This July has been a fantastic month for films, with some superb and provocative titles seeing the inside of cinemas. It's a shame therefore that the last week is - well, not bad but underwhelming. There are a few wide releases that will no doubt do well financially but little to really spark any creative interest. I'm picking Coco Before Chanel as the film of the week mainly because of the pretty dresses, and because I quite like Audrey Tatou.
Coco Before Chanel
Needless to say the main reason for seeing this, the first of two Coco Chanel biopics due to come out this year, is to see the early designs mocked up and being worn. Not to mention Audrey Tatou and Alessandro Nivola are quite pretty to look at, too.
Runs like a Gay Excitometer: ●●●●●○○○○○
Friday, 31 July 2009
Out this week (31/07/09)
Don Murray
Happy Birthday to
Don Murray
80 today
That's right, it's Peggy Sue's dad passing a milestone. He's been retired for 7 years, but has been persuaded to come out for a Val Kilmer Western. Could be interesting.
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Antichrist
2009. Dir: Lars von Trier. Starring: Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. ●●●●○
I don't normally pay too much attention to other cinema goers, the films I go to see are either too mainstream (and therefore the audience too numerous to get an idea of them) or seem to be a fairly even mix of people. For Antichrist this was not the case. For one thing there were very few groups, most of the audience arrived and left the auditorium as singletons (myself included). The audience was also over-whelming male. Only 13% of the punters were female, an incredibly small percentage, and apparently that was close to the national average. I say this only as an interesting side point. I don't believe the film was excessively violent, or that it's a reflection of von Trier's misogynistic subconscious. Merely that the press furore that has attached itself to the film has attracted many more men than women to see it.
Running: Week 8, Day 4, Run 3
Back on the (very wet) road for todays run.
9.8 km in 54 minutes. 10.8 kmph, whihc is at least in between the spread of speeds I might have being doing yesterday.
Laurence Fishburne
Happy Birthday to
Laurence Fishburne
48 today
Of all the projects (8, according to IMDb) Laurence is working on it's the one's I think I'm least likely to be able to see that I'm most interested in. Black Water Transit is the Hurricane Katrina inspired thriller from the controversial director Tony Kaye - somehow I doubt it'll ever see the inside of a cinema. And 4Chosen has already been pushed back over two years in production. I just can't bring myself to feeling excited about Armoured.
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Running: Week 8, Day 3, Run 2
Or, the difference between treadmills and Nike+. I set up he treadmill at 0.5% incline and set off at the sma etime as I started the iPod. When the iPod told me it was 6 miles I looked at the treadmill distance measure. 6.68 miles.
So depending on which you believe I ran for 55 minutes and achieve an average pace of somewhere between 6.5 mph (10.5 kmph) and 7.3 mph (11.6 kmph) which is quite a difference.
Hopefully the boiler will be fixed tonight and I'll be back on the road with much more continuity tomorrow.
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Running: Week 8, Day 2, Run 1
Only 6 weeks and 5 days to go until the Nottingham Marathon. I'm just beginning to get a tiny bit scared aout that sort of distance. It's certainly a big run.
The boiler is being replaced so today rather than run in the streets I went to the local pool and gym and used a treadmill (which then meant I could use the showers). If you can believe the distance on treadmills this is what I did:
5.5 km in 30 minutes, um that's 11.1 kmph.
That was on a hill programme so I don't feel too embarassed. Tomorrow might be at the gym again, but I'll put on the Nike+ and compare the distances.
Monday, 27 July 2009
Personal News (26/07/09)
Another week gone by, another few days of thinkig about proper acting work. I wasn't able to attend the audition last week - to be honest the costs of being in a show in Birmingham seemed to outweigh the benefits at this point, however I was still involved in the filming over the weekend.
Cowboys is a fascinating short film from Matthew Murdoch, about a group of lads - each with their respective relationship issues who are involved in a near accident. I played the fantastically monikered "Idiot driver". No lines, just some close-ups as I get verbally abused and a little stunt driving.
One of the actors doing the abusing was Robert Kazinsky, who played Sean Slater in the UK TV drama Eastenders. In fact he's so famous when we had finished (in the quiet Wiltshire farm land we were filming in) a group of giggling teenage girls came to accost him for an autograph. 
The man himself.
