What’s it all about?
I watched Alfie at the weekend – loved it (and not just because of Jude Law’s sharp suits)
Great look at how what we can think is good in life turns out to have actually been destroying us, or at least maybe making us unhappy.
Alfie isn’t really looking for THE ANSWER, as it [...]
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Alfie
Posted in film, musings on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Holiday
Posted in film, review on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went round to a friend’s last night, and we watched The Holiday. The basic premise is two women switched houses over the Christmas holiday because they’re both trying to get away from their man-troubles.
The switch happens between Surrey and LA, which makes for a lot of great British moments. There are some great bits [...]
The Devil Wears Prada
Posted in film, life, review on January 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I saw The Devil Wears Prada this week… it’s a film with a premise very similar to Ugly Betty – that is, an unlikely and unfashionable young women finds herself PA to an important person in a fashion magazine, and finds herself transformed by the experience.
Unlike the complexities of characters and change in Ugly [...]
