... but a book review.
It's rare that I read books about movies. Firstly, because it reminds me too much of studying for my undergraduate media and cultural studies degree, which, whilst fun, required me to read a lot of books about movies - and they were often really rather dry. Secondly, when I read a book I tend to want a good story and a reason to relax, so I'll almost always choose fiction before fact.
However, having read some very positive reviews of Mark Kermode's "The Good, The Bad and the Multiplex: Whats' Wrong with Modern Movies?", knowing I enjoyed his radio show and TV appearances generally, and tittering away to myself when picking up the book in a book store and reading a random segment, I thought I'd give it a go, and put it on my Christmas list.
And what a good Christmas present it turned out to be. It only took me a few days to read the book, but that's because I was enjoying it so much. Don't get me wrong, I don't agree with everything the author says - regardless, I learnt a lot. And thought a lot. And definitely laughed a lot.
A book that's worth every penny, and a joy to read. If you love movies, read this book. I'm now tempted to go out and hunt down his first one.
Watching films is one of my favourite hobbies. Often the films I watch aren't the biggest, or newest, films of the moment - but smaller independent movies, things on late night TV, or simply films I missed first time around. Not to say that the latest cinema releases don't get a look-in: my tastes are pretty diverse and I'll give almost any film a chance! This blog aims to reflect something of that diversity, reviewing as many of the films that I've watched since November 2008 as possible.
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About Me
- Anna Lawson
- I live in Bristol with my husband Dan (who I married in July 2007), my son Joe (born 2012) and daughter Jess (born 2015). I work at UWE (the University of the West of England) in Bristol as a Research and Open Access Librarian. I'm orginally from Exeter, so moving back to Bristol is a bit like coming home - especially as I studied for my undergraduate degree here (also at UWE). I love travelling and movies, although I get to do a lot less of both since the birth of our children. Although we have still managed to fit in holidays to the Isles of Scilly, Chamonix and a summer in California since Joe was born.
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