The Man and the Hour

Work has been, well work, slowing down a bit and for bizarre reasons young Mr Lewis and I seem to attract the mentalists into our section on a Sunday shift. The next few weeks are going to be hell, not just because of covid but because the road is closed for bridge repairs and the …

30 Day Album Challenge #Day 21

Welcome back to my 30 Album Challenge Day 21: A Favourite Soundtrack Album. Now I answered a similar question in my 30 Day Film Challenge earlier in the year with Duke Ellington's soundtrack to the movie "Anatomy of a Murder", so I won't be selecting that again. My choice is going to be the soundtrack …

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On Monday 3rd August we celebrated my Nan's 95th Birthday and by means of celebration we had afternoon tea with Nan and Heather, Heather even baked some cakes for the occasion, with lets say "mixed" results. This was down to the oven at her flat not being particularly great so they weren't heating through properly. …

30 Day Film Challenge: Supplemental

I thought I would do a coda to my film challenge and add a couple which didn't make the grade. Day 16: A film with a number in the title. My other choice was the 1957 Hammer Film Quatermass 2. The reasons I didn't go with this are two fold. 1. The film is an …

30 Day Film Challenge #Day 30

Welcome back to my 30 Film Challenge courtesy of Cineworld cinemas, this is the final day and the prompt is a film with a beautiful ending. This my come as a dramatic shock for you, but my final choice is going to be a film about an aspiring Jazz musician. The film in question is …

30 Day Film Challenge

Welcome back to my 30 Day Book Challenge courtesy of Cineworld cinemas, today is day 29 (where has the time gone) and the prompt is a film that didn't want to end Umm I don't think I have ever seen a film I never wanted to end... However I would like to have seen a …

30 Day Film #Day 28

Welcome back to my 30 Film Challenge courtesy of Cineworld cinemas, today is Day 28 and the prompt is a film that changed your life Ah I think this is an example of a prompt which falls badly on my heart of stone as I don't think I have had a "life changing movie", I …

30 Day Film Challenge #Day 27

Welcome back to my 30 Film Challenge courtesy of Cineworld cinemas, today is day 27 and the prompt is your favourite Superhero movie. Superhero films are currently enjoying a renaissance and the playing field is quite wide and varied, ranging from the sunny upbeat vibe of the Marvel films to the dark broodiness of Zack …

30 Day Film Challenge #Day 26

Welcome back to my 30 Day Film Challenge courtesy of Cineworld cinemas, this is Day 26 and the prompt is a film that made you feel happy. Ah well this one is easy, a film of a beloved character of my childhood which is respectful for the cartoon series I grew up with and the …

30 Day Film Challenge #Day 25

Welcome back to my 30 Film Challenge courtesy of Cineworld cinemas, today is day 25 and the prompt is a film that inspired you Inspired me to what? 🤣 Well this inspired my interest in film noir and post war Europe https://youtu.be/sxONI2J64Yw