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Hellboy II - The Golden Army

Hellboy II – the Golden Army promised to be, by all accounts, better than the first. Certainly the preview sequences had shown some lovely mythical magic-ness and it seemed that even many reviewers were giving crooning sounds of joy.

So why am I disappointed?

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Private Conversations of a Dictator »

I watched a History Channel production about the private life of Hitler and how computer automated lip reading (ALR) allowed the words of a dictator to be heard from his Bavarian retreat. Probably only privy to Eva Braun before it adds a new dimension and disturbs all at the same time.

77 Days… »

That’s right, eleven weeks till I hop on a big winged tubed thing and fly to my homeland of England. You’re probably asking what’s special about 77 days. What possible event, thing or occurrence.

Blog

Hawking, Gross, Smoot… Wow… »

In the same room as some very clever people - the hope here was for an IQ increase by osmosis. Alas I don’t think it worked - but it was of spectacular interest nether-the-less.

Death of a … »

Yesterday saw a collection of in-memoriam(s)…

Cheerio.

A New Dawn… »

After much playing around a new dawn has come. Well, maybe not - but a new look and maybe a new intent.

Reviews

Ace Ventura - Rebirth »

There I was quietly going about my ordinary business when my ears caught this album. Ace Ventura’s debut album comes after a series of tracks/remixes on various other artist and compilation albums. Iboga Records mentioned that this album had been worked on for a long time, and were promising that it to would be good.

Little did we know what we were dealing with!

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Shanghai: The Doctor Will See You Now »

Rossi ended the longest top step drought since he started his premier class career with a masterful ride in the China MotoGP race at Shanghai. In potentially changeable conditions the ex-champ showed that he still had it in him to dominate and his only challenger was that Spaniard, Pedrosa.

Estoril: Only a Matter of Time »

The future of MotoGP has arrived. A masterful display of skill by Lorenzo saw him take victory at Estoril and finally convert a pole position to a win - no mean feat seeing it was his third pole in as many MotoGP starts since his arrival in the prototype class. Pedrosa offered a credible challenge to keep him honest but no one was going to deny the young Spaniard - the other young Spaniard that is! Rossi hung onto third and everyone one else was in their usual positions.

Jerez: Stoner Who? »

Stoner had a bad day, Toseland had bronchitis, Edwards fell off and Pedrosa was untroubled at the front by a premature celebratory Rossi. You could be forgiven for thinking that this all made up for a spectacle of a race but unfortunately not. Pedrosa now leads the championship on his remarkably quiet win.