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Month: March 2007

  • Idiocracy

    Idiocracy is a film that never actually got a cinema release in the UK. Made by the creator of Beavis & Butthead, as well as King of the Hill, Mike Judge, this film was made after the cult success of Office Space – a film that only really did well on DVD. Well this time…

  • Blades of Glory

    Blades of Glory is the latest Will Ferrell film, and if you’re like me, you won’t know if you’re going to see a good Will Ferrell film (like Anchorman) or a bad one (like Bewitched). Fortunately, Blades of Glory is in the former camp. Now you’re going to have to suspend your disbelief a little…

  • Interview with Simon Kelner

    This morning’s Mediaguardian has a fascinating interview with Simon Kelner, editor of The Independent. I’ve always had something of a softspot for the Indie, as somebody who’s bought it on and off from day one (indeed I’ve just been out to pick up a copy of today’s – and I bet I’m in the minority…

  • Wembley Again

    An update on Wembley again. One thing that I forgot to talk about was the hand-dryers in the bathrooms. As everybody picked up upon by The Londonist noted, the dryers are rocket powered. Normally they’re half-hearted affairs that blow out mildly warm air, failing to dry your hands, yet running up the premises’ electricity bill…

  • Happy Mothering Sunday

    Or Mother’s Day as some would have it!

  • Wembley Stadium

    Back in 2000/2001 I went to the old Wembley Stadium for a lunch there. The stadium had closed and Sports.com (who at the time were trying to create a proper sports portal rather than today’s gambling-fixated effort) had invited a group of us to meet the 1966 England team. I wasn’t due to go, but…

  • Viacom Sues YouTube

    The news that YouTube is being sued by Viacom for $1bn is not really that surprising. I’ve been frankly amazed at how YouTube has managed to operate when so much of its content is clearly copyright. I know that people like Jeff Jarvis will think that Viacom is shooting itself in the foot by bringing…

  • BBC Websites

    I’ve got to say that I’m somewhat disappointed by the current state of play of some of the BBC’s websites. In particular, their main BBC1 and BBC2 homepages, and the BBC Radio homepage. Let’s start with a specific example. BBC2 has a new series called Are We There Yet presented by ex-Panorama reporter John Ware.…

  • Underground (or not) Campaigns

    I’ve seen a few different posters over the last few days that have intrigued me. They’re all very much campaign-based, almost agitprop. What do they all mean? Information-Revolution.org – was announced to me on a sign attached to a lamppost outside work. It’s the kind of advertising that you normally associate with new (or not…

  • ITV Play Shutting Down

    Brand Republic is reporting (subscription) that ITV is axing its dedicated ITV Play digital TV channel. The overnight strand will continue to run, but the dedicated channel is reported to be going. A spokesman for ITV refused to comment on ITV Play, but confirmed that the broadcaster is reviewing all its digital channels ‘to ensure…

  • Failed American TV

    Now we’re well into the new year, all those programmes that TV buyers at British TV stations fought over between May and September last year, are finally making their ways onto our screens – on the basis that we like our series to run uninterrupted. US networks, let’s remember, don’t mind interrupting runs repeatedly, taking…

  • The Sopranos

    Recently Channel 4 ran another of those interminable list programmes for the best dramas. You know the sort of things – The Top X Best Ys. Exactly the sort of programme that they were going to stop showing. Now, for all I know, this was a really well made programme, thoroughly researched and hand-crafted by…