News and Views and Troos (that's trousers in Scottish)

Ah, hello everyone. Now, I'm terribly sorry for not posting a post for a while (is a week 'a while'? It probably isn't is it...), however i've been awfully busy doing all the things that I do that aren't this blog - you know, the charity work, the general adventurous lifestyle I lead, the witchcraft, that sort of thing - so I just haven't had the time. I also haven't visited the cinerooms for a while, and as such am HEINOUSLY ill-equipped to write a review of anything.

I do want to upload another trailer though, and it's something i'll hopefully be doing more and more, in the hope that somehow it's not entirely illegal and I don't get fined like those pirate guys, the music stealers, and have to sell my arms or something for medical research cash. Here's hoping.

Here it is, the trailer for 'Gentlemen Broncos', a new film made by the people who brought us 'Napoleon Dynamite' and 'Nacho Libre'...

Now, I wasn't a particular fan of Dynamite, or indeed Libre (though that isn't as much of a crime apparently). I always thought that much of the comedy was bizarre just for the sake of being that way, and though it was interesting at first, it was essentially just the same joke over and over without any real plot or character to engage you. It was like a long sketch, and didn't impress me all that much. I certainly didn't rush out to buy a 'Vote For Pedro' t-shirt.

This film, however, appears to have found a comforting combination of the surreal comedy and awkward characters that made that first film such a success, and the kind of linear story that supports those comedy moments and allows us to feel relaxed, safe in the knowledge that we're not waiting for a plot that's never coming.

With a line up that includes Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge and the mighty Sam Rockwell, I see nothing but brilliance for this film, and can't wait to go and see it.