12 march 2010, all that glitters

Saturday 13th March 2010

Having spent sixteen pounds to get sky premiere for a month so my other half could watch the oscars (yes, all five hours), we thought we better get value for money by watching some films. First up was the hurt locker, on oscar night, which I have to say was alright but the accolades tell you more about the academy than the film. Best was frost/nixon, which have wanted to see for an age, and was indeed very good, based as it was on the play, which in turn used the actual transcripts of a momentous series of interviews. It was slower and stodgier than it needed to be though, and worst of all I can’t see michael sheen (amazing actor, fabulous filmography) and his smile as anyone but tony blair in the queen. I think he’s stuck with leonard nimoy syndrome, who’s first autobiography was called “I am not spock”. Interestingly, his family were yiddish-speaking orthodox jews from the ukraine, and his second biography was called “I am spock”...