On the very day that my Trailer Tuesday post was due to go up last week, the new Iron Man 3 trailer was released. I meant to go back and update that post, but... I didn't. And then I thought, actually, this deserves a post of its own, even if it is a week late. Iron Man 3 Firstly, it looks incredible. That bit with the house falling down the …

It's been said over and over, but Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher is plain odd. I haven't read the books in a long while, so I'm not really able to pass judgement fully, but I know that deep down it doesn't seem right. There's a new trailer which puts a different spin on things, because it looks like a really good film! Jack Reacher If I suspend the disbelief of …

We've seen Moneyball and "if you build it they will come" and when I saw the trailer for 42, I really wanted to see it! I don't think I've ever seen a baseball game but I really like movies about it. I should probably see about watching some of the actual action, but in the meantime, this looks good. 42 Now, if you tell me that there's a film by …

This week, we discovered the genius that is Wreck-It Ralph. The blurb says: "A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfil his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives." The trailer says it's going to be awesome. Wreck-It Ralph I only know a few of the characters in there, but there's bound to be a lot of excellent …

I started this crazy Film Watch experiment way back in April 2009 - watching, noting and blogging each film that I watched in an attempt to remember what was good, and not so good. Along the way, it turned into a Life List thing, to watch 500 films. At first the goal seemed a million miles away, but gradually it has seemed more doable, and now I am halfway through! …

Oh. so. good. And I do love Ben Whishaw! Cannot wait.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World It's a bit of a long title, but the trailer looks reeeally good. My only question is - where is Bruce? Also this week, a new Paddington poster has been revealed. The bear we know and love on the big screen. Hard to know how to feel about this, but the poster looks like a good enough start. Poor little lost …

I turned my nose up when I heard about the Monsters Inc sequel idea. Not a sequel at all, but a prequel looking back at the monsters when they were at university together. Bah! What nonsense. What cashing in. But a teaser trailer is out, and I laughed out loud. Twice! I forgot how much I love Mike.

I'm sure you've all seen this by now, but the teaser trailer for the new James Bond looks gooood. Whilst I appreciate these new James Bond films for what they are, part of me does miss the silly Pierce Brosnan ones. Die Another Day was on TV yesterday and I didn't get to see it but I wanted to. That was one of the few DVD's I owned and I …

Despicable Me 2 Mr C said: "You'll love this!" and played me the video. Unfortunately, the first time I heard it, I was listening audio only, and I was not impressed. "Turn it off!" I squealed. Then, of course, I saw the actual video itself, and - MINIONS! I do still think the song is annoying, but hey, it has a payoff at the end. And even more hey, it …

Our fierce rate of consuming movies has abated somewhat, as we face a hectic start to 2012. It's all good but it does mean we haven't been keeping up with Film Watch as much as we had been towards the end of last year. The slower pace has given me pause for thought, however, and it occurred to me recently how much the process of completing a Film Watch post …

Last weekend, I wrote up my reaction to the second episode of the latest series of Sherlock (got another post coming on the final episode just finding the time/gathering my thoughts), and prompted this reaction. Thank you for the wonderful SPOILER. GOOD JOB. Ever heard of a spoiler warning? Thankfully, I have a pretty prominent spoiler alert at the very top of the post, so I feel like I did …

The end of the year is always a bit review heavy, but you're bound to have room for just a couple more. It's time for Mr C's annual look at his favourite films and music of the year. You know what I think about all the films we watch because I blog them incessantly, but Mr C lives through most of them as well, so it's only fair that he …

My Life List is now something like two years old, and rather than the whole New Year's Resolution thing, I like to have a quick look back at the things achieved this year, and then a quick look forward at what I hope the year ahead will bring. It's fair to say that this year has not been as full of Life List success as I would have hoped, mostly …

So, first up, the new Batman trailer. The Dark Knight Rises I like the idea that this is a set of Batman stories - a trilogy of Batman, not trying to keep the brand alive forever, not trying to take it over and push it in a new direction forever, but just taking the characters and telling a story and then moving on. Of course, that is until a fourth …

In Time This concept seems very intriguing - not quite the time travel that I love so much, but using time as a unit of currency instead. I've never quite been convinced of Justin Timberlake in the lead role, but he was good in the Social Network, so I can't hold his Michael Jackson dance moves against him. The three women of different generations all looking the same freaks me …

Yesterday, we watched Finding Nemo, partly as a way to make Mr C feel a bit better after his short but nasty bug, and partly as it seemed fitting after the sad death of Steve Jobs this week. When the news broke that he'd passed away, I wasn't surprised to find my Twitter stream and RSS reader filled with posts about the man, but there were occasional crossover posts that …

I've been catching up with some episodes of The 404 and they mentioned this relatively new website that lets you create a social environment for listening to music. Outloud.fm allows you to create a chatroom with the added bonus of anyone invited able to upload music to a collaborative playlist. The queue of music then plays out for everyone at the same time. I love this concept. I'm no music …

