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Needles And Pills - Peter Bjorn And John
Peter Bjorn And John are probably best known for the Young Folks whistling riff, which I heard most recently on a Homebase advert. You’ll know it if you hear it. They have plenty more to offer besides that.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Recently watched: taken on its own, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is a slick, suspenseful, engaging bit of film-making from master craftsman David Fincher. Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara are on top form as the sleuthing odd couple, and visually the movie is never less than stunning. Perhaps the film’s biggest problem is its protracted ending, but then this is somewhat inevitable given that it’s the first part of a trilogy. Compared with the original 2009 Swedish movie, it looks more polished, and it cuts out some of the awkwardness, including the coldly ambiguous relationship between Mikael and Lisbeth, which I actually quite liked. Craig and Mara’s relationship is much more conventional and straightforward and boring, which is a shame, but apparently this is closer to the book, so what do I know?
The Good, The Bad And The Multiplex by Mark Kermode
Recently read: listeners to the Friday afternoon Kermode & Mayo show on Five Live will be familiar with much of the content in The Good, The Bad And The Multiplex - it’s essentially just an extended written representation of some of the rants Mark goes into on radio, covering 3D, foreign films, cinema etiquette and more. Most of the chapters are entertaining enough, and the section on film distribution and US remakes is very informative, but it does drag in parts. At the end Mark gives special thanks to his editor, who I imagine had a very tough job on his hands, and helped make the book as readable as it is.
#0178. GETTING A FACEBOOK UPDATE NOTIFYING ME THAT SOMEONE I WORKED WITH IN A VIDEO SHOP NINE YEARS AGO, “HAS BECOME A FAN OF ‘THE TOBY CARVERY.’”
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