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Last minute changes that have vastly improved a movie

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 28 April, 2008 to the movies subset

Some of our favourite films may have been quite different had it have not been been for a last minute change in plans in regards to an actor for a lead role, a relationship between certain characters, or the ditching of some quite lame prop. I've spent a little time this morning looking at a few recent movies (plus an old favourite) and found things could have been (woefully, in some ... Read full entry

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“Here you are, sir. Main level, please.”

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 8 April, 2008 to the movies subset

These are the first words heard on screen in 2001: A Space Odyssey, and are uttered by an actor called Penny Brahms. According to her filmography page, on the Internet Movie Database, her 1968 part in 2001 occurred early on in what turned out to be an eight year acting career. Though Brahms' performance was minuscule, it seems ironic that a role in one of the 100 ... Read full entry

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8 for ‘08: Random Bio

Posted by John Lampard on Sunday, 13 January, 2008 to the disassociated subset

I was tagged by Chris Wilson as part of the 8 for ‘08: Random Bio meme that is currently making the rounds. I'm not too-too big on memes, but I guess one per year is ok, so I'll give this one a go. Ok, eight random things about me: 1. Singapore was the first overseas country (ok, city/state) I ever visited, en route to Europe where I lived for four ... Read full entry

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