World War Z

Find out the latest on the must-see zombie film (when it is eventually ready for release) - World War Z.

White Tiger: The Film

A look at the latest behind the White Tiger film that is currently in development.

Metro 2033

All the details of the post-apocalyptic video game based on Russian novel can be found on Suite101.

Sin City 2

The rumour mill has worked overtime with this eagerly awaited sequel. Check out the latest at Suite101.

Life of Pi Film

Ang Lee's been confirmed as the director to turn the Man Booker Prize-winning novel into film. Read a review here on Suite101.

Ghost Stories

A review of Ghost Stories at the Hammersmith Lyric, written for Vision Radio.

Band Night at Bush Hall

A review on Vision Radio of the "Bush Hall presents" night.

Marina and the Diamonds

Marina and the Diamonds review written for Vision Radio.

Terry Crosses Bridge

There are two things our nation loves - scandals and football. Any opportunity to combine the two is a match made in heaven for the tabloid media. I don't know of any other country that would publicly ruin their national football team's captain the way our's has...in a World Cup year! John Terry is now regarded as persona non grata, England's pariah, ex-skipper, and a serial adulterer. An affair that's just like a Footballer's Wives storyline is a dream come true for the media. But what about the dreams of every England football fan who want to see their country win the coveted Jules Rimet trophy?

Of course the media aren't going to wait until the World Cup is over because they have a job to do in selling their papers. After all, if they don't sell the story then another paper will. If I was Mr. Capello I would be livid right now. Not just with Terry's behaviour but with the media for throwing a spanner into his work. He did the right thing in sacking Terry as captain but he now has to deal with the dilemma of a potentially awkward and tense England camp should Terry and Bridge both make the squad for the tournament as expected. Can you imagine if it were to kick-off between the pair of them? The media would have a field day! What I find most mind-boggling though is that the News of the World broke the news of the affair in the first place and then its sister paper The Sun a week later gets exclusivity on an interview with John Terry about his reaction to being sacked...

We've been down this road before: Beckham's Rebecca Loos scandal came out before the Euro 2004 tournament. As soon as England do get knocked out though it will be the same tabloid media condemning their performances and wondering why we never win anything. The only way Terry can redeem himself now is to return from South Africa having played his part in helping England win the World Cup.

For the title of this piece I stuck to the idea of using a pun seeing as that's the headlines tabloids love to go with. It was either this title or Terry's Chucked an Orange. This clearly holds no relevance, hence why I went with the former. Who knows though, maybe to chuck an orange is an expression used in some places meaning the mother of all cock ups (no pun intended there either!)

Haiti Disaster

Check out an article I wrote for Vision Radio's Website on the Haiti disaster. Vision Radio provide local news for the community of Hammersmith & Fulham, and for this article I went out and interviewed some of the locals for their opinions on the Haiti disaster.

A Profile of Viggo Mortensen

Here's a profile of the actor that I wrote, which has been uploaded onto the Suite101 website.

Click here to read it.

The Ugly Game

Shock is every one's reaction to the news coming from Africa of the attack on the team bus of the Togolese national football team. Why is every one's question. The bus had entered Cabinda, a renowned danger zone where separatists have waged a three-decade long war, when a rebel group opened fire with machine guns. Heavy fire lasted for a few minutes, which must have felt like an eternity for them, and killed an assistant coach, a press officer, the driver, and left several others injured. But, if Cabinda was so well known for being so dangerous then why take the risk of hosting matches in that city? Should Angola have done more to beef up security in that area or should the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have done more to ascertain whether Angola really was a safe enough country to host the tournament? How about the remaining fixtures due to go ahead in Cabinda, where some of African footballs most refulgent stars will be at a continued risk - Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast or Michael Essien of Ghana - can you imagine how it would be should a second attack occur, or should football lose any of its biggest talents in such tragic circumstances? How would their clubs react?

You need to feel sorry for Angola really who wanted the tournament to showcase the progress their nation has made after decades of civil war. But it seems now after taking one step forward they've just taken two steps back. An Angolan minister even had to concede that this was "an act of terrorism." Not surprisingly Togo have now pulled out but I think it would have been brave of them to carry on and continue with the tournament to prove a point against those determined to endanger the lives of the innocent. Their decision is understandable though and respected. People will now be turning their attentions to South Africa 2010 to judge whether an African country really is ready to host a World Cup for the first time.

This act of terrorism really damages the sobriquet football has so deservedly earned - "the beautiful game." Just look back into history, as far back as World War I, when the Christmas truce was initiated between the British and German troops. A football was produced on Christmas Day 1914 and the enemies enjoyed a beautiful game of their own. For one day they forgot the war, they forgot they were enemies and they embraced the one thing that connected them. Back then, in the middle of a World War, football played a crucial part as a civil peace treaty. Now, 96 years on, football is turning ugly as it attracts merciless killers to shatter the respect it has built up, ruin the history of the game, endanger the lives of those involved with the sport, and simply spoil a tournament every fan of the game was looking forward to. How does football progress from here and ensure that something like this doesn't happen again?

Only time will tell.

Andy Serkis

A profile of Andy Serkis has just been loaded on to Suite101. Check it out here.

Max Payne 3

A preview has been published on the Suite101 site. Click here to read it.

A Grey Area

I am going grey. The ripe old age of 24 and I am going grey. The other day I found my first ever grey hair on the left hand side of my head, right above my ear. My first reaction was of surprise, naturally. What are you doing in there, I asked it. I grabbed hold of the silver intruder between my index finger and thumb, and very nearly yanked it out before suddenly remembering someone once saying that if you were to do that, then two would grow back in its place. I decided better of provoking this kind of vengeance upon my head.

Several days go by and I think nothing of it. Until today that is. On the right hand side of my head, above the ear, is another identical grey hair. WTF!! They protrude from the sides of my head like a crazy pair of miniature horns. However much I try to flatten them down they just spring back up. This is not a good look. I'm now worried that when I next go for a haircut there'll be a secret army of them waiting to spring out. Who knows though, maybe they'll end up looking like a cool streak like George Lamb, or perhaps a sliver of silver...like Rogue from the X-Men. But then, what if it ends up looking like Louis Walsh's barnet? Or worse - Sven! At the rapid rate they are sprouting the possibilities are endless.

The image of Ace Ventura having his breakdown in the shower scene enters my mind. It seems appropriate for my predicament. I shake the thought away as quickly as it appeared. So what if I'm going grey. Loads of blokes my age have specks of grey area and shades of the wiser follicle. A boy in my school's hair started receding when we were 14! Haven't seen him in years but he must be balder than Lex Luthor right now. I'll be grey by the time I'm 30 and it's all good. I rub my fingers through my fine hair like the blokes off the Just For Men adverts and steal a line from another - "Because I'm worth it."

Red Dead Redemption

A preview of Rockstar Games' new Western shoot 'em up that I've had published on the Suite101 website can be found here.

African Cup of Nations 2010

Check out a preview of the 2010 African tournament I've written for the Suite101 website by clicking here