - Music for Airports


!SR

Slacker backer

Saw a documentary abour Richard Linklater on Channel 4 this week. It reminded me of how much I like the film "Slacker".

I first saw it about a decade ago, given a copy by one of my art college friends.

I marvelled as I watched the strange structure unfold, and the great characters and weird stories.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002DB4ZK/102-3853251-3590511?v=glance

For a list of other slacker movies try

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/7601/list.html




!SR
(" I should have stayed at the bus station! ")