Christmas Day is almost here, and the team at Voodoo Logic [1] are looking ahead to the joys that await families across the world, as they celebrate the one day of the year when peace and harmony and good-will to all men [2] are as sadly absent as they appear to be on every other [...]
Archive for December, 2006
Have Yourself A Murray Little Christmas…
Published by December 22nd, 2006 in Pins and Needles. 2 Comments
Re: Overrated or Overhyped. Yes and No.
Published by December 19th, 2006 in Pins and Needles. 0 CommentsThis post is part of a conversation I admit – getting involved in a critical conversation about cinema with Mr Saturday feels something like I imagine David must have felt when he said out of the side of his mouth, “So, which one of these buggers is Goliath?”, only to have one of his generals [...]
This post is part of a conversation The Grape loves the sound of words that work the mouth and if spoken loudly enough, long enough, and with much gusto will draw quite a violent reaction from the poor unfortunate person sitting next to you. Best done in public spaces like a cafe or a bus [...]
The following came to me by email this morning and it’s not only an interesting read but also puts my daily working environment into better perspective. It’s a recruitment ad for Peel’s Police – circa 1839: PEEL’S POLICE – WANT YOU! You must be aged between 23-40 years of age You will be paid the [...]
Overrated or Overhyped. Yes and No.
Published by December 17th, 2006 in Pins and Needles. 0 CommentsThis post is part of a conversation Geeze I just don’t know. I think it’s way to simplistic to arbitrarily divide all films into those exhibiting ‘technical achievement’ and those that don’t being regarded flippantly as ‘cinematic wallpaper’. I mean it’s not that simple and the position kinda does away wholesale with what most films [...]
The Adventures Of Midnight And Saturday: The Kitty Litter Caper – Part 1
Published by December 16th, 2006 in Burnt Offerings. 0 CommentsIt was a quiet evening at Voodoo Logic Headquarters [1], and Darren Saturday and Murray @ Midnight were spending it much as they would any other week night – sipping on coffee strong enough that it could have been used as an industrial solvent, and killing time like it owed them money and was refusing [...]
This post is part of a conversation Note: thanks to Scott for pointing out that Premiere has removed the article from the link below. You can still access the article via the Google Cache: The 20 Most Overrated Movies Of All Time. Premiere Magazine has an article up on its site in which it attempts [...]
This post is part of a conversation Funnily enough, I too have worked with someone who had ‘the glow’. He was the manager of an area I worked in for a couple of years, and he had a witty story and a charming smile suitable for every occasion. I’ve never met anyone else who, for [...]
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