Play review - "Buyer and Seller" by Jonathan Tollins (2013)

 Really funny bright one man show which takes a fun concept - Streisand's shopping centre under her house - and runs with it. One actor plays different roles. Lots of show biz in jokes and we meet James Brolin as well as Babs. There's Arthur Laurents jokes and Elliot Gould mentions. That sort. Campy but there are people like this. Fun digs at screenwriters.

Script review - "You Can Count on Me" by Kenneth Longergan

 Beautiful. Inspired to read after listening to podcast interview on It Happened In Hollywood. Sensitive, simple, complex, funny, sad. Some sex. Love the appalling, petty boss who the mother sleeps with. The drop kid brother is a stand out. Wonderful.

Play review - "This is our Youth" by Kenneth Longeran (1996)

 Pretty good. I am still annoyed by that ad with all those Hollywood actors on the West End with the same dumb expression. I get it, don't blame them or the producers, it was annoying.

Decent play. Three roles. Seduction scene. Monologue. Yelling. There's cocaine and drugs and intelligence. Probably better on stage as you'd get the energy of the actors. 

Book review - "Slam" by Nick Hornby

 YA novel about a teen into Tony Hawk who gets his girlfriend pregnant. Well written as always it was just hard to care. Comes alive with the boy's racist drop kick dad - I wish the book had been about him.

Movie review - "The Trap" (1966) ***

 Gorgeous Canadian scenery. Oliver Reed looks like a trapper. But they dub him. Why? Rita Tushingham lovely. Simple taming of the beast story. Some strong action sequences. Sidney Hayers was a skilled director.

Movie review - "Razorback" (1984) ***1/2 (rewatching)

 Every still is like a painting. Arkie Whiteley so lovely. Bill Kerr tremendous. Chris Haywood and David Argue heaps of fun, if awful people. Script feels odd in places. Kerr gets a depressinh death. Why kill the dog. 

Movie review - "Kiss of the Vampire" (1963) ***1/2 (rewatching)

 Started slow for me - because I know what's happening I guess. Lacked star power. But second half gets better when more things happen. Looks like a dream.