#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 5th of February 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 WATCHMEN ALAN MOORE DAVE GIBBONS (ARTIST) JOHN HIGGINS (COLOURIST) * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 05 – Watchmen
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LBCGiraffe – Book 06 – Logan’s Run – Write Up – Guest
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 20th of April 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 LOGAN'S RUN WILLIAM F. NOLAN AND GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 06 – Logan’s Run – Write Up – Guest
The Hobbit Trailer
Words can't do justice to how excited I am about seeing this film! Though a huge fan of the Lord Of The Rings books; I wasn't upset by the liabilities taken during the making of that epic trilogy. This trailer looks great; the music transports me back to middle earth and it's great to see … Continue reading The Hobbit Trailer
The Maltese Falcon Film Review- GUEST
LeedsBookClub is delighted to welcome new Guest Blogger - @MysteryPickles - who will be providing us with reviews of films based on books! Thanks so much Mr Gentleman Tweeter! The Maltese Falcon (1941) was the third adaptation of the novel by Dashiell Hammett originally published in 1929 and the adaptation which most closely follows the … Continue reading The Maltese Falcon Film Review- GUEST
On The Road Trailer
We are being spoiled! 2012 is turning out to be one of the better books-to-film adaptation years! The Hunger Games and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo have already been released and performed so successfully at the Box Office that adaptations of the books sequels are assured. What's more - while neither are perfect versions of the … Continue reading On The Road Trailer
Jane Eyre 2011 Film Review
The second LeedsBookClub film trip - our first being Alice in Wonderland. (Apologies for how late I am getting this up. I actually started it an aaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggeeeeeeeeeee ago and became totally distracted by non-essential nonsense like work...and life...) It was a lovely day out that ended - predictably enough - at the pub. Here we analysed, discussed … Continue reading Jane Eyre 2011 Film Review
Much Ado About Whedon – when fandoms collide…
Joss Whedon has made a film. A film based on a play. The cast is positively teeming with former collaborators from Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Doctor Horrible and Dollhouse. We know very little else. However, if the name is anything to go by; the play might just be Much Ado About Nothing by a little known and under appreciate … Continue reading Much Ado About Whedon – when fandoms collide…
Harry Potter – The End Is Nigh…
***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** Well. I don't know about you, but I am just giddy with excitement about the final film in the Harry Potter series, to be released in Leeds on the 15th of July. Admittedly I was late getting into the books (primarily as my younger brother had acquired the first three as they … Continue reading Harry Potter – The End Is Nigh…
Return to the Dark Crystal
When single shines the triple sun, What was sundered and undone Shall be whole, the two made one, By Gelfling hand, or else by none. THE GELFLING PROPHECY A few months ago, I reviewed Return to Labyrinth - a 4 part manga/comic continuation of the epically awesome 1986 Jim Henson film - Labyrinth. You … Continue reading Return to the Dark Crystal
Return to Labyrinth
Have you ever been at a party and had someone mention... the macarena or something similar, and before you know it, a whole pile of 20-somethings are on their feet, singing along, doing all the movements, generally making right eijits of themselves, and loving it? Well, my version of that occurs at least twice a … Continue reading Return to Labyrinth
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