Paris photo of the day: a tomb fit for the emperor of the universe
Which I’m sure is how Napoleon thought of himself.
Month: November 2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom review
Bit of a shame that a man who looms so large in the hearts and minds of so many has been packed neatly away into a film that is handsome, respectable, and just a tad stodgy.
Doctor Who thing: Christmas will be “The Time of the Doctor”
Festive Clara with her paper crown and her cracker + serious Doctor holding a decapitated Cyberman head? Urk.
The Invisible Woman trailer: Ralph Fiennes *is* Charles Dickens!
If I’d seen this trailer before I saw the film (at this year’s London Film Festival), I’m not sure I’d be all that impressed with it.
Paris photo of the day: harness the power of the British Empire
“Learn business English from the Wall Street Institute…”
evening clickbait: another reason Hunger Games is awesome; animals *were* harmed
Stuff I found on the Net today.
An Adventure in Space and Time review: making history
Mark Gatiss treats the legends of Doctor Who’s creation as only a longtime fan can, in a lovely tribute full of the exasperated acceptance that rose-tinted hindsight brings.
Dom Hemingway review
Jude Law is wonderfully deranged and utterly plausible as a rage-filled moron, but the movie leaves him adrift amongst unrealized satire…
Carrie review: women who hate women
I’m struck by the perversity of a story four decades old about religious misogyny and basic feminism and the perniciousness of bullying that still feels fresh and relevant…
Doctor Who thing: Ron Burgundy cannot handle the Doctor
Who is Peter Capaldi’s Doctor? He must have a name… (Ron Burgundy is confused.)