I have to say that driving down the road with him giving me every hand gesture under the sun whilst tailgating and trying to overtake in a classic white van I was very intimidated. Didn't have to do any acting at all - it was great.
I'm about to give a telephone audition for Ibsen's Wild Duck - wish me luck...
OK, that's done. Trickiy thing, doing a telephone audition. Especially with no feedback. I should find out whether I got it later this week, so expect an update on Sunday.
Sunday, 26 July 2009
Kevin Spacey
Happy Birthday to
Kevin Spacey
50 today
Kevin had been dedicating himself to the National over the last few years (probably a good job considering the dross he was doing at the cinema) but a few independent ventures have tempting him back - he was the computer voice in Moon, a celebrity psychoanalyst in Shrink and joins the ensemble in The Men who Stare at Goats. Maybe he's building up to another knock out performance like his late 90's run.
Running: Week 7, Day 7, Run 5
Longer run today, longer than I was intending in fact. Not overly pleased wioth the time - would have likes to have been faster in the first 6-7 km, but it is what it is.
20.2 km in 1 hour 57 minutes. 10.4 kmph.
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Film News (25/07/09)
The world is going crazy, there's so much news and previews it's enough to make your head spin. That's right it's Comic-Con, long since evolved from the origins of San Diego comic book geeks to packing in the screaming Twilight geeks. Whether it works as somewhere to showcase footage or to pump the audiences is another question, but whilst the stars and studios continue to swarm there the news will eventually bubble out. And for the non-Comic-Con news there's an interesting recurring theme of indecision but first:
Batman 3, or is it 7, or 8?
It's no surprise that after the astonishing success of The Dark Knight that a sequel would be made, although the proposed direction of Nolan's new/old trilogy may well have been massively altered by the untimely death of Joker Heath Ledger. However Gary Oldman (Commissioner Gordon) has let it slip - and I'll let you believe it wasn't planned if you want to - that filming starts next spring for a 2011 release. I personally think that 2011 is already a bit crowded with Spider-Man 4, Green Lantern and Thor but I expect Warner Bros know what their doing.
Running: Week 7, Day 6, Run 4
I took the easy(er) option today and just went for a short jog. Expect a longer run after tomorrows filming.
4.8 km in 25 minutes. A not unimpressive 11.5 kmph.
Friday, 24 July 2009
Out this Week (24/07/09)
Whilst I'm usually a bit of a fan of the arthouse circuit it's extremely rare for the films to break out of the ghetto and receive widespread commentary. Lars von Trier has managed it with Antichrist. Ever since it premiered in Cannes, with Lars' typically understated press statements, it's been dividing audiences and critical opinion. It is unsurprising that it comes out as the film of the week. Nothing can come close to the anticipation of a film like this.
Antichrist
This is what the hype's all about. He and She lose thei only son in a tragic accident which he is able to move on from but she blames herself. They go to "eden", their cabin in the woods for some therapy. It's ends up being not the sort of therapy they had originally planned.
Runs like a Gay Excitometer: ●●●●●●●○○○
Running: Week 7, Day 5, Run 3
Shorter, but with a good overall pace. I'm doing a ten miler over the weekend - not sure whether to do it on Saturday (I really should rest) or Sunday (I'm filming will I get the opportunity?) - any ideas?
8.2 km in 43 minutes. That's 11.3 kmph.
Chris Sarandon
Happy Birthday to
Chris Sarandon
67 today
Perhaps best remembered as Susan's first husband, Chris proved his acting chops in the 70's as Al Pacino's conflicted lover in Dog Day Afternoon. Remember his "I couldn't explain why I did the things I did. So I went to this psychiatrist who explained to me I was a woman in a man's body." Priceless. I must watch that film again.
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Running: Week 7, Day 4, Run 2
A bit stop starty this morning as I tried to push myself for a mile, followed by a bit of a cool down a few times.
Overall 9.5 km in 52 minutes. Which equates to an average of 11 kmph.
Woody Harrelson
Happy Birthday to
Woody Harrelson
48 today
I'm not sure about you, but I was a little surprised to hear Woody's only 48. Seems like he should be a bit older. Anyway the quintessential free-spirit's birthday is today, so I think we should all get naked and smoke some weed to celebrate.
