film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
This Sunday, November 23, marks the 45th anniversary of the debut of Doctor Who, at 5:15pm Greenwich Mean Time, on BBC1. I don’t remember that — I wasn’t born yet, and I would have been living in America anyway, if I had been. Hell, the actor playing the Doctor today wouldn’t be born for another … more…
Essential for fine dining: My new favorite watch: (available at Amazon UK) Craving more Eccleston: (available at Amazon US and Amazon UK) Captain Jack Harkness sings showtunes: (available at Amazon UK) I am such a dork.
One fish-and-chips takeaway place clearly knows what audience it’s catering to at the moment: Found this in a shop called Past Times, which sells doodads aimed at Anglophiles that recall earlier and more romantic eras. This charming bit of nostalgia apparently hails from the 1950s: it is a tabletop-size replica of a thing that police … more…
