After a few recent visits to the cinema I was reminded of all the good things I love about the big screen; the beautiful colour, the immersive sound, the smell of the popcorn when you walk in, the trailers and that afterglow you get as you leave. Sadly I was also reminded of all the [...]
Category: Cinema
Hey there, Mr Blue Sky
"Sun is shinin' in the sky There ain't a cloud in sight, it's stopped rainin' Everybody's in their play and don't you know It's a beautiful new day, hey hey hey." I'm going to tell you a tale about a thread of my own musical history. It's a tale of how music from my childhood [...]
Avatar – Can’t you just enjoy it?
I watched the trailers, loved them in fact, and devoured the screenshots with hungry eyes. I was hooked on Avatar before I had seen it. The 3D thing didn't matter to me, the storyline, settings and fresh new epicness were what I wanted to see. With drink and popcorn in hand, prime seats grabbed, I [...]