My film rating system revised

Sunday, 9 May 2010, 1:17 | Category : Film, Loaves, Uncategorized
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I’ve been experimenting with my film rating system for a short while now and I’ve received some feedback (both on and off the blog) about it. So far the feedback is positive. It seems that most people are finding it relatively easy to “get” and apply the marks themselves, which is great :)
However, I’m finding [...]

A film rating system

Saturday, 24 April 2010, 18:37 | Category : Film, Loaves, Uncategorized
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I want to introduce a film rating system on my blog at some point in the future and was hoping for input :) I struggle with conventional film rating systems - they seem a bit meaningless. Rating a film out of 10 or 5 just doesn’t tell you all that much about what is meant [...]

Darbareye Elly - Iranian cinema doesn’t have to be about poverty

Thursday, 11 February 2010, 20:08 | Category : Uncategorized
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{FILM DIARY}
Darbareye Elly (2009, Iran)
Seen: Monday, 26th January 2010
Runtime: 119′
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Cast: Golshifteh Farahani
Production House: Dreamlab
Plot: Three Iranian families go out of town for a couple of days to have some fun and introduce Elly (a young teacher) to a recently divorced friend. Everything changes when Elly disappears and no one knows whether she is [...]

How to find your passion…

Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 22:37 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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Just passing on a link :) I really liked that blog post. It’s about breaking out of a certain mindset and the eternal “WTF do I want to do with my life?!” question.

Little Fetishes (or why I’ve always been confused about why other girls enjoy looking at photos of celebrities)

This blog post got me thinking way more than I would have ever thought possible - what was originally meant to be just a reply in the comments section there is now turning into a horrendously long blog post ;)
I don’t know if Andreja is reading this… but I’m sure she remembers when she brought [...]

Comments are now moderated…

Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 14:07 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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I’m having a lot of problems with spambots on this blog right now, so please don’t be surprised if your comments don’t appear straight away. This does not mean I don’t want comments - I love comments, so please keep them coming *grin* I’m just annoyed with the spam grrrr…

A naughty video about Severus Snape

Friday, 19 June 2009, 21:19 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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I thought this was hilarious, I don’t normally like fan videos, but this one was edited really well. Poor Severus lol

P.S. Can you tell I’m avoiding studying for my exams? ;)

Why chocolate mousse is a better option than a chocolate bar

Friday, 19 June 2009, 19:19 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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I thought this was rather interesting - some good tips for dieters.

Gay activism in Hollywood vs. gay activism on Broadway

Sunday, 24 May 2009, 12:24 | Category : Crumbs, Hollywood & the American film industry, Uncategorized
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Here’s an article about how the theatre crowd in the US is much more supportive of gay rights than the film people.

The story of my life ;)

Sunday, 17 May 2009, 20:52 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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This video is a bit of a running joke in my BA project group - all three of us have this problem. Does anybody else find the events portrayed in this video familiar? ;)