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Frozen River
2008. Dir: Courtney Hunt. Starring: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Michael O'Keefe and Mark Boone Junior. ●●●○○
I look up at the rating and I now feel like I'm being unduly harsh. That the performances and the set design and the editing and even the script were so full of realistic and beautiful nuances that it deserves a 4 blob score. However I have marke dit down because as a thriller, which is what Courtney Hunt has stated it is, I feel it failed.
Running: Week 7, Day 3, Run 1
I know by this time in the week this should have bene my second run. But I'm a lazy piglet and it was raining yesterday...
9.7 km in 54 minutes. 10.9 kmph (I do have a sore back, though).
Albert Brooks
Happy Birthday to
Albert Brooks
62 today
Brooks' film career was never, looking back, as exciting or interesting as you think it was. That is to say there are loads of great films he appeared in (Taxi Driver, Broadcast News, Out of Sight), but there have been long gaps between them. Since Losing Nemo he's pretty much been sticking to TV. But perhaps there's another great performance in him and he's just waiting for the right script. What do you think?
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Tuesday Trailers - G.I. Joe
That's right, I've run out of trailers for films that I actually want to see during August so I'm trying vainly to predict what the cinema-going public will be flocking to. However unlike June and July there are no obvious choices like Transformers and Harry Potter. The big releases are: GI Joe, The Ugly Truth, The Time Traveler's Wife, Imagine That, Funny People and The Final Destination. How can you possible imagine any of those will do particularly well over. I'm guessing Joe, with it's extremely unreal CGI and faintly comic storyline may the breakthrough here.
Sorry, but it opens on 7 August 2009.
Oh, and if you think I'm wrong by all means let me know which film you think will take the title.
Monday, 20 July 2009
Personal News (19/07/09)
Things have been somewhat quiet on the personal front since Lifelong Yearning and making the temporary move down south. I have been struggling to get any work - acting or otherwise.
I was employed over the weekend though, as part of The Dalek Experience, run by Cobra Events. The company is based in Eastbourne, but they travel all round the country doing corporate events of all descriptions. Over the weekend I was a Dalek in Bournemouth town centre, basically pushing myself around in a wheelchair and threatening to "exterminate" little children. It was great.
(Um, not actually me in this one.)
Next Sunday I'm making a short film as well. Cowboys is being directed by Matt Murdoch, who's done some actually quite good and successful work, so I'm quite pleased to be getting a role. Even if it's non-speaking.
Finally I have an audition on Wednesday, but I'll let you know more about that if I get it.
Running: Week 6, Day 7, Run 5
I wasn't able to post yesterdays run when it happened - more on that later - but the particulars were as follows:
10.1 km in 56 minutes. Or 10.8 kmph.
Saturday, 18 July 2009
Film News (18/07/09)
After a couple of very quiet weeks we've been inundated with news (albeit mainly casting decisions this week) some of which have really made me shift my opinions about some upcoming films. There's even some children's franchises that I'm vaguely interested in following this week. I think the heat must be getting to me.
Banking on Mr. Toad
The Wind in the Willows was my favourite book growing up, I think I must have read it about a hundred times during my Primary school years. There have been a number of adaptations of the novel, but this weeks sees the news of a biopic about the author Kenneth Grahame going into production. Ioan Grufford will play the writer, with Samantha Morton rumoured to be in talks for his supportive wife. The film will focus in part on the writing but also the relationship between Grahame and his autistic son in an age where autism wasn't understood.
It's going to be filmed with a mixture of live action and animation, like Miss Potter. Yes, there are alarm bells going off for me too, fingers crossed that they don't mess this up.
Elizabeth McGovern
Happy Birthday to
Elizabeth McGovern
48 today
Can you believe this quintessential American actress, born in Illinois, starred in Ordinary People, Ragtime and Once Upon a Time in America, and now live here in the UK. Funny how things turn out.
Running: Week 6, Day 6, Run 4
Short quick burst this morning (don't want to overdo it after Thursday).
4.9 km in 27 minutes. Or 11 kmph.
Friday, 17 July 2009
Out this week (17/07/09)
What an amazing week. Honestly I don't we've had such a good selection of films since January and the "prestige" season, there are 5 films that could in other weeks have come out as pick of the week. Including this weeks big cinematic release (something to do with a boy wizard), however I'm going for Frozen River as the top choice.
