Saturday 21 November 2009

Doctor Who/2001 genius crossover



Discovered this last night and was well impressed by the work that's gone into it. You need to be fairly familiar with the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey" (though need only know the basic iconography of "The Wheel In Space", its contemporary DW serial) to appreciate it properly.

Here's to Tardis Timegirl !

(Yes, more "Doctor Who" along shortly ...obviously)

Monday 9 November 2009

Fencing in Rex Park


As you might be aware, one of the perks of living where I am is the view out across Rex Park, pictured above in the spring (though not from my flat).

So I was curious then angry when the council suddenly erected a bog standard mesh fence around it for no apparent reason, compounded by apparently barricading in some of the other residents with an even cheaper material. The fence keeps nothing in or out - it can't anyway as it's a public asset - and was constructed with obvious errors like blocking off a path. Security-wise it's probably made two virtual 'dark alleys' that were not there before, one of which will obviously be an unofficial toilet stop.

I've made two slideshows below. The first was made back in February (actually just to test out the slideshow>movie feature in Picasa) showing the park as it was before the fence went up, though my shots just happen to focus on the views that are most changed.

The second is made from photos taken between mid June and the start of August as I tried to chronicle the mess being made. I've alerted this one via Facebook to my MP, Willie Rennie, though I don't know what can be done.



and this is what they did ...



Ironic I'm posting this on the day that marks the 20th anniversary of another pointless wall coming down.

Totty for the Single Man - Nicholas Hoult






Teenage actor Nicholas Hoult is getting further exposure for his stunning looks - here in a shoot for OUT magazine styled by fashionista Tom Ford, who also directed him in the film of the Christopher Isherwood novel, "A Single Man". Nick's character Kenny is a student admirer of the lead character played by Colin Firth.

Here's the wordless trailer, where Nick pops up briefly a few times:



And here are the cast and Tom Ford attending the film's award-winning debut at the Venice Film Festival last September. Looks like Mr Ford may have had a hand in kitting everyone out so stylishly.




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