Life's Too Short.....

Stephen Merchant, Warwick Davis and Ricky Gervais

No, this is not a blog about someone on the verge of finding enlightenment or about someone who has wasted too much time in their lives worrying about non-sensical and trivial things rather than thinking about themselves.  

“Life’s Too Short” is Ricky Gervais’ and Stephen Merchant’s new BBC2 Comedy/Mockumentary. 

Ricky and Stephen are two of my most favourite comedy actors and writers.  From the days of The 11 O’clock Show, The Office (love Brent and the Og Monster) and of course Andy Millman and Extras, and let’s not forget Ricky’s untouchable and amazingly hilarious live stand-up shows, such as Animals, Politics, Fame and Science (love the dad wanking at daughter joke!)

“Life’s Too Short” centres around a middle-aged, middle-sized agent (small-sized really), who is perfectly and funnily acted by British legend Warwick Davis.  Warwick also co-wrote the series!

 Warwick tries to use his past credentials of being an Ewok in Star Wars and that small weird goblin/elf/midget/dwarf (homage to The Office...) in Willow as a means of getting more business and clients, all of whom are of the small or little persuasion.

It’s yet another great, funny and enjoyable  series from the Masters of Comedy, which deliverers brilliant comedy and cringing moments, much like the unforgettable ”The Office” and of course the amazing “Extras” series.  Much like Extras, Life’s Too Short boasts a massive casts of Hollywood starts, such as Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson and Helena Bonham-Carter, not to mention cameos by Ricky and Stephen.

I won’t go into the detail around the workings and the details of the show, as I feel you should check this out yourself, but do watch it!  It’s shown on BBC every Thursday at 9.30pm.

Here is the Official Link on the BBC Website - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017cj76

Use this link to read about the show, watch clips and catch up on the recent shows.

Remember, don’t miss it!!! Thursdays at 9.30pm on BBC2!

TrollHunter....well done Norway!!

I watched Norwegian Horror film TrollHunter today.  Excellent film and I recommend it to everyone, as long as you dont mind reading the subtitles, unless of course you can understand Norwegian!!

"A group of students investigate a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter"

Trolls are quite a big thing in Norwegian folklore, and many Norwegians actually believe that they exist.

The film is filmed in your Blair Witch Project type way, as if seen though the eyes of the cameraman/woman, which adds to suspense and reality.  Countries of Scandanavia are very much in the picture now with recent films such as TrollHunter (Norway), Let Me In (Sweden) and Rare Exports (Finland).

If you like funny horror films and/or trolls, Norwegains etc then this is a must!!

Here is the trailer: -

For more info on the film, actors and if you fancy reading some of the reviews, here is the link on IMDB (Internet Movie Database) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/

Enjoy!!

Anuvahood....anuva brilliant Adam Deacon film!

Anyone who is a fan of Adam Deacon, KidultHood, Adulthood or any film depicting the street life of young Londoners MUST watch Anuvahood!!  This film goes beyond funny! It has to be one of the most funniest and enjoyable films I have seen for years. I just didn't want it to end.

 

The film is about Kenneth.....sorry...Kay, who is a young kid living on an estate in London (apparently the Portobelllo Rd estate according to my good friend). He's left his job, his mum and dad are proper pissed off and so is Kay for that matter.  With the family low on money all their belongings are taken away by some two bob bailiffs. Because of this Kay decides to man up and get all his parents belongings back. I wont tell you how, but what I will tell you is that whilst he is trying to get his parents things back, everything and anything happens.

 

I could not stop laughing from beginning to end and up until 2 days later!

 

Adam Deacon has always been one of my most favourite actors, from KidultHood to Dead Set. In Anuvahood has proved that Adam Deacon can be serious as well as very very very funny! Although it was a comical film, I thought the reality of of London life and street talk was absolutely spot on, which shows Adam's attention to details. Let's not forget that Adam Deacon wrote and directed this film.

You can follow Adam Deacon on Twitter - @realadamdeacon

I beg you to watch this film. If you don't you are really missingout! Its on on DVD Monday 5th July. make sure at lunch time you walk into your nearest Tescos, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrisons, HMV or any other shop that sells DVDs and buy it, ya get me blud!!!!

Oh and by the way Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace and Jaime Winstone are in it too....FIT!!!!!

Here is the trailer -

ENJOY!!!

Well done Brixton Bulls!!

Under 12s Rugby League team, the Brixton Bulls, beat Medway this Saturday at their ownhome ground. 
A great result for the team!

 

My best friend's son plays for them and he is getting better and better!  Well done Paolo Rizzi!!!  Being a big Rugby fan myself its great to get out and watch some Rugby.

Brixton Bulls are a local Rugby League team, who have local children playing for them.  Everyone that plays, coaches and mentors the team do it free of charge and use their own time to do so.

Unfortunately due to cuts by the governemnt, funding is non-existant and therefore the team need as much help as they can get.  They are looking to contact businesses and individuals for donations to help them.  If anyone of you know anyone or any company or organisation that can either donate or just supply some rugby balls or kit, it would be greatly appreciated.

