Wot I bin and gorn and dun

Phew, bit of a shameful ten day catch up. Here's a list of everthing important that's happened:

1) Serenity's out. And is great. Smart script, and the few threadbare patches where the aim of compressing a plot arc of several seasons into a two-hour film are visible only emphasise what a cracking job Joss Whedon has done. I was left rather cold by what little of the TV show I saw (far too slow to draw viewers in in the way its ambitious emphasis on characterization demanded) but was left wanting more - and a revival of the TV show may (just may) still be on the cards.

2) Dead 60s album. Clash tribute band (one of the tracks is a dead ringer for Somebody Got Murdered) with a heavy dose of the Specials. Companion piece to Hard Fi (who are pretty much definitely better). Not as good as...

3) Maximo Park. A little late admittedly but finally picked up their incredibly powerful album. Best thing to come out this year (after The Go! Team).

4) XFM's Big Night Out, Mentally busy and could only take a couple of hourse of being squeezed sardine-like into Brixton Academy. Not helped by the plodding mediocrity of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. El Presidente sounded pretty good though.

5) Ghostbusters on the big screen at the National Film Theatre. Genius, end of.

6) A History of Violence. Incredible, go and see it now. Had some awesome violence too.

7) War on Ignorance: Sunset Boulevard last night - puts the Player and Singin' in the Rain in context.

Will try not to leave it so long next time...