Category Archives: cinema

From Michael Jennings, “how the corporate downsizing of AOL Time Warner led to a mad New Zealander making three movies of JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.” But, for now, some stories can have happy endings. (At least one … Continue reading →

I understand that all three parts of LotR were shot together. I wonder, though, whether a producer of an effects-heavy series might think it wiser to make the parts in order, so that the last part won’t suffer by comparison … Continue reading →

Last night I watched Red Dwarf series VIII, and was struck by an injustice that nobody seemed to notice: Captain Hollister blamed Rimmer and Lister for the dinosaur, created by Kryten’s clumsy use (encouraged by Kochanski) of the time-wand – … Continue reading →

Seeing a light blue Ford Anglia in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was a special treat for me, because we had one when I was about seven. Too bad about the script, though. In the trailer for The … Continue reading →

Lost Doctor Who show revived: the BBC is remaking Shada, an episode (by Douglas Adams) that was aborted by a strike in 1979.