Wish You Were Here?

Cross posted from Yellow Bunting

Sometimes, living in England makes me feel like a minor character in Game of Thrones, minus the horrific violence, gratuitous sex and dangerous inter-family politics. Less “Winter is Coming” and more “Winter’s the default season” it nonetheless feels like the cold will last forever with no hope of even the slightest ray of sunshine.

With that in mind and acknowledging that not everyone can afford to leave the country, I have provided a cinematic alternative:

The Adventure Holiday

For those who enjoy getting their heart rate up, settle down with the Indian Jones Trilogy as it takes you to far flung, exotic places and provides totally accurate, 100% researched and certified History™ for those who like that kind of thing and lots of Nazi-fighting, pesky cult-bashing and artefacts that will make your face melt with excitement. You might even be tempted set out to find the mystical fourth movie but rest assured, such a nightmare relic cannot possible exist…

See also: Most cheap films late on the SyFy channel that try to emulate Indiana Jones but don’t, The Mummy trilogy

Must read article

I found this interesting article by Sasha Weiss at The New Yorker entitled "Anne Hathaway: In defence of the happy girl".

It is well worth a read and offers an interesting perspective on how we view women in the limelight.

After the Oscars

• Seth MacFarlane says he won't present again. Total Film have listed his best and worst lines from the night.
• For those who didn't see it: A complete list of all the winners
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• Bizarrely amusing alt-Oscars over at Film School Rejects

Personally I'm with Minnie Driver who, when interviewed outside the Vanity Fair Party by the BBC, said that she had wanted it to be more exciting.