In response to Melanie's Ten Films Which Influenced Me post, which in term was inspired by The Haunted Wordsmith, So since I am not sure quite how "inspired" is to be interpreted here is my best shot. 1. Citizen Kane Yes I know it is a bit of a Film School Textbook answer but many … Continue reading 10 Films
The House That Dripped Blood (1970) Certificate: 12 Amicus Studios Directed by Peter Duffell Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ingrid Pitt, Denholm Elliott, Tom Adams, Jon Pertwee. The House That Dripped Blood is an atmospheric portmanteau classic horror, based on the novel of the name by Robert Bloch (the author of Psycho), from Amicus Studios … Continue reading The Sandman’s Film Club: The House That Dripped Blood
Things have been going well with Heather, she spent all of last week at mine although we didn't spend as much time together as we thought we might thanks to our work patterns in the week. We visited Nan and took her shopping which was nice and then we went for dinner and tried out … Continue reading Autumn Leaves
It's a windy Tuesday and I curled up in a chair but not very comfy. My back and knee are playing up at the moment and I keep getting an odd pain in my side, think I may switch to drinking cranberry juice and coconut milk for the next few days and see if that … Continue reading Mr Sandman Goes to the Countryside
The House with a Clock in its Walls is a family film from Amblin studios starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett and Kyle McLaughlin and offers an intriguing premise but ultimately fails to deliver in the long run.. It starts out with a set up already too over familiar in the genre with an orphaned child … Continue reading The House with a Clock in its Walls
Ant-man and the Wasp is another entry into the MCU and is set after Captain America: Civil War but before Avengers: Infinity War (but not dramatically so) and after some heavy going storylines, it is a bit of a welcome relief that this movie is a much more light-hearted affair with a joyous level of … Continue reading A Sense of Scale: Ant-man and the Wasp
It's been a changeable week and, thanks to the Orac not liking the Wi-Fi in the living room, I am sat here typing this entry in my dining room while listening to "No One Ever Tells", the second of three Jazz inspired vocal albums by Seth MacFarlane. Yes, that Seth MacFarlane and no it isn't a … Continue reading Timeless Time
A class you wish you would have taken? I wish I had taken up a Computer Programming course at the very least, but considering the limitations of the Computer room at my secondary school I have a feeling my programming knowledge would be pure 1980s computer science. A bit of a concern considering that I … Continue reading Share Your World 13th August 2018
Over the past few weeks I have been slowly adding to my music, books and film/TV collections. To celebrate 50 years of the Thames Television company, Entertainment publishing group Network put a sale on all the DVDs and Blu-rays which Thames produced shows and as such I took the opportunity to purchase both volumes of … Continue reading An Entertaining Haul
It has come to my notice that there has been a minor football tournament taking place, but this is the only Sporting Life for me https://youtu.be/ZDKeSC7hSEk So the grip of Summer has taken hold on the Sandman and his work to the extent I have had to loosen my tie occasionally while on shift!!! On … Continue reading Sportin’ Life
