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Probably not since “The Dark Knight” has a movie had such an intense air of anticipation. I think most adults have been wondering exactly how anyone could transfer a highly loved Kid’s book such as “Where the Wild Things Are” on to the big screen. So for the past six months I have been eagerly waiting for the release of this film.

So as the movie unfolded and this children’s story came to life on the big screen I found myself captivated. Just in case you need a reminder, the basic story of “Where the Wild Things Are” is as follows. Misunderstood at home and at school, mischievous Max escapes to a land populated by majestic, and sometimes fierce, creatures known as the Wild Things. The Wild Things allow Max to become their leader, and he promises to create a kingdom where everyone will be happy. However, Max soon finds that being the king is not easy, and that his relationships with the Wild Things are much more complicated than he originally thought.  Read the rest of this entry »

So the basic premise of this uber cool documentary is what will happen when you take three world class and quite different guitarists and lock them together in a big old warehouse. In fact that sounds more like some battling reality show then what this movie is really like. “It Might Get Loud” features legendary classic rock guitarist Jimmy page from “Led Zeppelin”, the atmospheric soundscape building guitarist The Edge from U2 and extremely experimentally raw guitarist Jack White from “The White Stripes’. Quite possibly three of the most influential guitarists within the past three generations of electric guitarists. Page, Edge and White have each played their part in helping to shape the direction and style of guitar playing within the past five decades.  Read the rest of this entry »

At first glance Bandslam looks like the typical shallow teen dramedy, with aspirations of High School Musicallity. I guess with that in mind I was kind of ready to dismiss it from the get go. What a mistake that would have been. Bandslam focuses on a lonely outcast Will Burton, whose love of music and amazingly deep general knowledge on the history of rock n’ roll creates this very endearing character. In fact it actually showed some real respect to good music through the music tastes of the main character Will Burton, music like classic punk such as the Ramones, David Bowie, right through to the ragamuffin reggae of Jimmy Cliff and so many more.

As the film unfolds we see a school that is very focused on their own entry into the local battle of the bands competition, “Bandslam”. Normally the school only enters one band who generally always wins. However this year Will wants to change things up, after all he is new to the school so surely the historical rules need not apply. After recruiting a motley crew of misfits and rock n’ roll hopefuls, the die is cast and a band is formed.  Read the rest of this entry »

Terry Nation’s BBC drama series Survivors, was one of the most popular TV shows of the 70s. Set in a plague ravaged, post-apocalyptic world a handful of survivors band together to try and cope in a world stripped of all the modern technology and comforts that they were used to.

Of the three seasons that make up the collection, I’ve only watched the first – and what a stunner – if It wasn’t for my wife going into hospital, we’d be straight onto the second season. As it is, we’ll have to wait a week or so to find out what happens next.

Being a television show from the mid seventies, Survivors does suffer from a number of expected problems. The most notable of these is the audio and visual quality, next comes the wardrobe and finally the acting. These were all factors that I was expecting and therefore ready to overcome. What I was really expecting was the exceptionally well crafted and throughout storyline. Rather than stifling the occasional outburst of laughter, I found myself riveted to the story. Oh sure, the beginning of the first episode was little melodramatic, and all the bad acting and other blights from the 1970’s technology were staring me down like a gunslinger at high noon. But once the show got into it’s groove and it became about survival rather that the story of the outbreak, things became interesting.  Read the rest of this entry »