Frozen River
We've waited a year for this kitchen sink drama to make it over to the UK cinemas. Starring Melissa Leo and Misty Upham as two women forced to get involved with illegal immigration in order to support their families, it had lots of critical support back in 2008. Spain is the only other major territory to have waited so long to see it.
Runs like a Gay Excitometer: ●●●●●●●●○○
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Sugar
2008. Dir: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Starring: Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Andre Holland, Anne Whitney and Ellary Porterfield. ●●●●○
Sports movies are quite difficult to get right. There is a risk that it will be pitched (excuse me) to the fans of the sport only, and that the movie will feel impenetrable to the viewers who are not familiar with the game. Suger opens in a Baseball training camp in the Dominican Republic where we are introduced to our hero Miguel "Sugar" Santos (Soto). Immediately I was afraid that this would not be the movie for me, the credits had hardly begun when they were taliking about fly curves etc. However within a couple of scenes you realise there is an eqilibrium, Baseball is merely the front for this interesting tale about a man following a path that may not be right or best for him, but following it because he has no choice.
Running: Week 6, Day 4, Run 3
Now the trick to training for a Marathon is not just to worry about the speed on short distances but also to build up the long distance capacity. With that in mind this morning I went out for a long run (at least as long as I've done in a while.
15 miles in 2 hours 24 minutes. That's an average of just 10.1 kmph, or if we extrapolate that to a full marathon distance it will take me 4 hours 12 minutes. I want to do in in less than 4 hours 6 minutes, so I need to increase my average speed to just 10.3 kmph (not even 2 %).
So close.
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Running: Week 6, Day 3, Run 2
I tried a little bit of fartlek today, 12 minute warm up followed by ten sets of one minute fast, two minutes cool down, then jog back home.
Overall 9.8 km in 51 minutes or 11.4 kmph. If only I could maintain that sort of speed when I'm not pushing myself.
Forest Whitaker
Happy Birthday to
Forest Whitaker
48 today
Forest has been a long time hero of mine ever since he first caught my eye in Good Morning Vietnam. A consumate character actor, with a fascianting back catalogue. Although I'd have to argue he won the Oscar 7 years later than he should have done (Ghost Dog). Coming soon are the voice gig in Where the Wild Things Are and helping the wheelchair bound Renee Zellweger in My Own Love Song.
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Tuesday Trailers - Broken Embraces
I promised you another Auteur's trailer this week, and frankly who could be more auteurish than Almodovar. From the moment the trailer begins the vivid colours and use of reflections/obscured images we know it's one of his films; of course everyone looks incredibly sensous as well which is also a given for Almodovar. Embraces teams him up with Penelope Cruz for the fourth time, so expect more of the same sizzle on screen that we saw in Volver, All about my Mother and Live Flesh.
Broken Embraces is released on 28 August 2009.
Running: Week 6, Day 2, Run 1
Another 6 miler, you'd think I would be improving by now.
9.8 km in 54 minutes. 11 kmph.
You'd be wrong...
Nancy Olson
Happy Birthday to
Nancy Olson
81 today
Luminous in Sunset Boulevard Nancy's career never took off the way it should have done, mainly due to her marriage to Alan Jay Lerner and her determination to raising her family right before her career. It's notable and commendable, but one can't help wondering what might have been.
Monday, 13 July 2009
Robert Forster
Happy Birthday to
Robert Forster
68 today
Forster boths confirms and shatters the Quentin Tarantino effect. In 1997 Tarantino rescued him from career obscurity with a plum role in Jackie Brown. The performance was enough to garner a Academy Award nod. However rather than a revival into the mainstream Forster has managed to pick poor project after another, proving why his career was where it was in the first place. I think he'd better give Quentin a quick call.
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Film News (11/07/09)
It's another slow news week, that's 2 in a row. I hope it picks up soon otherwise I'm going to have to start reporting on the endless rounds of comic book castings, or the lurid personal lives of dead celebrities. Anyway to the news:
High Alert
Octogenarian film-maker Norman Jewison is to return to the directors chair for the first time since 2003's The Statement. High Alert is said to be a comedy about panic in the threat of war, and will almost be a rutrn to the themes in his first film: The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming. It'll be interesting to see what laughs can be had out of the situation post Iraq.
