Category Archives: Film

Vampiric Poo

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Cora

On TV tonight, I came across 30 Days of Night. Now I haven’t been remotely interested in the film back when it was in the theatres. But since many people have named it as an example of “vampires done right” … Continue reading →

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Weimar is not an adjective

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Cora

Can someone please tell this woman that “Weimar” is not an adjective? Weimar is the name of a German city in the state of Thuringia, which happened to give its name to the first German republic, that lasted from 1918 … Continue reading →

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Nothing much to say

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Cora

I don’t really have a whole lot of interest to say. We still have a lot of snow and even got some more overnight. Tomorrow afternoon, I’m heading out to the woods for a hike in the snow. I have … Continue reading →

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On this day…

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Cora

On this day, December 9th, in 1983, I first got to see more than just a few glimpses of Star Wars. That’s the reason why December 9th will always be an important date to me. However, a lot of other … Continue reading →

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More Celebrity Deaths

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Cora

It really seems to be the season for celebrity deaths, because almost every day you hear that another actor, singer, director, writer or other artist, whose work has influenced your life in big or little ways, has died. Today, we … Continue reading →

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Snowy Friday

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Cora

We had more snow today, and this time it actually stuck around. It also got really cold. At the moment, we’re having six degrees below freezing according to the Firefox weather widget and minus 7.6° C according to the indoor/outdoor … Continue reading →

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Fire and Pulp

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Cora

There was some excitement at school today. When I walked into the building some fifteen minutes before the beginning of the afternoon classes, I was struck by how empty the place was. There were barely any students about. I could … Continue reading →

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Dino De Laurentiis, SF Film and Me

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Cora

Yesterday, Italian film producer (I think you could almost call him a film mogul) Dino De Laurentiis died aged 91 and depressingly I had to find out from a tiny article in my crappy local newspaper. There was no mention … Continue reading →

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Star Wars, Gender and Kids

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Cora

Now that my troublesome class decided to behave for once, one of my not-troublesome classes decided to act up instead. I guess just one relatively quiet week is too much to hope for. What is more, tonight was the monthly … Continue reading →

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Better than expected

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Cora

I chanced to watch Iron Man on TV tonight and enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. I missed the film back when it was in the theatres, partly because I was overly busy with my MA … Continue reading →

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