It was up to Northampton at the weekend to see a Rob Newman gig with Kate & the girls. Having last seen one of his shows (A History Of The World, Backwards) some years ago in a tiny theatre in Kilburn it was nice to see him gig in a bigger venue. Like myself, Kate has been a fan since the 'Mary Whitehouse Experience' days but he was something ( Read more... )

I met up with the missus after work tonight with the the intention of taking in some exhibitions at central London art galleries with their late night openings on Fridays ( Read more... )

At work this week we celebrated Halloween with a zombie party. This featured some zombie films, a zombie themed play list, party decorations, costumes, masks, face paints, snacks, drinks and a big old plate of Spag Bol (because it looks like brains and guts, I explained on the night ( Read more... )

31 New-to-me Horror films watched and reviewed in October. (Finished!)

28. BACKTRACK:
Adrien Brody (remember when he was good?) plays a grown-up version of the "I see dead people" kid from 'The Sixth Sense' except this is an ability which has only just started and the more he learns the more it seems that there is a connection between all these ( Read more... )

31 New-to-me Horror movies watched and reviewed in October.

24. DON'T BREATHE:Produced by Sam Raimi, this looks like a pretty standard home invasion movie as a group of teenagers decide to rob a blind man's house. Obviously they get more than they bargained for otherwise this wouldn't be much of a film but some pretty tight writing/directing keeps ( Read more... )

31 New-to-me movies watched and reviewed in October. (This entry: My own personal ZOMBIE WEEK!).

19. DAY OF THE DEAD: BLOODLINE:
This is a "Re-imagining" of George Romero's 'Day Of The Dead' and as such has a lot to live up to. To be Honest 'Day' is the zombie movie of Romero's that I enjoy (and have re-watched) the least but it is still better ( Read more... )

After work today I popped across town to the Museum Of London to finally catch the photo exhibition I have been waiting for an opportunity to see all Summer. London Nights is (pretty obviously) a collection of photos of London after dark. Some are historical, others show how some major landmarks are illuminated, some feature less visited parts of ( Read more... )

On Thursday this week the missus and I set off for a corner of West London I hadn't visited in a while. The Brompton cemetery is one of a group of London cemeteries dubbed 'The Magnificent 7'as they were constructed following an act of parliament in the 1800's and are pretty special. The Brompton contains some 200,000 permanent residents (including ( Read more... )

31 New-to-me movies watched and reviewed in October. (This entry: My own personal SHARK WEEK!).

15. RAIDERS OF THE LOST SHARK:I'm glad to say this movie does not take itself seriously at any moment which is probably a good thing as in every single scene the acting, script, storyline and special effects all compete to be the shittist thing in the ( Read more... )

31 New-To-Me Horror movies watched & Reviewed In October:

11. THE PURGE:The trailers for The Purge always looked good to me and the reviews were generally positive - so I am not quite sure why it has taken me this long to get around to watching it. (It's already spawned several sequels and a TV series!). The premise is that in a near-future USA ( Read more... )