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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
[Movie 308 / Day 327] A highly unlikeable man, Sidney Young (Simon Pegg), leaves his life in London when he gets the opportunity to fulfill his ambitions and go write for a glossy celebrity magazine in New York. Hoping he’s been hired for his rapier wit and knack for bursting the bubble of the rich and famous in print, he … Continue reading
Fight Club (1999)
In 1999, two movies were released that blew me away. The first was THE MATRIX, which was quite unlike anything I’d seen before. It had the benefit of hype, having been built up for months before it’s eventual launch; particularly via a website whatisthematrix.com. The second movie that blew my mind was FIGHT CLUB. I went into the cinema utterly cold – I’d literally never heard of the movie before walking in and buying a ticket. And for nearly two and a half hours, I sat there utterly spellbound. Continue reading
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
[Movie 303 / Day 322] At the moment, there seems to be a bit of a resurgence in zombie love, what with the excellent ZOMBIELAND and micro-budget COLIN causing much undead-based buzz, there is also a plethora of re-animated corpse based books around. The popularity of zombie movies, and indeed the quality of them, seems to wax and wane somewhat, … Continue reading