I was not as entranced by my son but, still, Hot Fuzz is fun - Wicker Man meets the Sweeney via Midsomer Murders.  It is the same team who made Shaun of the Dead so you can expect a few gratuitous severed body parts but the sight of Timothy Dalton and Jim Broadbent hamming it up in a film that you cannot believe that the actors did not love making is not one to be missed.  Another post-modern film in a post-modern age.

http://www.hotfuzz.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/maindetails
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Fuzz

Meanwhile, last night had me in an 'Irish' drinking session with P*** E****, which is always an enjoyable mix of political banter, cultural reminiscence and kind thoughts about mutual friends.  Not what I do often but sometimes it clears away the cobwebs and wipes away the gloom.  There was barely a trace of hangover this morning because we maintained that Golden Rule - never mix your drinks.  In any case, a newly favourite haunt, the Seven Stars in Carey Street, an old-fashioned pub discreetly nestling behind the Law Courts, offers a fine pint of Adnams and some good Napoli Sausages and mash to line the stomach.  No nonsense bar staff who know their beer and food and a certain necessary scruffiness.  The only warning is that if you feel that you need a 'leak', don't leave it to the last minute - the facilities are limited and queues form at peak times :-)

Tags: culture (popular), friends
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