Thursday, June 24, 2010

Songs of the Week (24/06/2010)

Some more of my favourites this week...

Song of the Week: Metric - Monster Hospital

Monster Hospital is one of the first singles of Canadian band Metric... Absolutely cracking song, from a reasonably unknown band, but an excellent band all the same - check out the rest of their stuff...

Other Songs This Week:
Look back through the archives for previous recommendations...
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

The Film Vaults #11 - The Princess Bride (1987)

We head back to the 80s for this week's pick in "The Film Vaults" for a true classic, The Princess Bride...
Based on the legendary novel by William Goldman, The Princess Bride is a film that covers a vast array of film genres including Comedy, Fantasty, Action, Adventure and Romance - ultimately its a bit like Shrek, but its live action and much much better...
A film that the entire family can enjoy and really shouldn't need to be recommended - you should have already seen it - but for all you heathens out there, I'm going to recommend it anyway...
Directed by Rob Reiner and featuring an all-star cast, with Cary Elwes as Wesley, Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya, Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck, Christopher Guest as Count Rugen, Wallace Shawn as Vizzini, Andre the Giant as Fezzik, Robin Wright as Buttercup, Fred Savage as the Grandson, and Peter Falk as The Grandfather...
So go watch it... Don't make me have to tell you again... Why are you still here?
"Anybody wanna Peanut?"
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The Selection Box #11 - Freaks and Geeks


Since it's one of my favourite shows and possibly one of the most underrated shows of all time, I thought Freaks and Geeks would be a fine choice for this weeks, "The Selection Box"...
Before Judd Apatow was making movies like Superbad, Knocked Up, and Funny People he had an attempt at two tv shows, both of which were cancelled in their first season, but lived on to become cult classics... Freaks and Geeks was the first of these two shows and featured a lot of well known faces in both the main cast and in the guest cast...
Filmed at the end of the 90s, but set at the beginning of the 80s, Freaks and Geeks is a high school dramedy that focuses on the unpopular students rather than the popular ones... It lasted only 18 episodes, which is a crying shame, but they're 18 episodes that you can watch over and over...
Probably the most interesting thing about the show is the cast - most of whom were nobodies at the time and now are some of the most successful actors in Hollywood... The main cast included Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, Superbad, Funny People, Pineapple Express), James Franco (Tristan & Isolde, Pineapple Express, Spiderman Trilogy), Jason Segal (I Love You Man, How I Met Your Mother), Linda Cardellini (ER, Scooby Doo Films), Busy Phillips (Dawson's Creek, Cougar Town), Martin Starr (Adventureland, Party Down), John Francis Daley (Bones) and Samm Levine (Inglorious Basterds)... Guest stars included Ben Stiller and Shia La Beouf...
It might take a bit of detective work to get your hands on this series, but it's well worth it... Be sure to check it out...
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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Songs of the Week (17/06/2010) - TV Special

Decided to go for a bit of a theme this week, so all the choices are TV theme tunes...

Song of the Week: Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos)

"Woke Up This Morning" from Alabama 3 is the iconic theme tune to one of the greatest TV shows of all time, The Sopranos... Every time I hear this song it reminds me of some of the greatest scenes from the Sopranos... You can't beat it...

Other Songs This Week:
Check out earlier posts for some more tuneage...
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Sunday, June 13, 2010

The Film Vaults #10 - Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)

This weeks trip into "The Film Vaults" features one of the best Sci-Fi Comedies of all time, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel...
Do you like to laugh? Have you ever seen any film or tv series featuring time travel? If you've answered yes to either of these questions, you should probably have a look at this film...
It's set primarily in the mens toilets in a quiet english pub, and while that may sound restrictive in the creative sense, this film is in no way restricted when it comes to creativity...
It's a clever take on the whole time travelling experience and there are guaranteed laughs with this fantastic cast, which includes Chris O'Dowd, Dean Lennox Kelly, Mark Wootton and Anna Farris...
As always, I don't want to give too much away, but trust me this film is a must see, so hop in your Tardis and head back to April of last year and check out this film in your local cinema... Or if you've misplaced your Tardis keys, go rent the DVD instead...
"Nerd is the word they use to keep us down... You should use the term, 'Imagineer'..."
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The Selection Box #11 - The IT Crowd


