Entertainment news & wish list time

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So, in case the news hasn't filtered down to you by now, the all-star, big-budget fantasy film, Stardust had some test screenings over the last weekend, and has been receiving good to excellent responses. You can read the 2 report-backs at Aint It Cool News here and here.

Apparently Robert De Niro as the captain of a flying ship, and (the most important thing!) Michelle Pfeiffer's sinister witch queen are scene stealers.


Meanwhile, over the past few months, assorted test screening comments have been appearing on Aint It Cool News about Frank Miller's 300, the Ancient Greece set war pic that is my other uber anticipated movie of 2007. You can read these talk-backs (some with spoilers, some without) here, here, here and here.

This has got to be my favourite comment from one of the above reviews - the comparisons the reviewer makes hit all my excitement 'zing' buttons, because these are some of my favourite 'adult' fantasy films of all time:

300 is about a different time and way of thinking. It's about reminding us of what courage and sacrifice mean, about backing up one's words with actions. It's not surprising that I had moments that brought to mind not only Gladiator but The 13th Warrior, Excalibur and Conan the Barbarian. This is tale where everything is in bold, stark capital letters-Men, Women, Honor, Glory, Bravery. And I think those have been sadly lacking in movies lately.



Anyway, seeing as it's now 18 days until Christmas, perhaps its' time to post my Christmas/Birthday wishlist (my birthday is 2 weeks after Christmas):

CDs: My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade, Depeche Mode - Greatest Hits

Books: Hannibal Rising - Thomas Harris, Watchmen - Alan Moore, Kindom Come - Mark Waid, Ultimate Fighting Techniques (Fighting from the bottom) - Royce Gracie

DVDs: Love Actually, Dawn of the Dead

2007 diary/journal
Sleeping bag
Silver/stainless steel stud earings
Long sleeve steamer/wetsuit top
Smarties and nougart
Artist's posable marionette
New blue bedspread
Clothes (espec. smart casual for work)
iPod Nano case/leather poch
Cranium boardgame
Watch
19/20" flatscreen monitor
Drawing tablet

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