The big THOR

Ok, you got me, a superhero movie, a great cast, lashing of special effects - it was always going to be a winner...

Sound counsel

Ok, with Ridley Scott in charge and a dream 'A list' cast - The Counselor was clearly meant for great things. Starring Michael Fassbender as the counselor, Penelope Cruz as the counselors fiance, Cameron Diaz as Malkina, Javier Bardem as Reiner and Bradd Pitt as Westray.

A Game of Thrones...

Two of my favourite things... Gotye meets Game of Thrones - absolute brilliance! Courtesy of 'notliterally' who you can subscribe to on youtube, a very talented trio - I can't wait to see the next installment. Watch it and see for yourself.

It's 'About Time'...

Well there's no question, Richard Curtis has only been and gone and done it again! Another winning recipe and an excellent cast to boot - how does he do it? From the Creator of Love Actually, Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral, comes another must see film.

I have to admit that when I looked at the films on offer, this one wasn't my first choice, but in the absence of any masked superheroes, it seemed to be the best option and of course, it was.

Bill Nighy (who is of course a God, or at least maybe a Demi-God), plays a super cool father who has to somehow tell his 21 year old son the facts about their 'inherited' time travelling skills. Needless to say we are then taken on a journey of love, romance, laughter and sadness that almost left me speechless (almost!). We follow the trials and tribulations of Tim (Domhnall Gleeson who is probably best known as Bill Weasley from Harry Potter) as he trips and falls through his love life time and time again. Rachel McAdams who plays Mary is believable and reliable throughout and we are graced with a whole cast of 'A' listers such as Lindsay Duncan who is excellently cast, Tom Hollander (who never ceases to amaze with his range) and cameos from Richard E Grant and the late Richard Griffiths, just as the icing on the cake! There are some real laugh out loud moments and some very poignant ones to balance it out. If you think this is just another chick flick, think again.

I will admit that this is one of those that you could get on DVD, it doesn't need the big screen, but it's a great excuse for popcorn (scratch that - who needs an excuse) and of course if you wait for the DVD, then you have to do just that...wait - just go and see it.

All in all this film delivered on many levels. It was thought provoking and cleverly co-ordinated throughout. Like with most of Mr Curtis' delights, I am sure we will be seeing this on our screens for many a year to come and you know what, I can't wait.

Random redhead facts:
• Only 1% of the worlds population are redheads and most of these are found in the UK, Ireland and former UK colonies - like Australia for instance.
• Red heads are an endangered species (well almost) Apparently red heads are becoming more rare and are likely to be extinct in 100yrs or so...
• Red heads attract bees and are therefore stung more often - go figure!

A wake up call

If you care about the environment or the legacy we leave you will watch this, and act now - it doesn't take much to make a difference...

http://youtu.be/FnJQjtvngqA

Bank Holiday Baby Boom

So it's the first Bank Hol with half decent weather so what are you going to do with the week end ahead? Well I have a recommendation and the time to visit really is now...

An alien mis-adventure?

Originally written by  Stephenie Meyer, probably best known as the author behind 'The Twilight saga' The Host, in book form was captivating and had me hooked from page one. The film... (directed by Andrew Niccol) well it was good, but it didn't quite cut it. Honestly, I enjoyed it, but I had the memory of the book to fall back on...

Competition alert!!

So it's that time again and chocolate will soon be on the menu (like it isn't already - right?), so in honour of all things Easter and of course, chocolate, we are looking for the most creative egg. Yes that's right, decorate an egg or similarly shaped object, send us a picture - just a mobile snapshot will do, and you could win 50 bespoke greetings cards for your own personal use, professionally designed, printed and of course, delivered to the door of your choice.

So what have you got to lose, get doodling and decorating - those cards are within your reach...


And for inspiration, here a few websites to look at:
• Display of Easter eggs
• Top 10 Easter Eggs gallery
• Egg carving, must be seen to be believed...
• Sorbian eggs gallery...

Just in case you didn't know...
1. The oldest decorated eggs are dated 60,000 years ago and were found in South Africa.
2. Decorated eggs are believed to ward off evil in some parts of the world.

Now go and make the world a brighter place, get the family involved, have your own egg painting session (great way to keep the wee folk quiet for a bit) - oh and don't forget to send a pic.
Good luck.

Minimal Side effects!

Ok so Jude Law, marmite right? Love him or hate him (I have a wee soft spot so I am in the former camp) he's generally a safe bet (despite a.i.) so when the Side Effects trailers came out, I was there, anticipating which size popcorn I would go for, I mean if it's a nail-biter, it would be large (as a distraction from the tension), but I digress: I saw it in a small screen cinema, which is usually indicative of a bit of a flop, or an end of run, so the signs weren't good.... I have to say that Jude put in an admirable attempt at a therapist, but he was just too soppy for my liking.

The Tourist Zoo...

Now, I am not a lover of package holiday trips, however, I found myself recently embarking upon a fairly last minute one, because the weather here has been awful for way too long and I was desperately in need a bit of R&R. While away I found myself increasingly intrigued by the nature of the all inclusive holiday...

Skiing, blading and boarding apps, Skaps?

So it's well into the ski season (sadly injury prevents me from partaking this year), So I thought I would look at some of the ski geek apps that are currently available...

An end to grumbling?

Like many people I cope with the annoyances of everyday life, grumble a bit and move on to the next annoying thing, but do I ever sit and think of how to stop the annoying things? No. Well thank goodness, there are other people out there that do, and in fact do nothing but look for a solution to the 'little' problems we face, every day...

A bit of a Reach...

Okay, for those of you who like Lee Childs' Reacher book series, you may need a little bit of persuasion coupled with an active imagination to put Tom Cruise as the main Character. Not that I have anything against Tom, but let's face it, for a man, he's kind of, well, small...

The spectacularl life of Pi

Yes, I have inserted the word spectacular into the title as I firmly believe this was an error on the part of the production team, what with all of their hard work channeled into the making of the film itself, it's forgivable that they missed out the fact that this film needed more of a descriptive title...

Hobbit New Year

Yes, having had a busy Christmas, I had to wait until the New Year to get to the cinema, but it was certainly worth the wait. The first film had to be, The Hobbit – another Tolkien masterpiece and another of my all time faves...