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Hypnotic Navel · 1Y ago

Livin' on borrowed time... Lennon at 70.

Hi guys, been meaning to update the blog a little more often! Anyway, as I’m sure you’re aware, today sees the first of two landmark anniversaries for John Lennon this year. Dec 9 will mark the 30th anniversary of Lennon’s death, and I’m sure there’ll be much celebration of the legendary Beatle’s li
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Hypnotic Navel · 1Y ago

Satoshi Kon 1963 -2010.

Hi there folks, must start updating my blog more regularly! Anyway… like many anime fans around the world, I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Satoshi Kon, director of a number of important anime films. Born in 1963, Kon started out illustrating manga before moving on to animation and
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Hypnotic Navel · 1Y ago

Trailers: Avengers, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, Outcast, Jackass 3D.

Hi there… haven’t updated in over a week, got a review of Inception and a couple of books lined up… hope to post more regularly. For now, here’s another trailer round-up.Marvel's The Avengers is set to begin production next February, and is apparently being shot in 3D. Here’s the recent teaser which
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Hypnotic Navel · 1Y ago

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Hypnotic Navel · 1Y ago

What fresh madness is this? Del Toro to tackle Lovecraft's 'Mountains' at last!

Guillermo Del Toro announced last week that his next project will be an adaptation of seminal horror author H.P. Lovecraft’s At The Mountains Of Madness. According to an exclusive report from Deadline New York, the Pan’s Labyrinth/Hellboy director intends to shoot the film in 3D, with the help of Ja
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Hypnotic Navel · 1Y ago

Farewell to the UK Film Council...

Last week, Britain’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced that it was to axe the UK Film Council, a move which has met with strong criticism in some quarters. Founded in 2000, the National Lottery-funded government body has since backed hundreds of British films, including notable produ
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Hypnotic Navel · 1Y ago

A Shi... Er, Shed-Load Of Trailers, Part II!

Welcome to part two of my new-and-recent-trailers review… as I mentioned in the first part, I’m not necessarily that keen on seeing all of these movies, but one way or another they’ve perked my interest. Anyway, let’s take a look…Low-budget sci-fi horror Monsters caused something of a stir at this y
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Hypnotic Navel · 1Y ago

A Shi... Er, Shed-Load Of Trailers, Part I!

Hi again… thought I’d take a look at some new and recent trailers – though not all necessarily for films I’m all that keen on catching. So consider this a kind of ‘trailer review’! Okay, off we go with part one:David Fincher’s The Social Network is based on Ben Mezrich's book The Accidental Billiona
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Hypnotic Navel · 1Y ago

First post... and Comic-Con 2010!

Hello! Welcome to the (pretentiously-named) ‘Hypnotic Navel’, which will cover film, music and art - generally speaking of a ‘pop culture’ nature but certainly not exclusively so! My old blog covered similar ground, but I aim to make a fresh start with a more concise and less rambling blog… so on wi
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Hypnotic Navel · 2Y ago

Timeless masterpieces.

The sheer joy of silliness...There are some movies that are just so darn out-of-this-world fantastic, they positively have to be proudly championed. I’m talking about films so ridiculously entertaining, they demand to be discussed in lengthy philosophical debates and honoured with plaques and statue
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