A recent post on Kottke linked to the first part of a four-part video series on Vimeo called Everything's a Remix. It is amazing. There are only two parts so far, one covering music and one covering films. Mr C and I watched them together and it's fair to say that both of the videos blew our minds just a little bit. I've never actually seen Star Wars, but nevertheless, …

As briefly mentioned in my Film Watch post of Red, John Malkovich's character Marvin is a bit paranoid about the world around him and he has a bunker. Rather than having a hatch like in LOST, or a big door highlighting where his bunker is, he is so paranoid that he's hidden the entrance as well. It's marvellous. Here's a clip of Malkovich's first scenes in the movie, and more …

I've made lots and lots of New Year's Resolutions before, both on the blog and in my head, and very few of them have worked out. This year, I changed the concept around completely and debuted the Life List - a long-term set of goals and things to aim at. Some are crazy, some are impossible, some are easy and most will take time. I figured a quick review for …

This may be the first time in a long time that we have watched enough recent films to create any form of top five list. We have indulged in many a movie night, so I tasked Mr C to choose his top five films that were released in 2010, that we watched in 2010. Here is what he came up with: Inception. "The closest thing to the Matrix since the …

I've done Top Ten lists before, but thought I would bring back the idea in a shorter form - half, in fact. This is not for every Friday, but if I feel like I might have a list to share, this would be the place to do it. I haven't been to the cinema for years. I know the last time I approached one with the intent of going in, …

We have done the community film watch thing over on Sidepodcast, all gathered together to live comment a movie - ensuring we all hit start at the same time. I've seen many people tweeting their way through TV shows and movies. It seems as though sharing the experience with someone else is becoming ever more popular - even if you are on opposite sides of the globe. So here is …

I apologise for the multitude of Film Watch posts recently. I've been trying to catch up and sometimes it's just easier to sit down and schedule a load of posts for the following few days. One of my New Year Resolutions was to reach Film Watch 50, and I think that is going to be achieved fairly soon. Perhaps after that I can work on the going outside thing. I …

Ooh, at last, something from the movie industry that is both progressive and good! Presumably in an attempt to both halt the many unauthorised film clips available, and perhaps monetise it along the way, Paramount have opened up a site that allows you to select a clip from a movie, and purchase the licence to it. From the article where I learned of such things: Paramount will initially restrict use …

After causing a bit of a kerfuffle with my harsh criticism of the special effects in The Terminator, I was intrigued to see the iTunes Film homepage feature some CGI Trailblazers. Now, we have already established that I am not an expert on movies, but some of these made me ponder. Terminator 2 - I'm saying nothing! Aliens - I've seen this one, although I don't remember it enormously. I …

Since I watched Rain Man, and learnt about this Abbott and Costello phenomenon, I haven't been able to get it out of my head. I keep bugging Mr C by saying "Who's on First?" and then getting annoyed when he doesn't know what to say. Not that either of us know any of the sketch to carry on with, but it's fun catching him off guard. It is amazing to …

I do not watch enough films. I used to watch loads of films, usually when they came out in the cinema. But that was when I lived with my friend who loved movies, when I had more free time, and I had enough money to spend on seeing the same thing many times over. I was put off going to the cinema because the nearest establishment to where I live …

From Dan Meth: I love this. I don't watch films extensively, but I have seen quite a few of the above. I think Back to the Future should be all blue, Jurassic Park should start higher, but The Matrix is dead on. What do you reckon?

Michael Crichton died yesterday, and I don't think I'd be lying if I said he was my favourite author of all time. I didn't even know he was ill, which is so unusual in this day and age that it makes me like him even more. Obviously the usual applies, with thoughts and feelings going out to his family, but on a purely selfish level, I'm sad that there will …

You can now buy or rent films on iTunes in the UK, and there’s quite a lot to choose from. Considering how few TV shows there were when that was first introduced on the UK store, I’m quite impressed. There are some questionable decisions on the part of Apple, when you look at the HD side of things. You can’t buy an HD film and you can only rent one …

Design revamp for '$100 laptop' I always thought the old one looked like a cartoon, and whilst aimed at kids, I found it quite off-putting. The new one looks beautiful. Twitter: Something Is Technically Wrong Well, I gave up already. Gyllenhaal confirmed for 'Prince of Persia' Firstly, I didn't know there was a film. Secondly, that Gemma Arterton is everywhere right now, and I still haven't seen her in anything. …

WALL•E trailer The newest film from Disney Pixar... to be honest, it doesn't grab me as much as I'd hoped. Showbiz - News - Beckhams preferred to Brown in Downing St - Digital Spy I pray that this isn't true.