Here is their website if you want to know more - http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/brixtonbullsrlfc/

Banging tunes from DJ Mardell on Corrupt Radio!!

Another banging Hard House session from DJ Mardell on Corrupt Radio tonight.  Catch DJ Mardell on www.corruptradio.net every Friday night from 9pm until 11pm.

You can listen to all the other DJ's live online and all through the week on Corrupt Radio, mixing the biggest and best tunes in House, Dub Step, DnB, Hardcore and UK Garage!

That time of year is soon upon us (me)...Ravello baby!!

MAP SHOWING RAVELLO

I shall soon be back in my father's home village of Ravello, in the Campania region in Southern Italy.  I have been visiting family and friends in Ravello for most of the years of my life. It feels like my second home.  Ravello sits on top of the mountains along the Amalfi Coast and has some of the most fantastic views and scenery in the whole of Italy....the whole of the world infact.  The Amalfi Coast, or Costiera Amalfitana, is nicknamed the Jewel of the South for obvious reasons.

VIEW FROM RAVELLO

Ravello is amongst one the famous tourist destinations in the area.  Others places include Amalfi, Positano, Capri, Sorrento and Naples.  Whatever anyone says about Southern Italy and its small villages is true - typical wrinkled old lady wearing black and along with matching headscarf, 100 year-old old men still carrying sacks of cement, shopping, or both.  The list is endless.

Ravello is most famous for it's creation of the very famous alcoholic drink Limoncello.  This "a pair of teeth" or aperitif has now been copied by all and sundry which I feel has ruined its uniqueness.  Whats makes Ravello's Limoncello different are the lemons.  Ravello's lemons are the best, end of!

PIAZZA VESCOVADO, RAVELLO

May I also remind readers amongst you, that know or do not know, that many famous people have married in Ravello.  People including England football legend Gary Linekar, Blackadder star Tony Robinson, and also Italian footballer Alessandro Nesta.  My sister was married in Ravello too, but she's not famous.
I would urge any travellers, friends and colleagues visiting Italy to pop into the village and just spend at least a few hours sitting in the Piazza, sipping on a hot espresso (or limoncello) whilst munching on a freshly made Sfogliata as you watch the world go by.  May I suggest you visit the family bar called Bar Calce which is situated in the middle of the square. 

Feel free to mention my name!

Movie Review - "Insidious"

Well, what can I say.  I waited and waited and waited to see this film, following copius amounts of reviews from colleagues and friends, who all (might I add) said it was "creepy", "scary" and "messed up".

For those who dont know me I am a BIG fan of paranormal reality shows, such as Ghost Adventures, Most Haunted, Ghost Hunters and My Ghost Story and have a very big interest in the paranormal.  After sitting through films such Paranormal Activity 1 and 2 (1 is better!), which I thought was quite realistic, shocking and most importantly diverse compared to every other Hollywood slasher movie, at last I had found a film that would at least scare me equally or more than the above.

Well, first of all the film is enjoyable and at times quite freaky, but I felt personally felt it got a bit stupid towards the end.  What starts out as a film about a boy that is haunted by a various evil demons, who show themselves in various scary ways,  quickly turns into a film about ghosts who look like the extras from Michael Jackson's Thriller music video.  I felt the end was a tad bit rushed and turned into a B-grade/SyFy type horror movie in the end.

Regardless of this I did enjoy the film and did let out a little wee at some of the jumpy scary parts.  I feel that the hype made this film less than I was expecting.  I give this a 7/10.

Click on the trailer above!  There is a full movie summary on IMDB along with other reviews and comments - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591095/

Great film, great fight scene - Donnie Yen in Sha Po Lang

This is an excellent bit of choreography from 2 world famous Chinese Martial Art Movie Stars (Donnie Yen with the asp and Jacky Wu with the knife).  A great fight with a great sound track too!

Here is the movie link on IMDB for more info - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478024/

Enjoy!

Recruitment Agencies.....arrrrghhhhh

Having recently lost my job, ok I resigned, but anyway...I registered at 6 recruitment agencies.  In the last 2-3 weeks I have had contact from.....none of them.  Some choose to ignore my bi-daily emails asking for them some sort of evidence of life or if they remember me?

I am now starting to get strangely paranoid, believing that every agency in the UK have met up in an undisclosed location and have shared my details and CV around like a cheap slut and that they have all secretly but unanimously agreed to ignore my emails, just to annoy me.  Well, ITS BLOODY WORKING!!!  I find myself shouting at my inanimate laptop...

I have now started contacting companies myself and have found that to be more successful.  Though this is true its hard to believe that 6 agencies, so 6 individual people who are trained and employed (and paid more than I care to imagine) to find people like me a job.  So what does this say about recruitment agents if I, an ex-fleet manager, can do better on my own!

This is not to say all agencies should be tarred with the same brush, but the ones I have met should be tarred and set alight!

In all fairness one of the 6 agencies has been more honest and forthcoming than the others and has sent me the odd job link their name.  It seems that my ex-colleagues who are also in the same boat unfortunately share my sentiments and experience?

Discuss!!! (please be gentle this is my first post/blog!)