The first part of Peter O'Toole's autobiography is a vivid recollection of growing up during World War 2.
It is Peter O'Toole's unique and poetic narration that draws the reader into young Peter's facination of Merlin and Sir Yvain. The actor recalls his childhood with his parents in wartime England, and often speculates on the life of Adolf Hitler with great sarcasm.
O'Toole's memoirs are not written in a straightfoward way. He seems to dance from memory to memory, skipping around his early life. About midway in the book, he reaches the point where he auditions for the RADA before going back into his childhood and the War.
For fans of Peter O'Toole, this book is indispensible, as you get a glimpse into the mind and life of this great actor. People who are curious about life during World War 2 will also want to read this book. Unfortunately, O'Toole doesn't speak much about acting or about working on any of his films, so this book won't help those curious about the art of acting. A-
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Comic Review: Green Lantern: Rebirth #2 (of 6)
Geoff Johns, my favorite Flash writer and apparently a big Hal Jordan fan, is bringing Hal back to basics in this entralling mini-series.
Reading issue 1, I found myself with an unique story, one you can tell was written by a fan not only of Hal Jordan but of the Green Lantern mythos. Throughout the issue, Johns expressed his views and tries to resolve the problems created by the changes made in the last ten years, including Batman's distrust of Hal.
This issue is no different, with Guy Gardner being turned back into a Green Lantern, and the apparent resurrection of Kilowog, though no mention of the Kilowog from Joe Casey's "The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan."
But continunities are bound to be stepped on as Johns returns the Green Lantern title to its former glory, but I'll be honest, by daying that my favorite part of this issue was the moments with Hal and Carol Ferris. It was nice to see them both together again even if for the last time.
My only real complaint with the series so far is that Johns continuously makes digs on the Spectre. "This nonsense with the Spectre" And yeah, I moaned and complained when I heard they were making Hal into the Spectre, too, but the innovative and short-lived series won respect from me in the end.
While this issue, like issue 1, seems to have asked a lot of questions without making any time for the answers, issue 3 will hopefully shed some light on what's been going on, and what the future of Green Lantern will be.
Reading issue 1, I found myself with an unique story, one you can tell was written by a fan not only of Hal Jordan but of the Green Lantern mythos. Throughout the issue, Johns expressed his views and tries to resolve the problems created by the changes made in the last ten years, including Batman's distrust of Hal.
This issue is no different, with Guy Gardner being turned back into a Green Lantern, and the apparent resurrection of Kilowog, though no mention of the Kilowog from Joe Casey's "The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan."
But continunities are bound to be stepped on as Johns returns the Green Lantern title to its former glory, but I'll be honest, by daying that my favorite part of this issue was the moments with Hal and Carol Ferris. It was nice to see them both together again even if for the last time.
My only real complaint with the series so far is that Johns continuously makes digs on the Spectre. "This nonsense with the Spectre" And yeah, I moaned and complained when I heard they were making Hal into the Spectre, too, but the innovative and short-lived series won respect from me in the end.
While this issue, like issue 1, seems to have asked a lot of questions without making any time for the answers, issue 3 will hopefully shed some light on what's been going on, and what the future of Green Lantern will be.
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Happy Birthday Doctor Who!
I believe it was 41 years ago from today that this great program was first aired on TV in the U.K.
Sunday, November 21, 2004
DVD Review: Body Language Live
Where there's an album, there's a DVD...
Presentation: B The disc is in a normal DVD case with a booklet with black and white photos from the concert and some credits. My only real beef with this is that they could have written a little backstory on this concert. I believe this concert is the "Money Can't Buy" concert performed on November 15, 2003, two days before the album was released in the UK.
Audio & Video: B+ With 5.1 Dolby Surround, Stereo, and 5.1 DTS, you can bet that Kylie's voice never sounded better. The concert is presented in widescreen. The picture's pretty clean and sharp, slightly better than the "Live in Sydney" DVD.
Content: B Since this concert is to celebrate the album launch of Body Language at the London Apollo, it shouldn't surprise you that seven of the thirteen songs are from Body Language. Most of the other songs are from the albums, Light Years and Fever.
The concert’s split into four different sections (and different outfits) and the concert’s only about an hour long. It has Kylie singing in front of a large screen with some dancers who I tend to ignore. It’s rather modest compared to some of her other concerts, I’m sure, but I prefer my concerts without a whole lot of bells and whistles.
Extras: A Let’s see, there’s a seventeen minute “documentary,” that talks about the new album, filming the “Slow” music video, and the preparation of the concert. There’s multi-angles of two of the songs, which shows you the images on the large screen.
There’s also the three music videos from Body Language as well as a photo gallery and DVD ROM material that includes: four wallpapers, screensavers, and a weblink.
Overall: A This is my favorite “live” Kylie DVD. But part of that is because I really like Body Language. Other Kylie fans may want to purchase one of the other DVDs for a more diverse listing of songs. Another reason was because I got my copy under 15 dollars, well worth the price.
Presentation: B The disc is in a normal DVD case with a booklet with black and white photos from the concert and some credits. My only real beef with this is that they could have written a little backstory on this concert. I believe this concert is the "Money Can't Buy" concert performed on November 15, 2003, two days before the album was released in the UK.
Audio & Video: B+ With 5.1 Dolby Surround, Stereo, and 5.1 DTS, you can bet that Kylie's voice never sounded better. The concert is presented in widescreen. The picture's pretty clean and sharp, slightly better than the "Live in Sydney" DVD.
Content: B Since this concert is to celebrate the album launch of Body Language at the London Apollo, it shouldn't surprise you that seven of the thirteen songs are from Body Language. Most of the other songs are from the albums, Light Years and Fever.
The concert’s split into four different sections (and different outfits) and the concert’s only about an hour long. It has Kylie singing in front of a large screen with some dancers who I tend to ignore. It’s rather modest compared to some of her other concerts, I’m sure, but I prefer my concerts without a whole lot of bells and whistles.
Extras: A Let’s see, there’s a seventeen minute “documentary,” that talks about the new album, filming the “Slow” music video, and the preparation of the concert. There’s multi-angles of two of the songs, which shows you the images on the large screen.
There’s also the three music videos from Body Language as well as a photo gallery and DVD ROM material that includes: four wallpapers, screensavers, and a weblink.
Overall: A This is my favorite “live” Kylie DVD. But part of that is because I really like Body Language. Other Kylie fans may want to purchase one of the other DVDs for a more diverse listing of songs. Another reason was because I got my copy under 15 dollars, well worth the price.
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