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And I'll give it to you straight
Like a cider that's made
From one hundred per cent pear(s)

The Black Speech

I figure today I will get up to Oscar speed, and tentatively schedule a double bill at the nonlocal multiplex, and watch Black Swan and The King's Speech. It doesn't happen too often that (I'm anticipating they will be) Academy recognised movies look like something I'd want to go to the effort of seeing, the last time was in 2007, which was a banner year for crazy tough-guy movies. I've been listening to more film programmes on the radio and what-have-you this year, so I actually feel like putting the effort in to a greater degree than normal. Not that I've been to a movie in three months.

Perhaps I'll review them. That's what bloggers do isn't it?

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So Black Swan quite good on the whole, a balletsploitation piece, but I didn't follow it with a second film. The gialli movies it somewhat echoes have captured my imagination instead. I like a good exploitation film. First, however, I want to watch Living Dead at The Manchester Morgue, which I anticipate will be my Sunday film, having always wanted to see a Spaghetti Lake District film. The swearing king and the mighty Geoffey Rush will wait.

Wait, yes.

Your wife doesn't understand you because you are too close, study suggests

"Prof Savitsky said it was always important to bear in mind the point of view of others – no matter how close to them you are."

This just sounds like good advice whatever the validity of the research. People, do that. Report your findings.