Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
The Golden Compass
I went to see The Golden Compass last week - the film of the book with the same name (although sometimes called Northern Lights). I mentioned the trailer before, and though tit looked great, but wasn't sure what to expect of the movie itself.
I read the book some time ago so remember the story in broad sweeps but don't remember the specifics - thankfully the film was laid out in a similar fashion. ...
Tales of Beadle the Bard sold
This news is actually a little old but since we've just had the Christmas holiday I figure I can give myself a bit of slack. That and it's my blog so I'll post whatever I like whenever I like
The tales of Beedle the Bard is a book given to Hermione in the 7th and final Harry Potter book. They are a group of short stories, including the one that explains the Deathly Hallows. In the wizarding world they are ...
Videogames don’t make people stupid! Do they?
Recently a UK politician claimed teens playing games is making them less intelligent, in fact the following quote comes from a very popular tabloid - the Sun.
KIDS hooked on computer games have sent England plummeting down world league tables for reading, it was claimed yesterday.
A study of literacy at primary schools in 41 countries saw our youngsters slip from third to 15th in just five years.
Ministers claimed pupils spend so much time on consoles that they are not burying ...
Beowulf
When it comes to movies I'm a huge fan of fantasy and mythology.
When it comes to myths you can't get any more classic than the epic poem, Beowulf.
When I found out that Beowulf was going to come to the Imax, in 'proper' 3d (glasses and all), I knew I had to go and see it.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis (Polar Express, and Back to the Future) and starring a proper Londoner ...
Stardust
Stardust is a fantastic film about doing what is right and the quest for love (and the fact that you won't always find love where you expect too).
The story is based upon a Neil Gaiman comic book and was turned into a movie by Jane Goldman (Jonathon Rosses better half). I went to see it with Jo recently and thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The film has a wonderful feeling to ...
Run, Fat boy, Run
Went to see Run, Fat boy, Run at the cinema the other day. It was really good.
I've become a bit of a fan of Simon Pegg, Hot Fuzz being one of the big reasons why. Somehow he has made being a geek quite cool, and that can only be a good thing. However if you go into Run Fatboy Run expecting something like Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead then you are likely to be rather disappointed.
Ben’s Brother and Alice McLaughlin
I've been rather busy with another project recently (more on that soon) so I didn't get a chance to post this in a timely manner. What happened is a couple of weeks ago I went to see Ben's Brother at the Norwich Arts Centre. It was actually the groups last gig from their first headlining tour.
They're a relatively new group - although that's not entirely fair ...
The Simpsons Movie
I saw the Simpsons movie recently and I must say - I enjoyed it. A lot.
Going in to it I was concerned that it would be like watching three episodes back to back, and I had seen some reviews on tv where they said it was just that, but once the credits started to roll I felt I had watched a fully fledged movie - and an enjoyable one at that.
The basic premise ...
Rocket Boards is a super fast 3D rocket boarding action. My first "commercial" (shareware) product. Didn't do amazingly well but was a good learning experience
Bubble Bomb is a polished update of a game originally built by Warren Marshal (who works at Epic games - developers of Unreal and Gears of War)
My own update of Bubble Bomb, Bubble Blitz was almost a total rewrite adding loads of new features and a shiny new look.
Seths Puzzle Boxes is a puzzle game with a surprisingly enjoyable story line, unfortunately it's quite short so won't take long to complete, but while it lasts is great fun.