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Not sure what the press embargo stuff is on V for Vendetta , and don't want to steal the thunder of Boss Joe's forthcoming review on...

Just off the phone to Dave McKean, interviewing him for Film Focus. My review of Mirrormask is now up, and there’ll be a transcript of our ...

Today I wrote a review, chased some things and sent notes on three scripts. One more set of “No, do this!” to go for the year. Hopefully Mon...

Spent much of the day in Brighton today, discussing and agreeing the Great Plan. Announcments of things in due course, of course, but it...

Sometimes it is more fun just to link to other people’s nice things. Cannot be fagged with my own thoughts. Rob has a blog again (and also ...

Yesterday's post needn't have worried. Last night's movie got cancelled (or misplaced) and tonights was rilly, rilly good. Alarm...

Matt Michael seems chuffed with the History of Christmas in the shiny new DWM . He’s impressed that there are “no stinkers” - which I’m very...

Learnt this splendid word today for work-type reasons, and am annoyed not to have spotted it in the increasingly squawky coverage of bird fl...

Window people turned up at half seven yesterday, which was a bit of a shock after a night on the tiles seeing A. off. The Dr scooted into th...

Do this morning was rather sweet, though the grooms were both wearing sweaters. Nipped off afterward to a gig near Waterloo, and this aftern...

It's all been a bit last minute, but tomorrow I attend my first civil partnership. The girls in the office are flapping about what to we...

After a morning rushing about getting keys cut and important bits of paper signed, I ambled my way to Ladbroke Grove for reasons which will ...

Found my way to the War Tunnels yesterday, which were pretty amazing. Slave-built by the Nazis, the place was meant to be a hospital. Now i...

Cocking bloody castle is not open until 2 April. Pootled across the slippy, skinny causeway anyway, and then rather mournfully picked over s...

I carve these runes from inside an trendy pub on the St Helier waterfront, while Liadnan and I sip Chianti. Also, you get about a third off ...

Apologies to those who've been mailing me off-blog. Am currently in an Internet caff in St Helier, and it's probably costing me limb...

As part of China in London , the Doctor got me along to a screening last night, which also included free booze and eats. The goodie bag had ...

Found this among the old files, while looking for something else. It's what I sent BBC Books last summer, when we talked about covers. A...

Got sent another review of Time Travellers, which scores an okay 7 out of 10: "This parallel world story grips the reader’s attention [...

Long ago in the mists of time, I challenged a chef mate whose food I (and Big Finish ) adore to outfeed me and the two younger brothers. On ...