TUNE OF THE DAY #14

Getting Nowhere - Magnetic Man ft. John Legend

TUNE OF THE DAY #13

I Love You So - Cassius (Skream Remix) 

January's Top 20 Part 2

Here are my Top 20 songs from January 2011.

In reverse order from 10-1...

Click here for Part 1

10. Two Door Cinema Club -  I Can Talk

9. 30 Seconds to Mars feat. Kanye West - Hurricane

January's Top 20 Part 1

Here are my Top 20 songs from January 2011. 

In reverse order from 20-11...

20. James Blake - Limit To Your Love

19. Skream & Example - Shot Yourself In The Foot Again

Hattie

On TV: Wednesday 19th January 2011
Channel: BBC4 9-10.25pm
Episode Type: One-off bio-drama

In 1 Sentence: Amazingly acted, the BBC churns out another, if not slightly odd, quality drama. 

Hattie

BBC Summary: Ruth Jones takes on the role of the larger-than-life Carry On actress, Hattie Jacques, revealing how her home life was blown apart by a secret sexual liaison with her handsome young driver while she was married to Dad's Army star John Le Mesurier.

Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years

This is a pretty epic video. With over 18 million views Noah Kalina has received quite a bit of attention for this video and it's easy to see why. 

Such an original concept - take a photo of yourself every day for 6 years. 

And the result is fascinating as we watch his face, hair, beard... literally grow. 

Also click here for WhereIsWhales' video about it.

One Day

By David Nicholls

YOU CAN LIVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE

NOT REALISING THAT WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter 

meet on the night of their graduation. 

Tomorrow they must go their 

separate ways.

So where will they be on 

this one day next year?

And the year after that?

And every year that follows?

My Top 30 Most Anticipated Films of 2011: Part 4

From H-L...

Homework

UK release date: TBA

Genre: Romance

IMDb summary: George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognises in him a kindred spirit.

Starring two potentially brilliant young actors Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts, I’m not pretending this film will be a cinema masterpiece. What I am hoping for is some beautiful understated performances and a nicely shot film that will tug at a few heart strings. There’s nothing wrong with that. With pretty warm reviews from Sundance, Homework could be a surprise hit. 

The Impossible

UK release date: TBA

Genre: Drama, Action 

IMDb summary: An account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time.

No Trailer Released Yet.

Starring Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts, The Impossible is still in post-production so not much is known about it. The Tsunami is recent history, happening Boxing Day 2004, but 6 years on Hollywood has decided to tell its story. This will probably draw in cinema goers due to the nature of the event, so I hope they do it justice. 

Episodes

On TV: Monday 24th January 2011
Channel: BBC 2 10-10.30pm
Episode Type: Series 1 Episode 3

In 1 Sentence: Finally showing some promise after a few false starts.

Episodes

BBC Summary: Bev and Sean are successful British writers with a dream to break America before it breaks them, but unfortunately it seems they haven't accounted for one thing: Matt LeBlanc.

Episode Summary: Beverly feels excluded when Sean and Matt LeBlanc begin spending a lot of time together.

National Television Awards

The NTA’s were broadcast live last night on ITV and there were many surprise winners. 
I am big fans of both Doctor Who and Sherlock and was pretty sure that either one of them had it in the bag. I was shocked that the public didn’t recognise them, but hopefully the BAFTAs will produce the results that the programmes deserve. 

Here is the full list of winners and who I think should have won...