Day 168: ‘Wrapping Presents – Watching Cricket’
‘Wrapping Presents – Watching Cricket’ An afternoon and evening of cricket: Australia vs England, Third Ashes Test in 2017-2018 tour of Australia by England. It was also the last day …
Read MorePhilip Powers reviews the greatest and most influential films ever produced
‘Wrapping Presents – Watching Cricket’ An afternoon and evening of cricket: Australia vs England, Third Ashes Test in 2017-2018 tour of Australia by England. It was also the last day …
Read MoreStar Wars VIII: The Last Jedi 2017 A long and disappointing film. I’m reserving judgment until I have time to digest all the things that were wrong and anything that was …
Read MoreBlade Runner 2049 20I7 It’s great to see a film that could have disappointed, a sequel to a favourite film o mine, and walk out happy. My wife’s work colleague, who …
Read MoreL’Eclisse 1962 + Zabriskie Point 1970 Last night I got hold of Zabriskie Point (1970), Antonioni’s much-maligned American film which he made for MGM in 1969. I go into films knowing …
Read More“Not Everything is Equal” How different life is with a different mindset. There is a thing which happens when you realise that no-one you care about or that you think …
Read MoreThe Life that Blotted out the Moon and the Sun I want to write about this particular film – L’Eclisse – but I’m consumed by overwhelming emotions that people say about my …
Read MoreBunnings – not a film – just a warehouse (2017) This was a trip to get a cable and/or fitting to connect outdoor Christmas lights to an indoor power source. I piggy-backed …
Read MoreWedding Anniversary Dinner from 2008-2017 Got home at 6. 42pm. Got into the car at 6. 50pm and got to the restaurant for our celebration – belayed – from 29 November.
Read MoreWonder Wheel (2017) A Woody Allen Film A new Woody Allen film is in cinemas today. I thought I best catch it now, because it probably won’t be on next …
Read MoreFuture Noir: The Making of ‘Blade Runner’ (1982) This was one of those days where I read and read for hours and hours. I’d watched Australia wrap up the last …
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