Since the 4th season is kicking off in two weeks time and I'm currently rewatching the first three seasons, I thought The IT Crowd would be a good choice for this week's edition of "The Selection Box"...
For those unfamiliar with the show, it's from Graham Linehan, the man who's brought us some of the world's greatest sitcoms, including Father Ted and Black Books...
This time the setting is the basement office of Reynholm Industries, where IT geeks Moss and Roy, as well as their relationship manager, Jen, spend their days...
The writing is genius and the acting is fantastic and one of those shows that you can watch again and again and again, and the jokes still seem fresh...
You don't have to know anything about computers to watch this show, so fear not technophobes, even you lot can enjoy this...
"Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Songs of the Week (10/06/2010)

Some fantastic choices this week, even if I do say so myself... Get out there and start buying some music...

Song of the Week: Morning Hush - Romance

Debut single "Romance" from dublin based band Morning Hush - only released last Friday and its an epic tune and currently available from iTunes... Cracking video too... Become a fan of them on Facebook and all that jazz, because they're deadly... Spent about an hour on Tuesday morning in a queue with Sean and Rachel from Morning Hush and it was the most interesting queue I've ever been a part of... Good times...

Other Songs This Week:
Check out previous posts for some more tuneage...
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Sunday, June 6, 2010

The Film Vaults #9 - Cool Runnings (1993)

A family comedy about Jamaica's first Bobsleigh team - sounds like a definite winner to me and it really is, which is why I've choosen Cool Runnings for this week's trip into "The Film Vaults"...
I was about 6 or 7 years old when I first saw this film and remember laughing my ass off through the entire thing...
It's a simple premise and its really enjoyable to watch, so really there isn't much I have to say about this one, because if you haven't already seen it, you truly are missing out on possibly the greatest family comedy in the history of film...
It does exactly what it says on the tin, so just get out there and watch it...
Its also a perfect movie for a bank holiday Monday, which just happens to be tomorrow, so no excuses...
"Hey Sanka, You dead man?"

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The Selection Box #10 - Stargate SG-1


This week's venture into "The Selection Box" will pay homage to one of TV's longest running Sci-Fi's, Stargate SG-1...
Stargate SG-1 had the perfect mix of Sci-Fi, Comedy and Drama, which is probably why it managed to run for 10 years and spawn two spin-off series', Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe, as well as continuing its own story via a series of films...
The concept of the series is quite simple, the Stargate leads to many different planets in the Universe, and SG-1 is one of the teams that explores these planets. The team originally consisted of Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Samantha Carter, Doctor Daniel Jackson and Teal'c, a member of the Jaffa race who rose up against the Goa'uld... In later series' Jack left the team and was replaced by Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell. They were further joined in the final series by Vala Mal Doran, an alien scam artist and thief...
Many say that once Richard Dean Anderson left the show at the end of series 8, that the show was doomed, and while obviously the absence of Jack was noticeable, Ben Browder made a great replacement as Cam, and of course Richard Dean Anderson continued to pop up throughout the final two seasons as a special guest star...
Stargate SG-1 is also one of those great shows that doesn't mind taking the piss out of itself and is something that became a plot device for several episodes throughout the show such as 'Wormhole X-Treme!' and '200'...
Ultimately if its a good Sci-Fi series you're after, check out Stargate Sg-1...
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Songs of the Week (03/06/2010)

Got some more tunes for the ears of the people who read this...

Song of the Week: Finger Eleven - Paralyser

Canadian based Finger Eleven's "Paralyzer", is a single taken from the album Them vs You vs Me... An absolutely cracking tune and anyone who listened to me on The Late Night Breakfast, will probably recognise the instrumental version of this song, which I frequently used as a sound bed during links...

Other Songs This Week:
As always, look back through the Archives for previous tuneage recommendation...
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