The Great Gatsby - Official Trailer 2

Having recently read the book, I am even more excited by this film.

This new trailer is more glamourous than the last.  Enjoy!

Katy B is Back!

Katy B is back. I love this song!

Marilyn and N°5 - Inside CHANEL

True glamour that never fades.  An absolutely gorgeous woman.

Ibiza Dreaming

Took me ages to figure it out but finally got my holiday video up on YouTube.  Hope you like it!

Cinema Etiquette

Inspired by a radio show phone-in, I thought I would write my list of Cinema Do's and Don'ts.

There are many bugbears I have about the UK cinema experience based on many bad screenings that I wonder why some people even go.  I enjoy watching a film on a big screen, music loud and comfy chairs.  So what can ruin that experience?  Here is my list below:

1)     Noisy food – I am all for eating in a cinema.  Sitting still for a couple of hours is quite hard especially when you watch a film n the evening as I always get hungry.  Very often I forgo eating dinner at the right time to watch a film.  But why oh why do cinema snacks have to be so bloody noisy?  It like all the food in the whole world was put on a list and the best ones the cinema chains could come up with are crispy nachos and sweets with stupid wrappers?  And don’t get me started on the popcorn.  While it’s not a loud food, it’s the shaking of the boxes, the hands diving in and the rattling of the unpopped kernels at the bottom of the box when you are looking for the last dregs.  I can’t bloody stand it and it’s so distracting.

2)     Mobile phones – Is there no one in this world that is able to be without their phone for longer than 5 minutes?  It seems 2 hours is completely unbearable for some, constantly checking that a) it’s still on, b) no one has called or text, c) checking Twitter/Facebook for any likes or comments to their status of “being in the cinema” and d) all of the above.  The world will still revolve if you are sat in the dark for a couple of hours, is there really any need?  I am guilty of loudly asking people to switch their phones off if they are playing with them in my vicinity.  I find the light really distracting when you are in the dark!  Mostly I get a positive response and the phone goes away and doesn’t come back out again.  Now and then I will get a young one who will be defiant in front of their mates, put it away for a couple of minutes only for it to come out again.  That’s when I get the big guns out and shout a lot louder to tell them to switch the bloody things off.

3)     Talking in the cinema – I don’t know anyone that can concentrate and take everything in from a film if they are having a conversation throughout it.  do we really need to hear you and your mates chat about the guy you are dating and whether he is interested or not?  No he isn’t interested because if he was, he would be here with you right now telling you to shut up.  If you aren’t that interested in watching the film and wanted to talk to your friend, why not go to the local pub and chat to them like normal people?

4)     Choosing your seats – Most cinemas these days are a free for all, you can sit where you want based on what your preferences are.  Aisle seat or middle of row, front or back etc.  This is all fine except when you frequent the cinema on your lonesome.  If I am on my own I usually take a seat just off centre to get an uninterrupted view of the screen.  But without fail, someone else who has come alone will sit right next to me in an otherwise empty cinema.  WHAT THE F**K IS THAT ABOUT?  I know you are alone but that doesn’t make me your “insta-date” for the night.  You then force me to get up and find another seat to my liking (and it will be my second choice seat which means I won’t be as happy as I would have been in my first choice seat), making me look like a dick as I have very obviously moved because of you.  I may have come alone but I am not lonely. Idiot.

5)     Shoes – there are some that like to get comfy in the cinema once they have found their seats.  Coats off, food out, feet up.  All fine. Until someone takes their shoes off and the smelly socks are in the air.  This is fine AT HOME but not in the cinema.  No one, and I mean no one, wants to smell your dirty-ass feet wafting their cheesy stench.  And it’s worse when you are sat in the seat in front, the stink dangerously close to your head at all times!

6)     Babies – Okay now, I know I split opinion on this and at times I flip flop all over the place, but there are screenings specifically for parents and babies.  Why on earth would you being your two week old baby to watch a thriller at the IMAX?  It’s so loud and often scares the  baby as they are so young, but it’s really not good for anyone to hear a baby screaming through a film.  While I can understand you want to see films too but use your common sense a bit and go to a designated parent and baby screening instead.

