... & The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst.
Rhod Gilbert is once again phenomenal in his 2010 live show. There's just something about an angry Welsh man that gives you the giggles. Its rant after rant from the word go, just what you expect from the man of the hour.
The show is basically Gilbert explaining why he named the show this unusual title, general factors that anger him and the consequences of his anger.
Some how no matter what he says you can't help but laugh. He tears his audience apart, insults the Scottish, discusses how complicated it is shopping for hoovers, explains his split from his girlfriend, moans about washing machines and looks back at his childhood through hypnotherapy at anger management. It's impressive how he links all his stories together at the end, he's certainly one clever man.
I honestly don't think we stopped laughing for the whole show, typical day-to-day tasks are hysterical in Gilbert's life. Absolutely hilarious.
This follow his incredible "Award Winning Mince Pie" DVD, which included his infamous rant about duvets and togs. I recommend watching out for his work, just pop on youtube and catch a couple of minutes and judge for yourself.
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Tuesday 8 March 2011
International Women's Day
Its that time of the year again when we acknowledge that women should be treated equally to men. The rest of the year is what exactly? All Mens' Days.
The Suffragettes fought for what they believed in and got their voices heard in however way they could. They won the women's right to vote in 1928 and the gap between men's and women's salaries is still slowly shrinking. Although this is true, there are still many issues in existance that do not support the theory that women are now man's equal.
There are women all over the world who are subject to poverty. In many poorer countries young girls do not receive the privilage of education and many more women are illiterate than men, in fact around 66 per cent of the illiterate population are women. There are very few women in parliaments around the world and even at the home women still generally carry out the domestic tasks (not all homes of course).
It is not only freedom or power or money which will prove equality, but many women still experience sexism at work. Sexist remarks such as those made recently by commentators Andy Gray and Richard Keys are where society also fails to acknoewledge that men and women should be treated equally. In 2011 Women should not be downgraded.
Some will argue this is from a feminists perspective and that as a feminist I believe that women should be better than men, and have more power than men etc, etc, etc. This is not what it mean to be feminist. It is merely the belief that both socially, politically and economically women and men should be equal.
And to open up another can of worms altogether, in the media, when women do get air time, they are generally younger women, those who are supposedly more pleasing to watch. You rarely see older women hosting television programmes, unless its the middle of the day and your watching Loose Women. And why is Loose Women on in the middle of the day? Because it is a show aimed at women, and persumably due to the equality that doesn't exist women are more likely to be at home during this time of the day to watch women's TV.
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled we can vote and can make nearly as much money as men, but there are still plenty of changes which can be made. It may be the 100th celebration of International Women's Day, but heres hoping that in the future we will have more to celebrate like education rights around the world and more female MPs, or in an ideal world maybe even be able to celebrate this equality all year round.
The Suffragettes fought for what they believed in and got their voices heard in however way they could. They won the women's right to vote in 1928 and the gap between men's and women's salaries is still slowly shrinking. Although this is true, there are still many issues in existance that do not support the theory that women are now man's equal.
There are women all over the world who are subject to poverty. In many poorer countries young girls do not receive the privilage of education and many more women are illiterate than men, in fact around 66 per cent of the illiterate population are women. There are very few women in parliaments around the world and even at the home women still generally carry out the domestic tasks (not all homes of course).
It is not only freedom or power or money which will prove equality, but many women still experience sexism at work. Sexist remarks such as those made recently by commentators Andy Gray and Richard Keys are where society also fails to acknoewledge that men and women should be treated equally. In 2011 Women should not be downgraded.
Some will argue this is from a feminists perspective and that as a feminist I believe that women should be better than men, and have more power than men etc, etc, etc. This is not what it mean to be feminist. It is merely the belief that both socially, politically and economically women and men should be equal.
And to open up another can of worms altogether, in the media, when women do get air time, they are generally younger women, those who are supposedly more pleasing to watch. You rarely see older women hosting television programmes, unless its the middle of the day and your watching Loose Women. And why is Loose Women on in the middle of the day? Because it is a show aimed at women, and persumably due to the equality that doesn't exist women are more likely to be at home during this time of the day to watch women's TV.
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled we can vote and can make nearly as much money as men, but there are still plenty of changes which can be made. It may be the 100th celebration of International Women's Day, but heres hoping that in the future we will have more to celebrate like education rights around the world and more female MPs, or in an ideal world maybe even be able to celebrate this equality all year round.
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Film Review- The Pianist
Wow... What an emotional film that was. I remember watching it in like year 8 at school for a history lesson, it was not half as hard hitting then. The suffering and heart ache the Polish Jewish citizens went through was just shocking.
The film follows a pianist on Polish radio throughout the war, from when his family leaves for the ghetto to when their sent to work camp, followed by his escape and survival throughout the most terrfying 6 years imaginable. Szpilman (played by Adrian Brody) hides, works, escapes, hides, relocates and hides some more throughout the course of the war after being spared scenes of the Nazi death camps.
Directed by Roman Polanski, famous for directing 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Ninth Gate', has certainly captured the fear felt by the victims of the Nazi villians. It is definately on the list of war films to see before you die, but be ready to see the pain and torture people went through during World War Two.
The film follows a pianist on Polish radio throughout the war, from when his family leaves for the ghetto to when their sent to work camp, followed by his escape and survival throughout the most terrfying 6 years imaginable. Szpilman (played by Adrian Brody) hides, works, escapes, hides, relocates and hides some more throughout the course of the war after being spared scenes of the Nazi death camps.
Directed by Roman Polanski, famous for directing 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Ninth Gate', has certainly captured the fear felt by the victims of the Nazi villians. It is definately on the list of war films to see before you die, but be ready to see the pain and torture people went through during World War Two.
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