The world famous QE2, once the pride of the fleet, has finally been sold off to become a ‘floating hotel’ to be moored off the coast of the Palm Resort in Dubai. The Cunard ship which has sailed the world since 1969 has been sold for US$100 million and will no doubt be affectionately remembered … More End of another era

Spent the morning re-reading some of Harry Potter “Goblet of Fire’ ready for the new book in a few weeks and then watched Aeon Flux for the first time. Story was a bit banal and predictable but the CGI and special effects made the film a stand out 🙂 I liked it anyway. And yes … More Quiet Day today

Us Pottermaniacs are waiting with bated breath for July. In July we will see the release of the next in the film series of the books… Order of the Phoenix. The trailers are already looking *good* and I just learned it will be available on the iMax format… i.e. *huge* screen… with the last 20 … More Ooohh… Order of the Phoenix in 3D?

In Australia we have a fantastic series of ads running for Hahn beer… but one especially has been coming under fire for being sexist. In fact, Todd Harper of VicHealth is demanding it be taken off the air! Hahn have responded by creating a new access point for their site… and damn funny it is … More Boob Job

Somehow I managed to miss posting yesterday. Hardly surprising I suppose… it was a long day! For starters at 6:30 a.m. I was at the ice-rink with the youngest for her lesson… followed for her by some ‘free skating’ time… and for me followed by another session in the gym. The youngest then had another … More Shrek the Third

Just saw this 1999 masterpiece… well… err… what *can* I say? I think in the list of weird films this has to rank up there with ‘Dogma’ as one of the most… err… interesting (?) plots I’ve seen in a while 🙂 I think this is one film we will *have* to buy on video … More Drop Dead Gorgeous

It was 40 years ago today… and inevitable that when the anniversary of its release should come around that renewed interest should be raised about The Beatles eighth and possibly best known album. It contains a mass of well played and well loved songs ranging from the haunting “She’s leaving Home” to the weird, wonderful … More It was 40 years ago today…

Try this… so true… so true. My life in a cartoon 😀 Pillpusher.

So Johnny Depp rides again in PoC III and the burning question is if the hype is matched by the flicker? Well we went to see it this arvo and I can categorically say… yes… and no. One of the problems they had was matching the sheer exuberance of the first movie. Their other problem … More Pirates of the Caribbean III

The Beeb has finally decided Neighbours has priced itself out of their market and is abandoning the bidding war that’s been going on in the UK. What baffles me is why it should be such a big deal to begin with? Why on earth would 5 million people tune in to watch the antics of … More Neighbours moving on…