The George Lite Zone

Warning Spoilers Ahead Don't read if your unfortunate enough to be planning to see this movie. The Plot - Kid gets a bunch of numbers in a time capsule written by another kid 50 years in the past that predicts disasters. Nicholas Cage reads the list, runs around and gets hot and bothered. Kid gets rescued with the grand daughter of the 50's kid by a bunch of aliens. Everyone gets hot and bothered, the world ends and the kids run off to do a spot of tree hugging on an alien world. Verdict - Total tosh but mildly entertaining. Knowing could have been a good movie, but the addition of a bunch of sci-fi hocum at the end with a scene ripped of from Close Encounters didn't do it any favors. Cage's acting was pretty wooden throughout, with the film giving him numerous opportunities to deliver his very best angst expression. Recommendation - Knowing is a film in part about a message from the past giving someone the knowledge of future disasters and the ability to save people...

Gentlemen, it's Ted O'Clock. My lovely horse running through the field, Where are you going with your fetlocks blowing in the wind? I want to shower you with sugarlumps, And ride you over fences, Polish your hooves every single day, And bring you to the horse dentist, My lovely horse, You're a pony no more, Running around with a man on your back, Like a train in the night, Like a train in the night.

With excellent Sushi, Teriyaki and exceptional Yakitori, Little Tokyo is one of Leicester's best kept secrets. Add to that superb service, a great atmosphere and some of the friendliest waiters this side of Yokohama and it wont be a secret for much longer. And don't forget the deep fried tempura ice cream to round things off. Outstanding !

Yet again Amsterdam's finest bar provides the venue for a demonstration of the remarkable recuperative powers of Dutch beer.

Walking across Dam Square with Calvin I came across the bizarre sight of this laughing horse. Perhaps someone told it a joke, perhaps it'd seen the Father Ted Eurovision episode, or perhaps it was just stoned. Either way it made for a good picture.

My recent acquisition of the glorious double live album of Leonard Cohen Live in London recorded at the O2 Arena, reminded me of the genius of Canada's finest ever singer songwriter. With a world tour coming up, it's a good time to be a Cohen fan. There's also a DVD version of the concert, but with an alleged Blue Ray version in the pipeline I think I'll hold fire till it's out. Trawling the web in search of all things Cohenesque I came across this video of Jennifer Warnes superb version of Leonard's First We Take Manhattan. I first got into Jennifer Warnes through her Leonard Cohen tribute album Famous Blue Raincoat. In the 70's she was a backing singer in Cohen's band and won a Grammy in '88 for her duet with Bill Medley on the Dirty Dancing song (I've Had) The Time of My Life. My last purchase of hers was The Well which was an excellent album too. She's one hell of a talent. Then there's always the original version. Enjoy !!!

Genius...