Entries from February 2003 ↓

Oh and a quick hello to everyone from University Radio Bath. Thanks for reading guys!

Was in Bristol yesterday and walked past a Burst (Bristol stud radio) van!!! It was like a black thunder but all bursty!! Very jealous. How the hell did they get that??

Bu-bye Buffy

Well we knew it was coming, but now its official. Buffy will be cancelled in May.

I think its the right time as well. I absolutely love the show but season 7 has gone right off the boil. Let’s just hope they finish it off nicely and that Angel doesn’t get cancelled as well. That would be far too much to cope with!

Coming soon …

So whilst watching the flicks below I’ve been seeing trailers for pictures coming out soon (well duh obviously):

Maid in Manhatten : Hmm. I hate Jennifer Lopez.. cannot stand the woman. And Ralph Fiennes in a romantic comedy??? After seeing him in Red Dragon i’m not sure quite how that is going to work. But it just looks so good!!! The poster is dreadfully cheesy, in fact the whole thing is, but I really really want to see it. Shame on me.

Life of David Gale : I’ve got some free tickets from the Beeb to go and see this one on Tuesday. Starring Kevin Spacey (yay) and Kate Winslet, it tells the story of a anti-death penalty protestor, who is set up and placed on death row. Looks good.

Jackass : Er.. what?? And why??

Films

I’m not that big a film fan. I do like them but sitting in the cinema for 2/3 hours or staring at a tv for the same amount of time fills me with dread, as I could be doing so much else. But in the last 2 weeks I’ve seen 3 films which is somewhat impressive for me.

Chicago

From the moment I saw the trailer for this back in September, I was very excited by the prospect and could not wait to see it. Catherine Zeta Jones is just one of the most stylish, beautiful, hottest stars about at the moment and having never really watched her in a film, I wanted to see if she was really any good.

Based on the original stageplay from Bob Fosse, Chicago really did dazzle with its elaborate set & dazzling numbers. Richard Gere was a real surprise here. Not only could he sing but he managed to present someone who was equally sleazy & attractive in a fantastic way. I was in fact quite disturbed by how hot I was finding Gere… how old is he now???

Cell Block Tango was for me the highlight of the film. A stunning set, song, and dancing make it a standout point in the film & it reminded me a lot of the old posters you used to see for Chicago around London. Is the stage show still on in the West End?

Unfortunatly Renee Zellweger is just one of my least favourite actresses. I don’t know what it is about her but I just can’t take to her at all, and this is what spoiled the film for me. Zeta-Jones had a much more minor role than the film posters presented, but when she was on screen she did dazzle. A lot of reviewers have said that about Zellweger, but not for me.

Riding on the wave of musical resurrection (thanks Moulin Rouge!), Chicago did its job well and gave us a fantastic musical. Personal actress preferences lessened the enjoyment of the film for me, but it is an exciting piece of work. Just don’t expect the magic that Luhrmann gave us in Moulin Rouge.

The Ring

*SHUDDER*

Do not go and see this film alone. Do not go and see this film if you want to watch tv/videos for a couple of days. Do not go and see this film if you get scared easily.

Oh my god. This has got to be the scariest film I have ever seen. Admittedly I haven’t watched many scary movies but after the dreadful and apparant scary My little Eye which was just laughablly bad, I thought I would give this film a go.

Based on the original Japanese film & novel by Koji Suzuki, this excellent American remake staring Naomi Watts (most famous for Mulholland drive) has terrified everyone who has seen it. I am very concious not to spoil the film, so there is little I can really say. I thought both the female & male lead were excellent and they really got the audience to empathise with them. Another personal dislike here though… I hate small children in films. Well no, let me rephrase… I hate small children. And in this case, the little boy is so trying to be Haley Joel Osmond its just annoying.

Otherwise this film is brilliant. It made me jump a hell of a lot, and hide behind my hands quite a few times. Go and see it and be scared yourself!!

Two weeks Notice

I had to go and see this film. had to. Hugh Grant is one of, if not, my favourite actors, probably because he is just so so attractive that grrh I need to have 2 hours of perving sessions every so often.

Two weeks notice is your typical romantic comedy, but unlike most which have very few jokes, this one does have you laughing out loud quite a few times. I can’t believe that Grant is 43, and Bullock 39, as they both look so young! There is a lot of chemistry between these two meaning they work really well together and its a delight to watch. Grant portrays the spoilt rich boy perfectly and although he plays the same character again and again, I just can’t get enough.

