The Running Man

At the height of his career, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a sci-fi action movie called The Running Man, which was based on a story by Richard Bachman, who turned out to be Stephen King. It was a pale imitation of the original story, and so King decided to withhold his name from the material. Now,…

Twisters

Let’s go back to 1996. The year that Twister hit the screens. A big, loud, visually impressive blockbuster that could easily be placed in the disaster movie category but seemed more to be out to amaze the audience with its effects, including the flying cow. Now we have Twisters, a stand-alone sequel that takes moments…

TV and Streaming – Sunday 19th April 2020

Morning! Well, it’s Sunday. A day of rest. Although how much rest can we have? I hope you are all keeping well and not going to loco. Tonight on BBC1 at 7.15pm is the Lady Gaga concert that went out last night, with added Brit stars. Don’t normally mention TV shows here but it might…