Last week I watched While You Were Sleeping, which is but one leaf on my ‘Christmas Movies – Romcoms’ branch. I love this movie. It is cute and funny and genuinely romantic, and it stars Sandra Bullock, a fine actress who has contributed much goodness to the genre. I <3 Sandy, man. And speaking of [...]
Tag Archives: Film
While You Were Sleeping, and the Dearth of Working Class Romcom Heroines
Posted in Culture, Humour, Movies, Society
Also tagged Acting, Relationships, Romance, Women
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The First Kiss
This weekend, I came to a stunning realisation: I’ve watched You’ve Got Mail many more times than I’ve seen When Harry Met Sally. Man, I even saw it box fresh at the Stratford Picturehouse back in 1998. What can I say – I used to have a disposable income unattacked by council tax and the [...]
Posted in Books, Literature, Love, Movies, Television
Also tagged Kiss, Literature, Movies
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Star Homes
I’ve been feathering my nest since I moved in last August (one year anniversary in a couple of weeks – yay!). A gorgeous print from Neil Leonard here, (buy one!), a lovely vintage lamp over there. A well-loved red armchair, a garland of red flowers above my bed, some coloured tea-light holders and a feminist [...]
Posted in Home, Movies, Style, Video
Also tagged I Want To Go Home, Interiors, Joy, Things That Make You Go Mmm
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The Populist
Around this time last year, I noticed that Love Actually, aka Notting Hill With Added Black People! was a trending topic on Twitter. I’d seen that it was showing on ITV1 that evening, so of course, I clicked the hashtag to see what people were saying about it. Somehow this innocuous little movie manages to divide people as if it [...]
Posted in Culture, Literature, London, Movies, Television
Also tagged Love Actually, Meme, Popular, Richard Curtis, Sigh, Twitter
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Virgin Territory
After a lifetime of taking my life lessons from the big screen, I’ve learned that losing your virginity is fun. On the metaphorical journey of losing one’s innocence, you get to bond with your friends, perhaps even go on a road trip. A lot of the time ‘crazy’ misunderstandings happen, leaving you in embarrassing situations, [...]
Posted in America, Identity, Movies, Society
Also tagged 'Lady Things', Men and Women, Movies, Sex, Virginity on Film
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Just Wright
Carrying on with the Week Of Brown People Entertainment™… d’you remember when I wrote (all the way back in April) about black romcom queens? Remember, it got into The Guardian? Well, on Tuesday evening, I went to see Just Wright, the movie I wrote about in that post. It made it across the atlantic only five months late! We’re [...]
Posted in London, Movies, Society
Also tagged 'Lady Things', Race, Things That Make You Go Mmm
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Inception
I am very excited to be seeing Inception in less than two weeks. It’s by Christopher Nolan, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio (my 14-year-old self was RIGHT to crush on him!), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (wheee!) and Ellen Page (girl-crush!). Plus, like, a million other awesome people. I have knowingly shied away from reading/watching/listening to anything that might [...]
Posted in Love, Movies
Also tagged Christopher Nolan, Fangirls & Fanboys, Inception, Joy, Popular Culture
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The Truth About Cats And Dogs – A Life Lesson
Bored at the weekend, and with a little cash burning a hole in my pocket, I revisited my Amazon.com wishlist. I tend to put things on in fits of activity – lots of childhood favourites like Enid Blyton and all sorts of 90s RnB – and then remove them at leisure when common sense prevails. [...]
Posted in America, Beauty, Identity, Love, Movies, Society
Also tagged Awesome!, Ben Chaplin, Feminism, Janeane Garofalo, Men and Women, Movies, Sisterhood, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Uma Thurman, Women
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Good Hair at The Ritzy: Part I
The Ritzy Cinema in Brixton has been enjoying some Hollywood star power recently. Last Friday night, it hosted the premiere of Tyler Perry (sigh)’s movie, Why Did I Get Married Too, with the director and one of the stars, Janet Jackson, in attendance. Imagine – a red carpet in Brixton! Anyway, last night I went to the [...]
Posted in America, Beauty, Hair, Identity, Movies
Also tagged Black Hair, Black People, Chris Rock, Hair, London, Ritzy Brixton
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Be Your Own Hero
I’m floating on a cloud at the time of writing this, and that is down to the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, Whip It. It’s so good. We went en masse, a gaggle(?) of feminists (what is the collective noun for feminists?), and I temporarily lost the ability to articulate my thoughts upon emerging from the screening [...]
Posted in London, Love, Movies
Also tagged 'Lady Things', Feminism, Friends, Joy, Whip It, Women
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Why I Love… Something New
I’m just a landscaper. I take hard earth, and make things bloom. The internet is a miraculous thing. But I’m grateful that while theoretically you could see me as I type this – what with the magic of webcams – I still hold some power, by refusing to hook it up. Because as I typed those twelve [...]
Posted in Love, Movies, Music, Why I Love...
Also tagged Interracial, Movies, Race, Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Something New
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The Women Are Coming…
Hey. Hi. Welcome to March. How you doin’? Settled? Great. Let’s talk WOMEN.
Posted in Culture, Exhibition, Identity, London, Movies, Society, Television
Also tagged 'Lady Things', BBC, Feminism, Telly, Womanhood, Women
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It's Funny Cos It's (Probably) True
Last week, I mentioned that my current temp job allows me to listen to the radio as I work. I tend to favour comedy and music shows in my earphones, which often results in smothered giggles and untoward snorts. The fabulous BBC iPlayer - which along with anything Sir David Attenborough presents is worth my license fee – [...]
Posted in Humour, Movies, Radio
Also tagged Avatar, Comedy, Funnies, Miles Jupp, Newsjack, Radio
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Why I Love… Christmas Telly
For many, Christmas is exemplified by the consumption of alcohol before noon. People roll out of bed and keep on rolling straight into the booze cabinet – Champagne, Port, Brandy, Gin, hold the tonic – emerging only to leisurely swallow their own weight in meat and vegetables, before resuming the imbibing or yet more alcoholic [...]
Posted in Home, Love, Movies, Television, Why I Love...
Also tagged Movies, Sexy telly, Telly, TV Shows
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Why I Love… The Princess Bride
I remember watching Robin Hood: Men in Tights, aged about 12, while on holiday from boarding school, and falling head over heels in love with Robin Hood himself, actor Cary Elwes. Shortly afterwards, I watched The Princess Bride and the focus of my crush shifted – I fell in love with a movie, and I haven’t looked [...]
Posted in Culture, Humour, Literature, Love, Movies, Why I Love...
Also tagged As You Wish, Cary Elwes, Crush, Inconceivable, Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride, Westley + Buttercup, Young Love
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