Pretentious Ramblings

On hearing about Paxman’s comments at the Edinburgh TV festival my first thoughts (after trying to think of the alternative uses of sandwich spread, besides just using it as imitation sick) were of slight numb shock (yeah I probably meant to write “first feelings” it would be weird to have thoughts about numb shocks) followed by disappointment. The disappointment I was feeling was not just because I have a great deal of respect for his interviewing style and that I felt somewhat let down by his seemingly immature comment, but also because it made me less enthusiastic about buying this T-shirt. Read the rest of this entry »

If your a watching film, or have watched one (a lot of people have you know), and that film tells the story of an historic event and/or person, and you discover something incredibly interesting and exciting making everything in the world make sense. Then you find out what you’ve just seen is not a key to understanding the mysteries of life but sensationalised excitment that hopes you don’t bother questioning anything you see. Odds are that film or films (lets break that boundary people) is an Oliver Stone film. Today we have the first trailer for his next film, a George Dubya Bush biopic. I usually cringe at the release of an Oliver Stone film, as it often feels like he’s begging for controversy. To me he seems to know that what he’s created has taken out a large artistic licence, but hopes humanities cravings for excitement and intrigue will bypass the holes of truth (yeah it does sound like a subtitle for a national treasure film…I think it does). Read the rest of this entry »