James Earl Jones (1931-2024)
Duncan When an actor, or someone in the public eye sadly dies not only do you start thinking of your own mortality but what that person meant to you and the…
Films + TV
Vangelis (29th March 1943- 17th May 2022)
Vangelis – A Personal Voyage I was sad recently to hear of the passing of Vangelis at the age of 79, being a reclusive and private man it took a…
Dave Prowse (1935 – 2020)
There has been a great Disturbance in the Force When I sat in the Cinema in 1978 I along with the rest of the world had never seen anything the…
Grimmfest 2020 – Online Edition
In a similar vain to Frightfest this years Grimmfest went online, I mentioned in my round up of Frightfest that this is the responsible thing to do in a Pandemic…
The Cinema is Dead, Long live the Cinema
The Cinema is Dead, Long live the Cinema! I normally avoid topics that are current and involve business models, however I decided considering what I cover in this blog I…
Worlds to Escape into Part 2 ……. Mars
Sometimes we all just need another world to escape into …… …. Part 2 – Mars In the second part of this article rather than give suggestions on different fictional…
Frightfest 2020 Digital Edition
Frightfest (also known as London Frightfest) this year decided to do a Digital edition due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Just like some other well known festivals they decided to…
The Empire Strikes Back at 40
Forty years ago ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ leapt onto our screens, following up on one of the biggest films of all time was not going to be an easy task.…
Why Collect DVDs in 2019/20? – Reboot
I wanted to update the post I released last year for a couple of reasons. I recently released some videos on IGTV and You Tube about films I’d take into…
Worlds to escape into …..
Sometimes we all just need another world to escape into …. Part 1 I have put together a few of my favourite, but less known worlds to escape to. This…