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by Leo62
Mon December 20th, 2010, 8:48 pm
Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
Topic: What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
Replies: 3275
Views: 225299

The King's Speech. Standard Heritage Movie fare raised to another level by a great cast. In particular, Colin Firth rocked and deserves an Oscar.

and...getting in the seasonal mood...Bad Santa :D
by Leo62
Mon December 13th, 2010, 5:28 pm
Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
Topic: What was that all about???
Replies: 20
Views: 2096

[quote=""LoveHistory""]Oh yes. I'd forgotten about Adaptation . I think most of Charlie Kaufman's films have no point.[/quote] I guess I'm one of the few people who liked Adaptation, but Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind annoyed the hell out of me. Loads of people love it. Beats me. The Fountain...
by Leo62
Fri December 10th, 2010, 9:20 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: Cheesy Cover Caption Contest Round 13: Pleasuring the Pirate
Replies: 9
Views: 841

Well done LoveHistory - can't wait for the next cover :D
by Leo62
Thu December 9th, 2010, 9:52 pm
Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
Topic: What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
Replies: 3275
Views: 225299

[quote=""cw gortner""]

My partner says Black Swan looks like Single White Female meets Freddy.[/quote]

ROTFL :D Can't wait now...


chuck - I love Foyle's War too - could watch Michael Kitchen sardonically raising his eyebrow until the cows come home ;)
by Leo62
Wed December 8th, 2010, 1:48 pm
Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
Topic: What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
Replies: 3275
Views: 225299

[quote=""cw gortner""]I'm seeing it this weekend. Can't wait! Natalie Portman goes schizo in a tutu. Hello.[/quote] LOL, love Natalie Portman. She went the Full Joan Crawford in the Other Boleyn Girl - twas the only good thing about that film :D Black Swan sounds like classic Hollywood Freudian - lo...
by Leo62
Wed December 1st, 2010, 4:21 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: December 2010: What are you reading?
Replies: 218
Views: 13728

[quote=""Nefret""]Just started... Bleak House by Charles Dickens[/quote]

Ooh great book and ideal winter read. :D

Still on Heartstone, with The Anatomy of Ghosts by Andrew Taylor up next.
by Leo62
Wed December 1st, 2010, 12:44 pm
Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
Topic: What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
Replies: 3275
Views: 225299

[quote=""LoveHistory""]and what's-his-name Henry VIII on The Tudors was Phillip. [/quote]

You mean Jonathan Rhys Meyers. :D In a very dodgy wig.

I couldn't take to this version, mainly because I thought PS was way too old for H2.
by Leo62
Sat November 27th, 2010, 8:13 pm
Forum: Author Announcements
Topic: Spartacus returns!
Replies: 17
Views: 1595

Congratulations Ben and happy writing :D Look forward to seeing the book hit the shops in 2012.
by Leo62
Sat November 27th, 2010, 8:11 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: What's the best book you've read this year?
Replies: 54
Views: 6012

The Little Stranger was one of my fave books of last year, and haven't read any fiction to equal it since. Hasn't been a vintage year for me in terms of HF. Not terrible, just nothing outstandingly memorable. So my best book this year is non-fiction: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.
by Leo62
Sat November 27th, 2010, 8:08 pm
Forum: By Author
Topic: Interview with CJ Samson
Replies: 4
Views: 2888

[quote=""annis""]Very interesting to read something of CJ Sansom's background.[/quote]

Yes - I didn't know much about him, though I did know he'd been a solicitor. Sounds like an interesting bloke - and it sounds as if his legal experiences have really informed his writing...

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