‘A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults.’ Mario Puzo “I came here today because I heard Don Corleone is an honorable man”. Ah, yes, The Godfather. One of the greatest Hollywood films ever created, with a superstar cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Richard Castellano,Continue reading “Book Review #10: The Godfather”
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Book Review #9: With a Mind to Kill
The criminals and conspiractors he had been fighting all his life were becoming superannuated as time moved on, and another decade, youger and brasher than any that had gone before, imposed itself. With a Mind to Kill, written by British crime author Anthony Horowitz, is the latest James Bond novel published by Jonathan Cape andContinue reading “Book Review #9: With a Mind to Kill”
Book Review #6: The Chronicles of Narnia
Some brief (and informal) thoughts on the classic children’s series which I finished recently. Whilst I read the series in publication order, this review will be arranged in chronological order as this is the way the books are now published. The Magician’s Nephew (1955) A prequel to the Narnia series, this story details the creationContinue reading “Book Review #6: The Chronicles of Narnia”
Book Review #4: You Only Live Twice
You only live twice: Once when you are born And once when you look death in the face. after BashÅ, Japanese poet, 1643-94 You Only Live Twice is the eleventh James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, and was originally published in 1964. It is the third and final book in the Blofeld / SPECTRE trilogy,Continue reading “Book Review #4: You Only Live Twice”
Book Review #3: A Promised Land
More than anyone, this book is for young people – an invitation to once again remake the world, and to bring about, through hard work, determination, and a big dose of imagination, an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us. Barack Obama As a fan of politics, government and international relationsContinue reading “Book Review #3: A Promised Land”
Andrew’s Highlights #3
July 2021: Lockdown Edition Film: Dr. No (Terence Young, 1962) Thunderball (Terence Young, 1965) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Peter Hunt, 1969) TV: Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin (BBC, 1976) Superwog Series 2 (ABC, 2021) Music: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major ‘Pastoral’ (Berlin Philharmonic, 2015) Beaucoups of Blues (Ringo Starr, 1970) Cloud NineContinue reading “Andrew’s Highlights #3”
Book Review #2: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
“Bond’s right hand flashed out and the face of the Rolex disintegrated against the man’s jaw.” On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is the tenth James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, and was originally published in 1963. It is the second book in the Blofeld/ SPECTRE trilogy, which began with Thunderball and concludes with You OnlyContinue reading “Book Review #2: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”
Andrew’s Highlights #2
May/June 2021 30 June 2021 Film: Atonement (Joe Wright, 2007) Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962) TV: Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (BBC, 1966; 2020) Eurovision Song Contest 2021 The Grand Tour Season 1 (Amazon Prime Video, 2016-17) Music: ABC Classic 100 2021 A/B (Kaleo, 2016) Delta Kream (The Black Keys, 2021) DreamersContinue reading “Andrew’s Highlights #2”
Andrew’s Highlights #1
March/April 2021 2 May 2021 Film: The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (Francis Ford Coppola, 2020) Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939) The Invisible Man (Leigh Whannell, 2020) Train to Busan (Yeon Sang-Ho, 2016) Infernal Affairs (Andrew Lau & Alan Mak, 2002) The Hollow Crown: Richard II (Rupert Goold, 2012) Reservoir DogsContinue reading “Andrew’s Highlights #1”
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