Archive for 'British' Category

Jekyll written by Steven Moffatt, directed by Douglas Mackinnon and Matt Lispey (2007))

24 July 2008

I picked this series up because Steven Moffatt was a writer on the new Doctor Who, having written some great episodes, and who and who is becoming the new show runner for Doctor Who. It is also rumored that once Tennat leaves the show, either after the next 4 specials, or the 5th season, that [...]

Spaced written by Simon Pegg and Jesscia Hynes, directed by Edgar Wright (1999-2001)

22 July 2008

The British sitcom that was the start of the brilliant careers of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright, this hillarious comedy really must be seen. It took me a few episodes to really get into it, but it has so many funny little jokes throughout and such a twisted sense of humor, that this [...]

Fingersmiths by Aisling Walsh (2005)

7 July 2008

Another sumptuous adaption of a story of betrayal an lust set in Victorian England from a novel by Sarah Waters. This too has some lesbian story elements, though they are not as front and center as those in Tipping the Velvet. This is a very enjoyable BBC series, with great cinematography and acting, and a [...]

Tipping the Velvet by Geoffrey Sax (2002)

3 July 2008

A sumptuous BBC adaption of the Sarah Waters novel about torrid lesbian romance in Victorian London. This is quite an enjoyable series, and I heard about it because Keeley Hawes who I recently saw in Ashes to Ashes the sequel to Life on Mars, and thought she was a great actress, and she was good [...]

Imagine Me & You written and directed by Ol Parker (2005)

3 July 2008

Actually quite an enjoyable romantic comedy with the twist of having a newlywed woman fall for a lesbian on her wedding day. And this is not a low quality film, but a very well done and enjoyable film, that shows the dark sides as well as the light of falling for someone other than the [...]

Doctor Who Story 070 The Time Warrior by Alan Bromly (1974)

6 May 2008

At best a mediocre Doctor Who adventure, notable only for the first appearance of Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and the debut of the Sontarans who have most recently returned in the last Season of the current Tenant Doctor Who.
In the Middle Ages the Kind known as Irongron (David Daker) and his right hand [...]

The Very Thought of You (Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence by Nick Hamm (1998)

27 January 2008

I am not usually a fan of romantic comedy, but this one is pretty cute and well done, and overall an enjoyable flick. I like movies like Rashomon where you see one event from different perspectives (though here it is not about the differences, but just seeing the same events from another perspective). It is [...]