Tag: crime
Death of the salesman
Among others of the press, venerable francophone newspaper Le Soir reported last week on the murder of Adrien-Denis Debouvrie, a well-known local businessman.
Debouvrie’s body was found “riddled with bullets” in an apartment on Brussels’ Rue des Bouchers, Le Soir exclaimed in rather lurid terms. Other sources claim that the 74 year-old restaurateur and sculptor of …
No Country For Old Men
Director: Joel Coen; Ethan Coen
United States, 2007
It’s probably fair to say that the Coen brothers had been off their game for a few years. Since 2000’s O Brother Where Art Thou, we’ve had to swallow a lukewarm homage to film noir and a couple of flaccid big studio pictures. With No Country, the brothers are …
Memories of Murder
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Korea, 2003
Korean cinema is alive and kicking, emboldened and naive like a headstrong teenager with something to prove. One driver is undoubtedly a gutsy brew of high melodrama and truthful acting. Another might be that uniquely Korean gift for all things epic: simple, emotive storytelling with a keen directing wit.
Song Kang Ho …
Zodiac
Director: David Fincher
United States, 2007
The identity of the perpetrator of five serial murders claimed by the so-called “Zodiac” killer remains a mystery. Inevitably the case has preoccupied the popular media, most famously in the analogy drawn by the “Scorpio” plotline in Dirty Harry. Newspaper cartoonist turned super sleuth Robert Graysmith documents the real-life hunt for …
Proper ASBO
I heard on the radio about the latest figures for those of the nation’s youth in receipt of an ASBO (Anti-Social Behaviour Order for those of you who don’t read the panic papers).
Fancy a look at the wastrels in your area? Check them out.
They ought to get the old buffers at the Daily Mail in …
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Democracy is deaf
After Tony Blair's appearance before the Iraq Inquiry in the UK, a few thoughts on the growing distance between politics and the people. …
- Originally published: 30 Jan 2010 in Editorial
Miami South Beach
J and I returned last week from our winter holiday in the United States. Here’s the first instalment of photos, all of which were taken during the first few days of our trip …
- Originally published: 9 Jan 2008 in North America
Don’t let me be misunderstood
Language means many things to many people. When starting a conversation in Brussels, where over 30% of residents are foreigners, language is the topical hors d’oeuvre to a main course of holidays, …
- Originally published: 12 Sep 2008 in Editorial
Girona and the 3rd Caixa Sabadell Etnival
Now let’s get one thing straight: Girona is a city in Catalonia. It is not in Italy – if you think that, you’re crossing Genoa and Verona and you’re getting Gerona (sic). J …
- Originally published: 29 Jun 2007 in Europe
Rounding up to 2006
Apologies to regular readers of the Blog That Nobody Reads for the lack of postings. J and I had a leisurely festive season, visiting Sharm-el-Sheikh and Florence with a quiet Christmas in between. …
- Originally published: 17 Jan 2006 in Personalia
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Hello you. I'm Mike Padgett and I work in the technology sector as an Information Designer.
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