Sunday, 31 October 2010
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Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Eight Ball
The team triumphed for the third straight game last night to continue our unbeaten start to the season. Last night's game was particularly noteworthy for me as I cleared up off the break. If I remember correctly, I potted a red and yellow ball off the break leaving me a choice of colour. I decided to take reds and potted a long pot into the top left with screw. That left me nicely on a shot into the middle pocket. With top spin I potted the ball and came across to the other side of the table to pot another red into the opposite middle leaving me choice of reds into either bottom corner pockets. 4 down, 4 to go.
I decided to pot the left of the two reds with screw to come off the right hand side cushion for options of two balls. I took a more difficult red that was tight on the bottom cushion but close to the pocket. Potting it with side I was able to come back up the table for my final red. The black could not be potted into the left corner - it was blocked, leaving the easy positional shot useless. So I potted my final red with top to come off the cushion and come behind the black ball. It landed perfectly but my final shot wasn't easy. A short range black half the length of the table into the top right hand pocket. I got down and played the shot quite quickly. It went in. Very pleased, my opponent was not!
I decided to pot the left of the two reds with screw to come off the right hand side cushion for options of two balls. I took a more difficult red that was tight on the bottom cushion but close to the pocket. Potting it with side I was able to come back up the table for my final red. The black could not be potted into the left corner - it was blocked, leaving the easy positional shot useless. So I potted my final red with top to come off the cushion and come behind the black ball. It landed perfectly but my final shot wasn't easy. A short range black half the length of the table into the top right hand pocket. I got down and played the shot quite quickly. It went in. Very pleased, my opponent was not!
Monday, 25 October 2010
What Hammer did for us...
The son of James Carreras – Enrique – formed a distribution company in partnership with Will Hinds in 1935. The company was called Exclusive Films and during the 1940’s it produced the occasional few films based on radio characters such as Dick Barton. The company was very much a family run affair, and in 1947 its production activities were rationalised and a new company, Hammer films, was set up.
The name came from the stage name of Exclusive’s co-owner Will Hinds, who was known as Will Hammer in the theatre. James Carreras became the managing director; Anthony Hinds (Will Hinds’ son) became a producer, and Michael, another son of James Carreras, became his assistant. The production company came about at a bad time for film in Britain, with the industry falling into recession as films were not making profit. Hammer though, survived, thanks largely to James Carreras’ idea that if a film would not make profit then it should not be made at all. With ruthless cost-cutting and a determination to treat films as commercial products rather than simply expressionist art, Hammer was able to maintain itself. Find out more here
Movies for Halloween - Ils (Them)
Not to be confused with the 1950s Gordon Douglas sci-fi Them, Ils (released in the US and UK as Them) sees loved-up couple Clementine (Olivia Bonamy) and Lucas (Michael Cohen) being harassed in their beautiful but secluded countryside home by an unseen but decidedly nasty foe. Directors David Moreau and Xavier Palud premise the couple’s ordeal with an opening sequence that sees a bickering mother and daughter stranded on a nearby road when their car breaks down. When the mother disappears the daughter frantically locks herself in the car as mud is thrown at the windows. Unbeknownst to her, there’s something lurking on the backseat. [More]
Friday, 22 October 2010
Guide to all the Friday the 13th movies
Just in time for Halloween 2010, Top10Films delves into the murky waters of the Friday The 13th franchise. As slasher killers go they don’t come more famous than renowned murderer Jason Voorhees and his many helpless victims. But how many times can we stomach the same film played over and over again (and I’m not just talking about the remake!). We’ve trawled through the entire series to rank them in order – which ones to watch and which ones to avoid. Hopefully, therefore, Jason (and his mother) won’t spoil your Halloween movie marathon! Click here for more.
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Sunday, 3 October 2010
Angelina Jolie has a mighty heart...
Daniel Stephens reviews Michael Winterbottom's intelligent adaptation of Mariane Pearl's book in A Mighty Heart.
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