Do Russians Smash Bottles on New Ships?
Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Europe, Far East, Films, festivities | No Comments »I've just been watching K19: The Widowmaker and the boat (yes, I know, it was a nuclear submarine therefore boat) wasn't properly christened with the traditional smashed champagne. I wanted to know, do Russians share the same naval superstitions? Would ...
Herr Flick vs Liam Byrne (Immigration Minister)
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Films, Politics, YouTube | No Comments »Following an article in The Register about the backdating of the new point-based immigration system, I have found the best comparison I could of Liam Byrne, the minister for immigration, and Herr Flick, the Nazi investigator out of Allo Allo. However, ...
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - with trailer
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Americas, Current Affairs, Films, YouTube | 2 Comments »The new film, "Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is due out on Thursday May 22nd. What I can't believe is that the invincible Harrison Ford will be 66 this year - what's he doing in another ...