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July 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Clown Day # 2

We missed the first Clown Day. But we heard all about it. We dumped Oscar with his grandparents and had a few days away – went to Melbourne, saw a Patti Smith concert, walked miles each day, drank on rooftop bars, reminded each other that we did things like this only before we had a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Buster, Buttercup, Clown, Clown Day, Clown Day # 2, Dancing, Everything Is Awesome, Family, Friends, Grandparents, In The Air Tonight, Jokes, Oscar, Phil Collins, Poppa Tony, Sing, Singing, Tegan and Sara, The LEGO Movie ·

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January 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Penguins of Madagascar: Film

Penguins of Madagascar Directors:  Eric Darnell/Simon J. Smith DreamWorks Animation/20th Century Fox The penguins – formerly of Madagascar and its sequels – now have their own movie, so scene-stealing were they. I gave up on the Madagascar franchise at the right time (I didn’t have kids then, there was no reason to stay, or return) […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Animated, Benedict Cumberbatch, Film, Film Review, John Malkovich, Kids, Madagascar, Movie Review, Penguins of Madagascar, The LEGO Movie, Werner Herzog ·

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May 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The LEGO Movie: Film

The LEGO Movie Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Village Roadshow Pictures Somehow The LEGO Movie has played the best trick of all – it’s got that thin little message about not playing by the rules, about being creative and doing what you want, building things the way you want to and about sticking it […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 3D, Film Review, LEGO, Movie, The LEGO Movie, Toys ·

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