In the good old days, I used to enjoy television at Christmas. Actually, let's rephrase that, I used to enjoy television full stop. My dad has always been one for guessing plot lines before they happen, working out the twists, the jokes, even the next words out of an actor's mouth. It was quite annoying, but I guess if you can see these things, you want to share them. Since …

I was reading one of the websites on my RSS feed list, and came across this question: Which is your favourite Tom Hanks movie? At first, I thought the answer was obvious - Cast Away. But then, when I thought about it a little bit more, there are so many others. Obviously, Forrest Gump, and I am a little bit partial to You've Got Mail, which although a weird film, …

This DVD Day featured Sideways but I got bored with that halfway through and switched it off. I did rent Ocean's Twelve but had to return the films before I could watch it, so look out for that one in another DVD day soon. The main film I watched this time was Closer and I really liked it. I thought the dialogue was brilliant, witty and smart and it kept …

Second attempt at The Whole Ten Yards. I didn't think it was as good as the first one, and was disappointed with the way it started, but I got into it about halfway through. With that achieved, I settled down to watch Strictly Dance Fever, which was brilliant, and has, of course, bumped my old favourite dance, to be replaced by the Charlston. And I've narrowed down my favourite couples …

I've been thinking about this a lot and I have a question. At the end, it turns out that he was frozen, awaiting the time when he could be unfrozen and medicine will have progressed far enough to fix his face, and in that time he was having the Lucid Dream treatment. This meant he thought he was living but really he was dreaming and he could choose how the …

I was expecting Secret Window to be a slasher horror type, which is why I didn't watch it with Mr C, and I was mystified as to why Johnny Depp would star in such a film. But of course, this is no such film. It's actually a really intense, clever, psychological thriller with a huge twist at the end. I did not see it coming. Followed by The Incredibles which …

A disappointing week this week. Starting with Resident Evil 2 and The Talented Mr Ripley (which was recorded off the television, not rented), both of which left me feeling I'd missed something. Resident Evil suffered from the fatal "sequel disease", the symptoms of which include trying too hard to come up with a story that doesn't really work thus include much more shooting and monsters to try and make up …

The Bourne Supremacy was a disappointment but only because my memory doesn't stretch as far back as the previous film. The Terminal was the complete opposite: a surprise hit. Funny and heart-warming, even if some people didn't recognise Catherine Zeta-Jones until we got to the end of the film and I said "It was good, but Catherine Z-J was a bit annoying." He was astonished. My main gripe about her …

Each day, 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant. In 1972, we spent 3 billion a year on fast food - today we spend more than 110 billion. McDonald's feeds more than 46 million people a day - that's more than the entire population of Spain. French Fries are the most eaten vegetable in America. You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a …

Today involved Super Size Me, The Whole Ten Yards and a plateful of nachos. Unfortunately, Mr C hasn't seen The Whole Nine Yards and given the amount of time we needed to spend at our computers this weekend, watching three films was just asking a bit too much. But never mind, there's always next time. Super Size Me was a real eye opener, and I think it's a good job …

Today I'm having a solo DVD Day, which only involves one film - Open Water. I was not a fan of Blair Witch, so the cover advertising it as the next best thing was not really something that made me want to watch it. But Mr C definitely didn't want to see it and I was curious, so while selecting DVDs for DVD Day #5 (you can read about that …

I forgot to write about DVD Day #2, which included Spiderman 2 (not as good as the first) and Garfield (not as good as the trailer), so it wasn't really worth talking about. Today, whilst partaking in popcorn, Pringles and dips, we've seen I, Robot and King Arthur. I, Robot was brilliant, funny and unusual, and I didn't find myself picking many holes in it at all. Plus, Will Smith …

We so should have called our film festival DVD Day. Anyway, we watched The Day After Tomorrow and Troy. During the week, Mr C purchased Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure and Live Aid 4 Disc Special Edition. He'd previously seen Dave Gorman live on stage, and laughed so much that DG actually stopped and looked at him, so my expectations were pretty high. I only managed to watch half of it …

I so desperately wanted to call it "Film Fest Friday" for alliteration and general coolness reasons, but unfortunately it takes place on a Sunday. Following a complaint from me about the amount of Quality Time we were spending together, Mr C made a special effort and we are now taking part in our second Film Fest Sunday. This involves me renting us two films, us digesting the first along with …

Lots to say so I'll just get on with it. I've been buying games by the truckload, even though I wasn't really done with the ones I had before. Have now got The Simpsons Hit & Run (very funny), Pirates of The Caribbean game (a little hard to control but I've not given up yet!) and Zoo Tycoon Marine Mania, which is really fun and adds dolphins and jellyfish and …

Anyway... website update - 101 Words will have its own site very soon. I apologise for the delay but learning PHP and MySql is bound to take more than a day and it happens that I keep getting distracted by iTunes and Prince of Persia! And on the subject of iTunes, please note the new iMix section, I just discovered playlists and will probably be up till the early hours …