Category Archives: Films & TV

Slumdog Millionaire has now won 8 Oscars, including Best Film, Best Director and best adapted screenplay, 7 Baftas, 4 Golden Globes, So, does the film deserve all the honours it has received?

The seventh and final episode of the second series of Outnumbered was shown on BBC One on Saturday, 27th December. My wife and I only discovered this programme three weeks earlier and thereby missed the entirety of the first series, … Continue reading →

The Beeb has come under a lot of criticism recently over the Russell Brand/Jonathan Ross debacle and this has revived the arguments for reducing or even abolishing the licence fee. Clearly the Corporation has to tighten up its editorial procedures … Continue reading →

In its November 2008 issue, Empire magazine has published its list of “The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time”. Like all such lists, it can keep film lovers entertained for hours.

One of my pleasures in life, which I have been able to indulge more since retiring, is watching films. I prefer, generally, to watch films at the cinema rather than at home. Most films are best viewed on a large … Continue reading →