Friday, 10 July 2009
Out this week (10/07/09)
Slightly more films than last week, even if you include the one I missed which is at the bottom of this post. Saying that, there are no releases to really jump up and down about, and the winner is only doing so well because the excitometer runs on a formula and by rights it should be a good film, with some decent reviews. So go to the cinema and check out The Private Lives of Pippa Lee to see the stellar cast, just don't expect to be amazed by it.
Bruno
It's hard to have missed Sacha Baron Cohen playing dress up on the Red Carpets of the world over the last month or so. I'm not sure whether his Gay Austrian Fashionista follow-up to Borat will have as much to say about the state of prejudice in America, or whether the jokes will be more on Bruno, and by extension all gay men, than the "guests".
Runs like a Gay Excitometer: ●●●●○○○○○○
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Running: Week 5, Day 4, Run 3
Went out later in the day than I normally would, so interesting to see how that affects my average speed:
8.1 km in 44 minutes, or 10.9 kmph. Not great, but not terribly embarassing.
Chris Cooper
Happy Birthday to
Chris Cooper
58 today
With apologies for being a bit late in the day. I'm afraid I often pass over Chris Cooper due to him sharing a name with an old friend of mine and my friends face comes up in my head. This is tragic because not only is he a person in his own right he's a hugely expressive and competent actor. Coming soon for him are the short collection New York, I Love You and Julie Taymor's return to Shakespeare with The Tempest. Both should be worth watching, even if the second proves to be a little barmy.
I also heard a rumour some months ago that Cooper had replaced Paul Dano in voicing one of the Wild Things. I've not seen any evidence though (or even a change in imdb) so I guess we'll just have to wait and see on that.
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Public Enemies
2009. Dir: Michael Mann. Starring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup and Stephen Dorff. ●●●●○
The future is here. Forget about James Cameron, Pixar and the whole 3D gimmick, Michael Mann is ushering in the greatest change to cinema since the creation of widescreen. The future (even when it's the past) is digital. And it's crisp and beautiful.
So, I went to see Mann's latest on Friday, and spent the weekend considering the film and how it affected me. Plotwise there is little I can tell you that you can't find out from Wikipedia. Johnny Depp plays John Dillinger, the folk hero like American bank robber from the 30's, Marion Cotillard the coat-check girl he falls for and Christian Bale the G-Man chasing him down.
Running: Week 5, Day 3, Run 2
I love hills, I especially love running up and down hills in order to improve my hill running capabilities. More than anything I love running up an incline, turning round running down and repeating ten times.
(I hope that a hint of sarcasm was clear there.)
5.7 km in 33 minutes or 10.3 kmph (but I don't care because I was running up and down a hill).
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Trailers - Inglorious Basterds
In August 2 bona fide auteurs will be showing their latest visions to the British cinema going public. The first of which will be Tarantino with his World War 2 epic: Inglorious Basterds. I'm a huge fan of Quentin, even when he misfires it's worth seeing, so I'll definitely be at the front of the queue when this comes out.
Join me next Tuesday for the second auteur...
Basterds opens on 21 August 2009.
Monday, 6 July 2009
Running: Week 5, Day 1, Run 1
Tried to better my performance from last Thursday today, and I'm pleased to say i just about made it:
9.7 km in 53 minutes or 11 kmph. So well on the way back to where I should be.
Ned Beatty
Happy Birthday to
Ned Beatty
72 today
Ned's been having a career resurgence recently. After years in the b-movie's he had a pivotal supporting role in The Walker, Charlie Wilson's War and In the Electric Mist (which we're still waiting to hear if it goes straight to DVD here in the UK). Coming soon will be a role in Michael Winterbottom's latest with Casey Affleck and Jessica Biel.
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Personal News (05/07/09)
I didn't post last Sunday, as we were still finishing off the run (and I had a very heavy night on the Saturday), but Lifelong Yearning was a tremendous critical success in London. It was regularly described as one of the fuinniest shows the venue had ever seen.
However we still couldn't drive enough audiences to come and see the show to make a profit. It's hard to think what else we could have done - press releases were sent to all the free papers, fliers in all the local hotels, I walked through central London with the poster on my back. Any suggestions, please let me know so we can look at better ways going forward.
