Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Multilingual Inglourious Basterds

Last Friday I had a rather peculiar movie going experience – perhaps the most peculiar I’ve ever had. I went to watch the premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Inglourious Basterds together with a British friend of mine who was … Continue reading

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Fidelity Wars #45: Wonder Pets! – “Poor Baby Squirrel”

When rummaging through the bargain bin of the multimedia store Platekompaniet at the Oslo City shopping mall last Saturday, I was surprised to stumble over a copy of Born To Play CD of music from The Backyardigans show for 60 … Continue reading

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News From The Wonderful World Of Consumerism

As some may recall, I complained about not having received the Billy Bragg Volume 2 box set that I’d ordered from play.com, and I speculated that they would never send it to me either as I guessed they were just … Continue reading

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Fidelity Wars #44: The Straight Story – “Rose’s Theme”

I have been having some internet problems after a rather boisterous thunderstorm, so haven’t been able to write on many entries lately. I’ll also be vacationing some the next couple of weeks, so this blog may be a li’l quiet … Continue reading

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Fidelity Wars #43: Ginga Densetsu Weed – “Opening Theme (E.G. Version)”

One of my favourite anime series ever is Ginga Nagareboshi Gin, or as it was called here in Norway: Silver Fang. I remember renting the four Norwegian-dubbed VHS volumes several times when I was a kid, and it left quite … Continue reading

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First Ironic eBay Feedback Comment

I believe I may have received my first ironic eBay feedback comment. It reads as follows: Received super fast payment. Thank you. The payment for the item was sent almost a month after it had ended. Seems odd that the … Continue reading

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Gakuen Utopia Manbia Straight!

Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! is a slice-of-life school girl comedy series set in the not-too-distant future of year 2035. Energetic new student Manami Amamiya, aka. Manabi, transfers to the stagnating Seioh High School, an all-girl school, bringing with her the … Continue reading

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Fidelity Wars #42: Figures On A Beach – “No Stars” (Club Remix)

DJ and musician Christopher Ewen joined up with singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields to form their Future Bible Heroes side-project. That was how I came to know about Ewan and his old 80s band, Figures On A Beach, … Continue reading

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A Review Of Drag Me To Hell

Sam Raimi is perhaps best known to the public at large as the director behind the blockbuster Spider-Man films. But before that time, he made his directorial debut directing the Evil Dead trilogy films, which are considered cult classics within … Continue reading

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