He’s a fanatic…

Posted on January 13, 2012 by John Northrup

Last night I had the privilege of seeing the 2011 remake John le Carré’s fantastic story Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. I found the movie most most enjoyable with plenty of turns and twists and, even at time, humor – though I seemed to be the only one in the theater laughing. I think Gary Oldman did a wonderful job as George Smiley and I particularly loved the unexpected treat of Benedict Cumberbatch making an appearance (if you haven’t seen the BBC’s new series Sherlock, I highly recommend you check it out).

Brassed Off!

Posted on November 5, 2011 by John Northrup

One of my favorite underrated movies

My Dear Bagginses and Boffins…

Posted on August 19, 2011 by John Northrup

I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

Take Down the Gibson!

Status

Oh man – Hackers is available for streaming on Netflix. There goes the next hour and a half. I’m a sucker for this movie.

Make It So

Posted on July 25, 2011 by John Northrup

I was beside myself last night to discover that Netflix had added all seven seasons of StarTrek: The Next Generation to on-demand streaming. This television series is one of the only series that I have ever watched from beginning to end – seven years of committed TV watching.

The paradox of this is that I can, from time to time, be found staying up until 1:00 am to catch the syndicated broadcast of TNG on the local CBS affiliate. So imagine my glee when I thought that I could get all of my TNG watching in BEFORE the witching hour. Now imagine my forehead hitting moment realizing that I’d just stayed up until 2:00 am watching on-demand TNG.

Thought Drops

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