Mind-expanding books I’d highly recommend: Genghis Khan: And the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford Then Kodansha International bring out a great range of small hardcovers on Eastern Philosophy and classics: The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi by William Scott Wilson A fascinating account of an artist in the purest sense […]
What’s new? More swine flu panic, more mediocre comedy and horror movies on release. Went to see Public Enemies by Michael Mann. Had higher expectations since I enjoyed Heat, but this all felt a bit dry. Scene to scene, good enjoyable action, but no real sense of context of the times. Nothing really visible of […]
Strange shift of time zones. Last week was still rushing to get business finished in London with several projects in development (one of them a zombie psych horror, script was given to me a while back) with sunny weather for nearly two weeks straight. Then off to Amsterdam, on and off rainy with sunshine, blazing […]
A last few days to left to get some presents for the X-mas holidays, either for your self or friends and family. Being rather bored with the cinema offerings at the moment, I’ve been reading more than watching films (unless I’m catching up on classics). Books: 1) Cormac McCarthy – Blood Meridian Incredibly apocalyptic biblical […]