I'm at a bit of a loose end now, having moved in with my parents until Of Mice and Men, so looking for work again. If anyone knows of anything in the West of England please let me know - I'm fairly versatile. (And hopefully not sounding too desperate). I have been appying for stuff, but no joy so far.
I've also received a copy of Deep Self the short I film I did back in April. I would love to post it here, however there is quite a prominent shot of "little Ben" and I'm not sure that's suitable for a general blog like this.
Running: Week 4, Day 7, Run 3
I want to know why I'm slower here in the West Country than I was in Birmingham or London - any suggestions please feel free to feedback.
10 km in 58 minutes or 10.4 kmph.
Shirley Knight
Happy Birthday to
Shirley Knight
73 today
Shirley won her second oscar nomination for falling for Paul Newman in Sweet Bird of Youth. Not much of an acting challenge was it?
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Film News (04/07/09)
It's such an empty week for news, I'm really struggling to fill a column. Really the whole of Hollywood must book the week before Independence day off and not bother with any press releases. So excuse me, if I'm making mountains out of molehills, or elevating the sort of story I'd usually ignore completely.
Moneyball
Steven Soderbergh's baseball flick was all set to start lensing last Monday when out of the blue the studio pulled the production, citing some changes in the script and the general lack of profitability for either baseball pictures or Soderbergh.
Of course money comes and goes in Hollywood with many projects starting then falling by the wayside, but the curious element here is the lateness with which that decision was made. You would have thought that by the time the camera's were heating up it was probbly too late to change your mind. That's not to mention that really Soderbergh and Baseball have been profitable in the past (Ocean's Eleven = $183m, A League of their Own = $108m).
The studio also claim some direct to camera documentary interviews with the major players (from this true story) were not part of the original spec and may affect the sales. I'm not sure they would for the real baseball fans, who would probably love to see their stars on screen.
Of course now the whole projects in limbo, trying to find a new studio to finance, and Steven, star Brad Pitt and the other 200 people emplyed by the film will have to move on to other projects. Let's hope they can find a financier and we do get to hear about this interesting mesh of computer modelling and sports.
Running: Week 4, Day 6, Run 2
After Thursday's snail-like pace I wanted to go out this morning with a bit of a spring in my step and try and go a lot faster than normal. Drumroll please ...
4.25 km in 22 minutes. Which equates to 11.7 kmph.
I'm OK with that.
Gloria Stuart
Happy Birthday to
Gloria Stuart
99 today
I don't expect you recognise the attractive 23 year old in the picture opposite, in fact you'll have to wait until the mid 90's before she becomes recognisable as the older Rose in Titanic. (and she doesn't look at all like Kate Winslet, does she?)
Friday, 3 July 2009
Out this Week (03/07/09)
Not even a competition for this weeks top film with the closest other entry getting less than half the blobs of the leader. That leader, unsurprisingly, is Michael Mann's latest foray into crime: Public Enemies.
Embodiment of Evil
It's been 41 years since the last episode in this sadistic gravedigger series, however there's been no reimagining, simply a long prison sentence with the same actor-director taking the lead. Follow Ze as he cuts up the poor and dispossed of Sao Paulo!
Runs like a Gay Excitometer: ●●●○○○○○○○
Tom Cruise
Happy Birthday to
Tom Cruise
47 today
Congratulations to Tom, not just for the birthday but for being the first actor to get written up with a birthday for the second time on this blog. I expect he's feeling truly honoured right now. Since last year he's had a scene stealing cameo in Tropic Thunder and tried to off Hitler in Valkyrie, both of which have gone a long way to restore his reputation. Supposedly Wichita (romantic comedy with Cameron Diaz) is his next project, but I think I'd rather see him working with Cronenburg on The Matarese Circle.
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Running: Week 4, Day 4, Run 1
I should never take any time off during a training programme - even if I am terribly hung over or moving house...
9.8 km in 55 minutes, which equates to just 10.6 kmph. This was a full 21 seconds per km slower than last Thursday. Embarassing.
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Leslie Caron
Happy Birthday to
Leslie Caron
78 today
You may have retired, Leslie, but we'll always have your beautiful steps in Gigi and An American in Paris to remind us of you.
