Probably my favourite teen film of the 1990s, Empire Records had a distinctly profound effect on me. Released in 1995, the film is a day in the life of the various teenage/young adult misfits working in the Empire Records music store, along with long-suffering manager Joe (played by Anthony LaPaglia). Boasting future stars such as Renee Zellweger, Liv Tyler and Ethan Embry when they were young and fresh-faced, and also […]
Most people will probably have heard of a ‘bucket list’ which is essentially a list of things to do before you die. I have been thinking a lot lately about what I have so far accomplished in my life. Since my mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer in October last year, it has become clear to me just how short life is and that you really have to try and […]
Ten Interesting Facts About Books / Writers 1. One out of every eight letters you read is the letter ‘e’. 2. Children’s author Roald Dahl worked as a spy in America during the Second World War. 3. Leo Tolstoy’s book War and Peace is really an epic read, the first published edition consisted of 1,225 pages. Typewriters and printers had not yet been invented when the book was being written […]
Ten Must See Book-to-Movie Adaptations in 2014 I am always curious to see book-to-movie adaptations. So many have been disappointments but there have been a few gems here and there so I have never really given up on viewing them even though nine times out of ten I prefer the book – but there is always the exception to the rule. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead I have read the […]
With the second series of My Mad Fat Diary imminently looming (it starts on Monday in the UK), I thought it would be a good idea to reflect on the first series of a show which managed to completely exceed any expectations and waylay any misapprehensions I may have had. My Mad Fat Diary: series 1 blasted onto the air last January. I admit the previews did not make the […]