Monthly Archives: January 2008

Film weekend

Posted on Sunday 27 January 2008 by Hazel

Saboteur Hitchcock doing Hitchcock is better than most other imitators but still this is a minor work and too much of a US copy of The 39 Steps. Priscilla Lane is adorable while Robert Cummings is serviceable and unexciting. The … Continue reading →

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Album covers

Posted on Saturday 26 January 2008 by Hazel

This is a rather pointless post on album covers. I had never listened to Electrelane before, despite several albums in the house, but when I saw No Shouts No Calls, I was struck by the great cover and gave them … Continue reading →

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Film night

Posted on Sunday 20 January 2008 by Hazel

While Adam was on a sleepover we watched three films (well nearly three). The 40 Year Old Virgin – I lasted half an hour before deciding that a film that presents a person being vomited on by another person as … Continue reading →

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Assume crash positions

Posted on Saturday 19 January 2008 by Hazel

After Life (Jane Espenson) The last five minutes of this are superb – worthy of just quoting Buffy’s monologue (though that doesn’t do justice to what is essentially a dialogue between SMG and James Marsters despite Spike’s silence). I was … Continue reading →

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Clarkson!

Posted on Friday 18 January 2008 by Hazel

I just might do more of these suggestions. Link via The f-word.

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People I admire (and who happen to be left-handed) #2

Posted on Tuesday 15 January 2008 by Hazel

I have scrapped my next candidate in this prodigious prestigious (you nit) series because I have just read “Anywhere But Here” (#10 of Buffy season 8*). So I am moving on to my next favourite left-handed person I love admire … Continue reading →

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What is up with The Guardian?

Posted on Wednesday 9 January 2008 by Hazel

The Guardian‘s blogging editorial policy seems determined to be as divisive as possible regarding gender. The Guardian used to be one of my quick links but recently I removed it because I was fed up with being sucked into a … Continue reading →

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Social awareness meme

Posted on Sunday 6 January 2008 by Hazel

I am aware this is aimed at modern young people but it was an interesting experience answering the questions. The original is here and I have deleted some questions which were irrelevant. If your father went to college before you … Continue reading →

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You found the last known urn of Osiris on eBay?

Posted on Sunday 6 January 2008 by Hazel

Bargaining I and II (Marti Noxon) As season openers go then this is one of the better ones – at least the first part is – the second part drags at times and the climatic scene between Buffy and Dawn … Continue reading →

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Ice Princess and The Golden Compass

Posted on Saturday 5 January 2008 by Hazel

Ice Princess We only watched this because Michelle “Dawnie” Trachtenberg was in it and Joan Cusack and Claire from Heroes and we stayed to the end. Now the title is clearly cynical, its plot is preposterous (Casey is far too … Continue reading →

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