Once in a generation a particular individual leaves his mark on the world. One such man was William John Owen Rowbotham MBE, or to use his stage name, Bill Owen. Bill was born on the 14th of March 1914 in London, England. He was an accomplished actor and songwriter. He made his first film appearance [...]
It’s funny how during your lifetime you are positively affected by a moment, an individual, a place or an event. In my case it is a combination of all these things aboard a wonderful old passenger ship. Back in 1970 I had not long since become a civilian again after doing military service in South [...]
It was announced in a CBC press release to be a partnership with Bollywood, who is co-financing the production. Expect them to go before cameras in July 2012 and be available for broadcast on CBC’s 2012/2013 season. Sources close to CBC brass expect more to join this cast soon but I am making this up [...]
Homage to comedy genius - How often do you find yourself laughing till you cry, or until your stomach aches? In my own case it is currently once a week at noon every Tuesday here in England, when the digital radio station ‘BBC Radio 4 extra’ replays a half hour of priceless British humour in the [...]
I get increasingly annoyed these days when I’m perusing the programme listings for any given television channel, sifting through the dross for something worth watching, at the amount of completely inaccurate information on offer. I’m sorry, but describing a grim war story, movie or play with the words ‘a hilarious account of’, or perhaps calling [...]
A dream come to life: Immortal the Musical
I’ve heard a couple of years ago that usually only 10 % of the purchased books are of the kind one could read on a PC or other e-device. I’m not sure whether the situation today has changed, yet many of my friends, realtives and acquaintances prefer to hold a book made of paper. None of them thinks about the awful consequences the creating of paper could cause to the nature… Every tree is connected to at least twenty species of animals or other plants (it depends on the longitude and latitude, please excuse me if my numbers are not quite correct)… When a tree is cut off, it means death for some of these species, and much stress for the others, that could even lead
I guess it’s usually stupid to like a movie better than a book based on it?
In the tradition of the scariest night of the year, Halloween, how about taking a journey back in time with me to look at some of the scariest movies ever made? I pulled up Google, did a search and after perusing several lists, here’s what I came up with. Leave a comment and tell us about [...]
Halle Berry has been named the Sexiest Woman Alive 2008 by Esquire magazine. The 42 year old actress has been an A-Lister for nearly 20 years and recently became a first time mother. She is definitely at the top of her game and sizzles with sexy appeal. You definitely got it right Esquire! The gorgeous [...]
