Author Archives: John Burns
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh is two thirds god, one third man, king of Uruk. He beleaguers his people by forcing himself on all the new brides and besting all the young men at sporting challenges. The people ask the gods for help. The … Continue reading
Top Ten Most Beautiful Actresses
10. Oona Chaplin 9. Gwyneth Paltrow 8. Famke Janssen 7. Kristin Kreuk 6. Audrey Tautou 5. Lea Seydoux 4. Morena Baccarin 3. Rachel McAdams 2. Jenna Coleman 1, Rosario Dawson
Keith lyrics
she’s in shadows on the rock and she makes her calldo you love me?you can see her walking in the malldo you love me?shadows on the rock and she sets her stalldo you love me?you can see her sifting her … Continue reading
Goodreads Best Books of the 00s
1. The Kite Runner byKhaled Hosseini 2. A Thousand Splendid Suns byKhaled Hosseini 3. Life of Pi byYann Martel 4. The Road byCormac McCarthy 5. Middlesex byJeffrey Eugenides 6. Atonement byIan McEwan 7. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close byJonathan Safran … Continue reading
Goodreads Top 100
1. Gone with the Wind byMargaret Mitchell 4.17 avg rating — 297,278 ratings 2. Animal Farm byGeorge Orwell 3.70 avg rating — 654,612 ratings 3. Wuthering Heights byEmily Brontë (Author) 3.72 avg rating — 219,301 ratings 4. The Count of … Continue reading
List of Open Mic Nights in Birmingham UK
Last Updated: April 2012 There doesn’t seem to be much useful or up to date information online about Birmingham’s open mic scene, so i thought i’d publish my own list of open mic nights. Will try and keep this information as up … Continue reading
Top ten Favourite films of all time
Me and my brother thought it would be fun to make a list of our 10 favourite films. We started with a long list and took it in turns to eliminate the films we each weren’t that crazy about until … Continue reading
My Film Awards 2010
Best Visuals (runner up): Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. . . . Best Visuals: True Grit (Cinematography by Roger Deakins). . . . Best Supporting Performance (Runner up): John Hawkes in Winter’s Bone. . . . Best Supporting Performance: Christian … Continue reading
Cool Stuff in ’09
Films 14. Up (2009) Dir: Pete DocterEmotionally harrowing, structurally implausible drama. The 2nd best Pixar film. 13. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Dir: Danny BoyleThe most "mutilationy" feelgood film of the year!! 12. Cloudy with a chance of meatballs, (2009), … Continue reading
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