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Read more about the article Talking About Trailers

Talking About Trailers

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:6 May 2010
  • Post category:Blog

What happened to trailers? Or, have they always been as bad as they are now? This is a jumbled mess of thoughts that came into my head after seeing the trailers before Iron Man 2 last weekend. Did I mention that I have seen Iron Man 2 before it came…

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Read more about the article Comedy: Lucy Porter: Fool’s Gold

Comedy: Lucy Porter: Fool’s Gold

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:5 May 2010
  • Post category:comedy/London

Lucy Porter is a comedian who has been on the comedy scene for quite a while now, but I hadn't seen one of her full shows, even though she has been making appearances on television in the likes of Annually Retentive and Mock The Week. I enjoy comedians who put…

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Read more about the article Comedy: Live Recording Of The Now Show

Comedy: Live Recording Of The Now Show

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:4 May 2010
  • Post category:comedy/London

When talking about podcasts recently, I didn't really talk about the radio shows that I listened to as podcasts, perhaps because they're cheating a little, what with their professional recording apparatus and editing facilities. The Now Show, becoming something of an institution on Radio 4 after broadcasting for over 10…

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Read more about the article Comic Book Shops: Croydon

Comic Book Shops: Croydon

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:3 May 2010
  • Post category:comic book shops/London

Growing up in London, I never considered Croydon part of London – it was a suburb that marked the boundary between the sprawling metropolis and the boring countryside. This was misguided ignorance on my part, as I had never been there, didn't know anybody who lived there or even looked…

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Read more about the article Notes On A Film: Iron Man 2

Notes On A Film: Iron Man 2

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:2 May 2010
  • Post category:comic book movies/film reviews

Another topical detour from catching up on films I saw in the cinema in January and comic books I have bought, to talk about something that converges on two of my obvious loves: films and comics. And nothing to do with the fact that it hasn't come out in America…

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Read more about the article Comic Book Shop Update: Orbital Comics

Comic Book Shop Update: Orbital Comics

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:1 May 2010
  • Post category:comic book shops/London

One of the series of posts I have written is about comic book shops – I'm very lucky, living in London, to have a lot of comic book shops in relatively close proximity, even though I mention other comic book shops that a particular resonance in my development as a…

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Read more about the article My Updated Film Rating System

My Updated Film Rating System

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:30 April 2010
  • Post category:Blog

I had a moment this week of writing notes on films I'd seen in the cinema when I realised that my film rating system was slightly out of date, and that I had to do something about it. My incredibly vain film rating system is based on my name –…

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Read more about the article Notes On A Film: Up In The Air

Notes On A Film: Up In The Air

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:29 April 2010
  • Post category:film reviews

This was a good film in all aspects: the script, adapted from a novel, was sharp and warm and resonant, but without being preachy; Jason Reitman directs with a sure touch, light when needed, visually interesting when necessary (this now makes three really good films he's made in a row,…

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Read more about the article Notes On A Film: Sherlock Holmes

Notes On A Film: Sherlock Holmes

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:28 April 2010
  • Post category:film reviews

There is something so innately British to Sherlock Holmes, it always surprises me that the character is one of a handful of fictional creations known the world over. I love the well-written stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but I am not someone who thinks that there is only one…

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Read more about the article Notes On A Film: The Book Of Eli

Notes On A Film: The Book Of Eli

  • Post author:David Norman
  • Post published:27 April 2010
  • Post category:film reviews

Ever since Dead Presidents, I’ve looked out for Hughes Brothers’ films. It’s a shame they haven’t done that many – they have a strong visual approach and a focus on what stories they want to tell. I enjoyed From Hell on its own merits – it’s a period cop-on-the-edge movie…

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