Didn’t take long…
Review : Flashbacks of a Fool
What a surprise this film was – I knew it was Daniel Craig, and I knew it was his pet project (he is listed as Exec Producer) – but I had no idea it was such a strong story and a great film.
Craig plays a fading film star, Joe Scott, living out a life of debauchery in Hollywood – who suddenly hears of his childhood best friends death. We then flash back to childhood, and the almost idyllic lifestyle led by the young Joe (played by Harry Eden).
The story of Joe Scott as a child, is filled with memories of 70’s music and sexual awakening – and one life defining moment. From there we can see the threads that led Joe Scott to his later life. There is a sense of redemption at the closure, with Daniel Craig returning to the UK to reconvene with his childhood memories.
It is an amazing film – I had to go and check to see if it was from an Ian McKewan story – but it seems to be completely original. Beautifully shot, gently directed and well acted throughout. The central sequences, with Joe Scott listening to Roxy Music with his girlfriend, and the pivotal moment of the story are just superb.
I HIGHLY recommend this movie – it is gentle and moving, with some great acting. Craig was great, and the surrounding cast (especially Harry Eden) were superb. Its out on DVD now, so well worth your time.
Review : Irvine Welsh – Crime
I read this during my recent trip to Seattle, an impulse buy as I was waiting in Terminal 4. As always, a tough book to read, with hardcore subject matter.
Welsh creates some good characters as he develops the story of a Scottish cop, holidaying in Florida with his fiancée as he tries to recover from a particularly unpleasant child murder case.
Our ‘hero’ Ray ends up embroiled in a protection case of his own, escorting a young vulnerable girl to safety after she finds herself in danger from paedophiles.
Whilst Welsh creates a good story, it isn’t a taut thriller that keeps the pages turning. You care about the characters, and so you keep going – but I did find it a little bit dry, no great twist, no great revelation.
I’ll keep hoping for Welsh, I like his style – but I think he needs to get back to his roots a little bit.
What a rush…
Like Steve Clayton, I picked up a copy of this months Wired (before I jumped on the plane from Seattle) and was really impressed with the double page spread advertising for the lifewithoutwalls campaign from Microsoft.
Here’s another one from the series:
At last – some decent advertising – stuff we can be proud to show off. Some of the new advertising is getting some interesting reviews as well.
The Power of Twitter – update #7million!
I asked a question about Skype conference phones on Twitter (I’m looking to get a Skype device that is hands-free AND portable for phone conferences), and I get a response direct from someone at Skype. That shows both the power of Twitter, and the fact that companies (and evangelists) are listening. Good work!
Forget Palin’s email – take a look in Obama’s
Sarah Palin got her Yahoo mail account hacked and sprayed all over the intarwebs – I guess that isn’t too cool, but late breaking news today (via) is that Baracks gmail is wide open…check the mail from Cheney!
(That’ll teach him for those moveon.org mails!)
Search Engine Rap Battles…awesomeness!
This one is MSN vs Google (but your results say ‘search wikipedia’) – but there is also Google vs Yahoo and MSN vs Yahoo!
Via here – where you can also vote for the winner! (I don’t think T-pain has anything to worry about though)
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