How good is The Social Network? Well, it’s only my opinion, but it’s very good indeed. The casting is perfect, the frailties of humanity disected and examined under a microscope very gently and even the most difficult characters have a sympathetic edge. Zippy dialogue, great structure, moving and funny. For me, A-. Check it out.Continue readingThe Social Network
Category: Social Commentary
It’s a great quote, that one on the poster. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, a nice theme for a movie. I love social networking, in spite of all the reservations I held about it in the beginning. It’s allowed me to get to know a wide range of wonderful authors and people associated…Continue readingYou don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbLgszfXTAY I watched The Road about a month ago, mainly because I forgot to scrub it from my Love Film list when it was chosen for this year’s programme. It’s a post-apocalyptic tale and we therefore is not all sweetness and light. The group choosing went for it in the end because it seems like…Continue readingThe Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0LF-F1QNAw This Saturday is International Women’s Day I think. To celebrate, there’ll be an evening of entertainment set up for you on Saturday night in Dunbar at the Church Hall. I don’t have a flier, so I’m going to be sketchy for now. Pencil it in your diaries, though. I hear it was a toss…Continue readingMade in Dagenham