Archives for December 2006
Ho Ho Ho
‘Tis the season to get rat-arsed…tra la la la la, la la la laaaa! I’m signing off for a few days folks. Myself and the wife will be spending the festive season over in Bristol (or Brissle as it’s called… continue reading »
“Do ya wanna party?”: Lost Classics Pt. 2
Following on from Tuesday’s post (and its discussion of The Observer,’s “50 Lost Film Classics” list), I hereby offer my second “unduly neglected” 1980s gem for your consideration. Available in all decent DVD shops at knockdown prices, it’d make the… continue reading »
“How Do These Movies Get Made?”: Lost Classics Pt. 1
While I generally avoid the plethora of lists and list-based TV shows that dominate the media during this festive season, I was rather impressed by Phillip French & Co’s “50 Lost Movie Classics” effort in Sunday’s Observer. First of all,… continue reading »
Scrunge and Un-Scrunge
Though it’s hard to know whether the memories generated by Paul Gravett’s Great British Comics are anything other than fantasies conjured up by The Numskulls inside my own head, I’m still enjoying them. One story whose outrageous brilliance I have… continue reading »
Tread Softly, For you Tread on my Tackies
It’s often been said (by me at least) that nothing livens up a party quite like an etymology anecdote. With that truism in mind allow me to relate a tale that unfolded once upon a time (actually about 8 years… continue reading »
Of Free Will and Suggestion Boxes
I’m currently working my way through Paul Gravett’s1 recently-published (and much-needed) Great British Comics, and enjoying the numerous memories it has been stirring up. For instance…as I lay in bed the other night, lost in that half-asleep/half-awake reverie in which… continue reading »
