October 15, 2008 – 2:08 pm
I was very happy to learn that Ridley Scott is to make his return to science fiction cinema with an adaptation of Joe Haldeman’s novel The Forever War. Scott was supposed to make this film immediately after Alien and then after Blade Runner but rights problems prevented this. Fox 2000 has now acquired the rights […]
By Nelson Galaxy
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Posted in Books, Film
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Tagged Alien, Blade Runner, Books, Film, Joe Haldeman, Ridley Scott, Science Fiction, The Forever War, The Odyssey, Variety, Vietnam War, William Mandella
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October 14, 2008 – 1:10 pm
Pip and I made an impromptu visit to the Tate Modern on Bankside. We were both intrigued by the latest art installation to fill the Turbine Hall. French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s ‘TH.2058′ consists of two hundred yellow and blue bunk bed frames. There are giant animal sculptures tacked on for good measure, including the spider […]
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Posted in Art, Books, Culture, London, Pip
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Tagged Art, Bankside, Books, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, HG Wells, JG Ballard, London, Philip K. Dick, Pip, Science Fiction, Tate Modern, TH.2058, The Drowned World, The Man in the High Castle, The War of the Worlds, Turbine Hall
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October 13, 2008 – 12:49 pm
Cut your own hair.
Merrily chopping away at your long locks you will end up with a ridiculous and comical fringe. You do not want to leave your flat because everyone will laugh at you. They do. You cannot glue it back on but you will give it a go anyway.
Have you seen the drummer’s hair?
October 10, 2008 – 12:50 pm
I have just invented a new game, yowzers and yee haw.
It is called the Fabulous Five Fingered Family Favourite Film Fantasy Fun.
What you have to do is come up with a description of your favourite film in just five words or less, a bit like a tagline. You need to condense the whole plot into […]
October 9, 2008 – 1:10 pm
Walking home I passed the RBS building in Aldgate, the area where the new pavement has just been laid and new crossings installed, when I noticed a man walking towards me. He was wearing a smart suit with disturbingly shinny shoes. He looked middle aged and his hair was greying at the temples. As he […]
October 8, 2008 – 12:47 pm
Enormous will soon be playing a gig,
It is going to be very big,
I don’t know if I can make it,
My boss is being a git,
They are playing with B-Movie,
It will be truly,
Enormous
October 7, 2008 – 1:02 pm
A quick message of heartfelt thanks goes out to the couple who live in the flat above mine. Just after midnight they generously took the brave decision to have a party; a party that ran from late Monday night until six am Tuesday morning. What a fabulous idea and I am so happy they shared […]
October 6, 2008 – 1:45 pm
It is with a degree of honour and respect that I want to thank certain individuals who use their valuable sleeping time to serenade me in the wee small hours of the morning. Couples and lonely gentlemen stand beneath my bedroom window at three in the morning and proceed to shout and swear and argue. […]
October 3, 2008 – 1:22 pm
I recently met up with my bear outfit wearing friend Barry Barrington. We met in the notorious gangster watering hole The Blind Beggar. I wanted to establish how he succeeded in hijacking my website and posting a number of inane blogs. He has been a very naughty bear and I wanted to chastise him.
Before we […]
October 2, 2008 – 2:42 pm
“What’s your favourite flag?”
“George, I do not have a favourite flag and I really have no time, interest or inclination in discussing this.”
“You must have a favourite flag Nelson. Mine is the Bolivian one.”
“Stop asking me stupid questions George, next you’ll ask me what my favourite train is.”
“What’s your favourite train? Mine is the Blue […]