 

I could go on and on but this crap makes me go to the cinema less and less and as a big film fan, that’s hard to do!  What are your annoyances with the cinema experience?  Do you agree with me or have a few of your own?

World War Z - Official Trailer (HD)

Looks fantastic, who wants to see it with me?

Because Fifty Shades of Grey isn't enough.

This made me laugh out loud. Enjoy.

http://shelf-life.ew.com/2012/11/05/fifty-shades-of-chicken-trailer/

Despicable Me 2 - Teaser and Trailer

Hello my little Minions!

You know I have been rather excited since I heard about the sequel to Despicable Me, but I couldn't be more excited than I am now.  The teaser and trailer for Despicable Me 2 is up on Apple's site now.

This just made me giggle and perked up my afternoon!

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/despicableme2/

Stoker: Poster Trailer

Hey all,

I posted a link to the trailer for Stoker (the Wentworth Miller penned thriller) a little while ago but here is the Poster trailer.  Its slick, sexy, and a little scary.  Its a great sign of things to come!

Enjoy!

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie is a cute animated homage to the old fascination with bringing the dead back to life.  Shot in black and white 3D stop motion animation (that’s a mouthful!), its sweet, charming and very funny.

Tim Burton cleverly brings together a set of amazing voice talents to bring his childhood story to life.  We meet young Victor Frankenstein and his best friend, little dog Sparky, in their adventures around New Holland.  Sparky is the star in all Victor’s homemade horror movies, plays baseball and goes everywhere with him.  They inseparable.  When a terrible car accident takes poor Sparky’s life, Victor is inconsolable.

Until he gets a crazy idea in science class to bring Sparky back to life in classic Frankenstein style.  And as horror stories go, things don’t always go to plan with hilarious consequences.

It’s not a kids story for me, if anything this was made for adults.  I was roaring with laughter throughout especially Weird Girl, skilfully voiced by the excellent Catherine O’Hara, bringing a psychic element to the story.  Her premonitions are so funny and all said with a dead pan, one note voice. Equally weird is her cat’s involvement in the premonitions.

Reunited together again with O’Hara is Winona Ryder as the awkward female interest in Elsa Van Helsing.  Her character is no different to the awkward odd teenager with heart in Beetlejuice and I had wished she would have done something a bit different.  Martin Short is great as Mr Frankenstein, the soft spoken and soft hearted father to Victor.

The film is different and you may only like it if you are a Burton or Horror fan, but I laughed so much at points, my cheeks were hurting.  It’s a brilliant, heart warming take on the relationship with a boy and his best friend and I loved it.

Michael Jackson - "Thriller, with added Primates

Monkey chops Thriller, hilarious!

John Legend - Tonight (Best You Ever Had) ft. Ludacris

Its been a while since John Legend really hit the music scene and this is his comeback.
Its great, its a little too sexy for me, I prefer his smart lyrics that roll off the tongue like honey, but his voice is gorgeous. 

Enjoy!

ADELE - Skyfall - New Bond theme song.

The more I listen, the more I like it. Her vocals are delicious, bold and silky.  I had hoped she would belt out some more of those lovely loud notes we all know she has the power to do, but it is wonderfully controlled.

Check out Adele and Skyfall.
 

Samuel L Jackson " WAKE THE FUCK UP " Barack Obama

WAKE THE FUCK UP!

Jaguar Skills x Kid Potential - 30 Years Of Hip-Hop In 60 Minutes

He's mysterious, he wears a ninja mask and he makes some awesome mixes. Just discovered this after listening to his mixes every Saturday night on Trevor Nelson's BBC Radio 1/1Xtra show.

Here is Jag Skills doing his thing on Hip Hop.

Jaguar Skills x Kid Potential - 30 Years Of Hip-Hop In 60 Minutes

Enjoy!