The Perennial Teenager

How have we not covered The Beautiful South? I love them and I lived next door to Paul Heaton at university. Yes, I lived on Grafton St and ...

Happy new year. Like everyone, I dislike this time of year. There is very little to recommend it. Post Christmas podginess, grey weather, we...

I was just in my dressing room getting ready for my new year festivities which involves not leaving the house, obviously. Anyway, Grease bla...

Way too many this year, especially of the 'too young' variety. Mike Nichols. He made The Graduate and Working Girl. Enough said. ...

I've just completed my annual Elf viewing. This scene always makes me laugh like a drain. I love Buddy. I feel suitably Christmassy...

As previously discussed, I like Kylie and have enormous goodwill towards her. However, I haven't listened to her for years. Today I ...

Molly Ringwald is now the Guardian's agony aunt.  I can't think of anything more perfect. Fill your boots .

I can't believe I've not blogged about this yet. I adore this film, it's one of my favourites from the 80s. Last night I wat...

Nope, I'd never seen this either. Bolstered by my Trading Places success, I settled down happily to watch it. I am not going to su...

I am having something of an Eddie Murphy moment. Last week TeenBoy and I settled down to watch Trading Places since it was on Tivo and we...