Romantic films are a toughie. I love watching them but I invariably feel depressed at the end!!! Its a shocker! But seriously go and see this if you just want to see something light hearted.. tis a “nice” film.

Midweeks

1 NEW Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
2 NEW DJ Sammy – The Boys Of Summer
3 (1) t.A.T.u. – All The Things She Said
4 NEW Melanie C – Here It Comes Again
5 NEW Ainslie Henderson – Keep Me A Secret
6 NEW Junior Senior – Move Your Feet
7 (2) Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River
8 (3) Sinead Quinn – I Can’t Break Down
9 (4) Kelly Rowland – Stole
10 (6) Eminem – Lose Yourself

12 NEW Massive Attack – Special Cases
13 NEW Soda Club featuring Hannah Alethea – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
14 (5) Turin Brakes – Pain Killer
15 (8) Good Charlotte – Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous
16 NEW Zwan – Honestly
19 (9) Kira – I’ll Be Your Angel
27 NEW Toni Braxton – Hit The Freeway
28 (10) Moloko – Familiar Feelings
29 NEW Royksopp – Eple
34 NEW Chicane featuring Peter Cunnah – Love On The Run
36 NEW Darkness – Get Your Hands Off My Woman
38 NEW Interactive – Forever Young
39 NEW Kings Of Leon – Holy Roller Novocaine EP
40 NEW Jaheim – Fabulous

46 NEW LeAnn Rimes – Suddenly
51 (18) The Music – The Truth Is No Words
52 NEW Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Bring It On
53 NEW Royksopp – Eple (plus Eple video)
58 NEW Tom Jones – Black Betty / I Who Have Nothing
72 (26) Westlife – Unbreakable
73 NEW Smoke 2 Seven – Envy
74 (48) Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)
75 NEW Nightmares On Wax – 70’s/80’s

90 NEW Medium 21 – Daybreak vs Pride
82 NEW Deepah Ones – Freak EP
83 NEW Medicine8 – Rock Music Pays Off
97 NEW Black Box Recorder – These Are The Things
98 NEW Vanessa Carlton – Pretty Baby
103 NEW Psychid – Radio
116 NEW Clearlake – Almost The Same
122 NEW Dog – Bitten
124 NEW Be Good Tanyas – It’s Not Happening
125 NEW Tomcat – State Of Motion / I’m Still Free
137 (42) Masai – Do That Thang
138 NEW Calyx – Leviathan / Mindfold
141 NEW DJ Tiesto – Lethal Industry
143 NEW Nexus – The Sound Of Goodbye
152 NEW West London Deep – Gonna Make You My Lover
185 NEW DJ Tiesto – Urban Train
191 NEW Mohair – Superstar

and the albums

1 (3) Tom Jones – Greatest Hits
2 (1) Justin Timberlake – Justified
3 (6) Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Did they win at the Brits by any chance?)
4 (10) Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (Did she win at the Grammies by any chance?)
5 (5) Red Hot Chilli Peppers – By The Way

10 NEW Appleton – Everything’s Eventual
33 NEW Led Zepplin – Early Days and Latter Days: The Very Best Of Led Zepplin
34 NEW Matchbox 20 – More Than You Think You Are
50 NEW Sleepy Jackson – Sleepy Jackson
76 NEW Anthrax – We’ve Come For You All
87 NEW Lonnie Donegan – Puttin’ On The Style: The Greatest Hits of Lonnie Donegan
113 NEW American Hi-Fi – The Art Of Losing
118 NEW King Crimson – The Power To Believe
119 NEW Peter Green Splinter Group – Reaching The Cold 100
127 NEW Ben Harper – Diamonds On The Inside
128 NEW Tosca – Delhi 8
129 NEW Movielife – Forty Hour Train Back To Penn
150 NEW Art Garfunkel and friends – Everything Waits To Be Noticed

Ok I don’t really post personal stuff here but its the quickest way to tell all my mates.. I got in as Station Manager at RaW! Yay

In other news, Pauly G(sorry!) has redesigned his blog!

Whatchalookinat

Just having a quick nose through my stats to see who is coming here & how!

Random queries bringing you to this site are :
* beyonce knowles spanked
* TaTU fan art
* free coldplay piano score
* fix my sink ????

Thanks to the 564 of you who have read me this week!

Ok I got a comment on the midweeks asking where Readers’ Wifes were… well
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155 Readers Wifes – Bitch at the Brits

Can I plead ignorance and say who????

Oh and the comment as far as I can tell was from David from the fantabulous Swish Cottage. So many blogs .. so little time.

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