Mind Control Made Easy

Or, How to Become a Cult Leader:

Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince

As a self-confessed fan of Harry Potter, I have managed to restrain myself this year and avoided the hysteria surrounding the release of the latest film. That being the case probably because I all too eagerly got far too hysterical about following Andy Murray during the recent Wimbledon grand slam; but as one British home-grown “near” champion consumed my thoughts, now another, if not of a slightly different calibre, rapidly approaches. The main distinction and one I need to remind myself of, is one hero is of course complete fiction, and the other, real flesh and blood. But controversy may ensue when contemplating whether it was actually complete fiction that Murray could of ever of won Wimbledon in the first place..!

This will be the sixth film in the popular Harry Potter film series and directed by David Yates, the director of the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Producers: David Heyman and David Barron are accompanied by the return of Steve Kloves, screenwriter of the first four films (but not the fifth). Thank you, Wikipedia.

I really would like to go see this HP at the IMAX 3D in Manchester if anyone fancies it? Due to the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 4-week commitment, the film will instead be released in IMAX 3D on 29 July 2009 – one for diaries? So far, the film has received very positive reviews from critics and I am interested to know what you think.

Star Trek

If you haven't seen the new Star Trek film then I highly recommend it! Even my housemate who has never been 'Trekkie', really enjoyed it!

Kelli Rudick live @ Joe's Pub, NYC - "If Only Either Could Solve Everything"

I thought it was pretty amazing so I thought I would share it on here..

Burma VJ

One for Lawrence and Dad methinks:

Anders Østergaardʼs award-winning documentary shows a rare inside look into the 2007 uprising in Myanmar through the cameras of the independent journalist group, Democratic Voice of Burma. While 100,000 people (including 1,000s of Buddhist monks) took to the streets to protest the countryʼs repressive regime that has held them hostage for over 40 years, foreign news crews were banned to enter and the Internet was shut down. The Democratic Voice of Burma, a collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists (VJs) recorded these historic and dramatic events on handycams and smuggled the footage out of the country, where it was broadcast worldwide via satellite. Risking torture and life imprisonment, the VJs vividly document the brutal clashes with the military and undercover police – even after they themselves become targets of the authorities.

View the Trailer Here.

Slap Guitar - Eppard Style

Since I've been studying Music at College I get the feeling sometimes that people associate me with classical guitar. As much as classical guitar is nice.. here is one of the styles I have adopted from Joey Eppard.

One more reason to work for google

Worth a watch from start to finish. I don't know what kind of corporate annual result bashes that Google is used to but this is cracking first class entertainment...