being frank: the chris sievey story is the film for which i’ve been waiting several years to be made… that’s because i was a huge fan of frank sidebottom, the bizarre and incredible creation of the genius that was chris sievey, who also us brought us the freshies‘ i’m in love with the girl on […]
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No Comments » Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story is a documentary I’ve been waiting so long for, and I’m hoping it actually does justice to the great man, best known for portraying Frank Sidebottom with his papier-mache head, whereas 2014’s Frank, starring Michael Fassbender, was so misguided, the master tapes should be burned along with every DVD […]
Cold Feet returning… The more I heard about this – with the cast repeatedly telling us, here and there, that there is no way that Helen Baxendale would return as a ghost – made me think all the more that there is EVERY way that Helen Baxendale would return as a ghost! But, no, she […]
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Grimsby started off with a better title, in my eyes – The Brothers Grimsby, it being a play on the Brothers Grimm, even though it’s not a fairy tale, so perhaps that’s why they changed it. Plus, their surname isn’t Grimsby, it’s Butcher. Not that any of that really matters. What does matter is that, […]
Posted in Blu-ray, Movies, Reviews Tags: Amaan Hendricks, Ant Hines, Bob Cryer, Claudia Adshead, David Buckley, David Harewood, David James, Erran Baron Cohen, Freddie Crowder, Gabriel Palmer, Grimsby, Isla Fisher, Janie Booth, Joanna Bobin, John Thomson, Johnny Vegas, Jon-Jon Lockwood, Jorge de Juan, Kyle Rowe, Laura Therese, Lewis Johnson, Lex Shrapnel, Louis Leterrier, Margaret Jackman, Mark Strong, Matthew Baldwin, Mika Behrman, Miles Evans, Nira Park, Paul Thornley, Penélope Cruz, Peter Baynham, Phil Johnston, Rebecca Front, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Tomlinson, Rory Keenan, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sam Hazeldine, Scott Adkins, Shaun Thomas, Steve Scott, Tamsin Egerton, The Brothers Grimsby, Todd Schulman, Yusuf Hofri, Zachary Sutcliffe No Comments »
Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle is another in the long line of Steve Coogan‘s character’s spin-offs and I can’t claim to have seen every last minute of his output, but what I have seen I’ve hugely enjoyed – apart from parts of I’m Alan Partridge Series 2 where he actually looked older than the later ‘Alpha […]
Brian Pern is the prog-rock brainchild of Rhys Thomas OBE and The Fast Show‘s Simon Day, and this boxset takes in all three series – The Life of Rock, A Life in Rock and 45 Years of Prog and Roll – each of which comprised of just three episodes… not enough, but then I’d rather […]
Posted in Blu-ray, Reviews, TV Series Tags: 45 Years Of Prog And Roll, A Life in Rock, Adjoa Andoh, Al Murray, Alan Ford, Alan Yentob, Alex Jones, Alex Petrides, Anastasia Harrold, Angela Thorne, Anna Maxwell Martin, Anne Nightingale, Ben Newth, Billy Bragg, Bob Mortimer, Brian Pern, Chas Hodges, Chrissie Hynde, Dan Cruickshank, Dan Snow, Danny John-Jules, Dave Peacock, David Arnold, David Baddiel, David Cummings, Dean Thomas, Denis Lawson, Dermot O'Leary, Frances Barber, Jack Whitehall, Jane Asher, John Humphrys, John Thomson, Jools Holland, Julia Deakin, Justyn Thomas, Kathy Burke, Kevin Eldon, Kirsty Young, Lloyd Day, Lorraine Cheshire, Lucy Montgomery, Mark King, Martin Freeman, Martin Kemp, Matt Lucas, Melanie Chisholm, Michael Smiley, Mike Read, Miranda Sawyer, Nigel Havers, Noddy Holder, Noel Edmonds, Paul Gambaccini, Paul Whitehouse, Paul Young, Peter Bowles, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Phil Cornwell, Philip Pope, Rhys Thomas, Rick Parfitt, Rick Wakeman, Roger Allam, Roger Moore, Roger Taylor, Roy Wood, Russell Grant, Simon Callow, Simon Day, Simon Godley, Simon McCoy, Stephen Holbrook, Steven Burge, Suranne Jones, The Life of Rock, Tim Rice, Tony Blackburn, Tony Way, Vic Reeves, Winston Garvey, christopher eccleston, matthew wright No Comments » Brian Pern: 45 Years Of Prog And Roll brings Simon Day‘s aging rocker back to our screens for a third series, just over a year after the last one. Aptly, in that time, Pern has taken a year out, albeit to recover from a heart attack, and now is back to celebrate 45 years in […]
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Comedy Feeds is the series of pilots, commissioned by BBC3, and which normally get a late night airing on TV as they have done before, but this year, they’re Internet-only and can be viewed on the BBC iPlayer on the links provided below after each review, but be quick as they’ll all expire around August […]
Posted in Reviews, TV Series Tags: Alastair Roberts, Alexander Owen, Alice Hewkin, Andrew Gaynord, Arnold Widdowson, BBC iPlayer, Ben Cavey, Ben Farrell, Ben Wicks, Chris Cottam, Chris Sussman, Claudia O'Doherty, Comedy Feeds, Dane Baptiste, Daran Johnson, Dead Air, Dolce Vita, Don Warrington, Edward Ashley, Eirwen Davies, Ellie White, Felicity Montagu, Fern Brady, Fishbowl, Funz And Gamez, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Greg James, Harry Mett, James Meehan, James Young, Jamie Demetriou, Janice Connolly, Jarred Christmas, John L Spencer, John Thomson, Joy McAvoy, Katherine Rose Morley, Kristian Smith, Lauren Lyle, Leo Martin, Liam Williams, Lisa Clark, Liz Hume-Dawson, Lois Chimimba, Lucy Armitage, Mark Benton, Mark Martin, Michael Smiley, Mick Ferry, Montserrat Lombard, Natasia Demetriou, Nick Preston, Nick Tatarowicz, Olivia Poulet, People Time, Phil Ellis, Radges, Rebecca Papworth, Rhianna Andrews, Richard David-Caine, Richard Webb, Ryan Paris, Ryan Paterson, Sally Lindsay, Sam Bryant, Sam Michell, Samantha Foley, Sarah Hadland, Sasha Frost, Simon Gibney, Simon Hynd, Simon Wilson, Steven Canny, Sunny D, Tom Davis, Tom Marshall, Tommy Rowson, Will Duggan No Comments »Cert: Cat.no: GVD 064 Running time: 292 minutes Year: 2002 Pressing: 2003 Region(s): 2, PAL Chapters: 54 plus extras Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Dolby Surround) Languages: English Subtitles: None Widescreen: 16:9 (1.77:1) 16:9-Enhanced: Yes Macrovision: Yes Disc Format: 2 * DVD 9 Price: £24.99 Extras: None Dom RobinsonReviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. […]
Cert: Cat.no: GVD 004 Running time: 290 minutes Year: 1999 Pressing: 2000 Region(s): 2, PAL Chapters: 72 plus extras Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Languages: English Subtitles: None Fullscreen: 4:3 (originally 16:9) 16:9-Enhanced: No Macrovision: Yes Disc Format: 2 * DVD 9 Price: £24.99 Extras : “On Location” featurette, Photo Album Dom RobinsonReviewer of movies, videogames […]
