Category: Movies

Sunday 11 May 2008 | Movies | Comments (4)

I was surprised that even in the cheap economy class, called World Traveller by British Airways, that we received their new video on demand during our trip to San Francisco. Well we did and there was a good, not great, selection of films to choose from. So I picked three...

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Thursday 31 August 2006 | Blogging : Movies | Comments (5)

What do you do when other sites are picking up your content and they aren't even giving you credit? Just a simple source or via link? It's something that is really clear cut if a site is copying your entire article, because it's provable then, they have all your words,...

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Sunday 27 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies : Politics : The World | Comments (2)

During the Edinburgh International Film Festival this year I was lucky enough to see the documentary An Inconvenient Truth starring Al Gore, the rightful President of the United States of America. I was shocked and moved to tears, not at Gore being pushed out of the Presidential elections, but at...

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Wednesday 23 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies | Comments (0)

What's on today then? Shoot the Messenger, H6 Diary of an Assassin, The Killing of John Lennon and Sundays in August. A fair mixture indeed and no more than a half hour between showings. It's interesting that going through the festival I've come up with so many suggestions on how...

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Monday 21 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies | Comments (0)

Another early start and a day of four films at the EIFF, with the final ending about 21:30. There's a continual feeling of tiredness that's just hanging around, and I'm yawning within a few minutes of getting up, but it is enjoyable, I'm seeing some great movies, and not so...

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Sunday 20 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies | Comments (0)

Well I had hoped for a lot of rest last night but my fiancee and her bridesmaid-to-be had been out celebrating all day so that foiled plans of getting a restful early night! There was a big event party last night with a bunch of celebraties and a host of...

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Sunday 20 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies | Comments (0)

Well I was supposed to go and see four films today starting about 09:45, but unfortunately an early morning finish from writing and an early start to get more done resulted in a splitting migraine. For those of you who aren't migraine sufferers they can be intense, and I ended...

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Saturday 19 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies | Comments (0)

It's an early start again, and four movies today. Between two films this afternoon I have an eight minute gap, luckily also just a one screen walk! Well I made it. Three films so far and that dash between screens was easy enough. There's just time to do a little...

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Saturday 19 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies | Comments (0)

Another early start to get some stories on the site, find my bandwidth is close to maxing out again this month, speed through the emails, and then head over to Cineworld for First Love at 09:30. Hard work, but great fun. After First Love I headed off to the press...

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Tuesday 15 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies | Comments (0)

So the third day begins. This morning I had some time before my first screening to get some writing done, unfortunately I used it to write up some news stories instead of doing the review, so I'm a bit behind. Hopefully the gap this afternoon will help me get out...

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Monday 14 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies | Comments (1)

Early start this morning and my fiancée had things well planned with packed lunch ingredients galore. I made myself something and scouted the news stories to pass onto my trusty stand in Louise. After breakfast it was the 08:08 bus into town for the first showing. Sitting in the lovely...

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Sunday 13 August 2006 | EIFF 2006 : Movies | Comments (0)

It all started a lot better than yesterday's fiasco, with the arrival at the Press Office bang on 08:30 and finding them already open and waiting. My information and pack were obtained within seconds by a group of ladies who were quite nervous, perhaps they thought I was someone important!...

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Wednesday 26 April 2006 | Blogging : Moans : Movies : Writing | Comments (4)

That's my life at the moment. When I'm not working, I'm living and breathing Filmstalker, and do you know what? I'm loving it. This weekend I just survived Dead by Dawn, the Horror Film Festival in Edinburgh that is running into its thirteenth year, and doing superbly well as it...

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Tuesday 14 March 2006 | Blogging : Movies : Writing | Comments (5)

Some of you will be aware that in late February, after some one and a half years writing for The Movie Blog (as well as being in three audio editions!) I suddenly disappeared. However, I am finally back and have my own site to talk about and discuss Film news,...

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Sunday 8 January 2006 | Blogging : Movies : Writing | Comments (5)

This is a great finish for 2005 for me, news that The Movie Blog has won a readers Blog Award for the Best Movies Blog. That, for those of you slow on the uptake, is a an award voted for by people who read the InterWeb and our site, and...

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Tuesday 3 January 2006 | Movies | Comments (6)

Funnily enough I started writing a top five list as John on the Movie Blog did, and as I worked through the release schedules I found more and more being added on. When I looked at the huge list I realised I was going to have some job putting them...

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Monday 26 December 2005 | Movies | Comments (1)

At the end of The Chronicles of Narnia the titles came up, the house lights came on, and everyone stood up getting their jackets on and began to leave. As they were piling out of the rows and down the steps the titles faded out and the film continued with...

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Thursday 30 June 2005 | Blogging : Movies | Comments (3)

During a movie review I hit quite a dilemma. I'd received a screener (a free copy of a movie given to reviewers to watch and review) and I didn't enjoy it. Now in normal circumstances I wouldn't have bothered too much, written the review the way I had called it,...

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Monday 23 May 2005 | Movies | Comments (4)

Once again, not sure how many people from The Movie Blog will read this, but it's the only way to get out a message at the moment. During a rework of the site yesterday, which almost completed, the Hosting Company locked us out of the site. No clear reason why,...

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Friday 8 October 2004 | Movies | Comments (0)

Just had a quick look for some of the latest movie trailers and found a new trailer for Blade Trinity. It does look very slick and exciting, continuing a popular franchise, but does it spell the end for Blade and Wesley Snipes?...

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Monday 27 September 2004 | Movies | Comments (0)

Oh dear. I just watched a trailer for a movie called White Noise, and yes, it scared me. Doesn't help that I'm sitting in the computer room with the desk lamp on at 11pm and the girlfriend is already in bed....

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