It reminded me of a 70’s disaster movie, where big actors get killed. Except this is not set in a skyscraper nor in a submerged boat. So all the dramatic tension of being trapped was just not here.

The film starts on Day 1 of the contagion; Day 0 is at the end of the film. There are endless scenes of faceless people from CDC/WHO all sat around tables watching video conferences around the world.

I could not have cared less for any of the characters in this film. Matt Damon acts like a block of butter and Larry Fishburne was just a fat guy in a mac. At one point I feared that the plot was going to revolve around a wife’s infidelity, that was going to be responsible for infecting the US. Jude Law is a blogger with an aussie accent and very bad teeth. His character is probably the only relief from the rest of the big-time cast. 

Plot : humans ill - scientists find cure - humans cured

At the end I felt like I had just watched an AIDS Public Information film from the 90s. 

deboragearyauthor:

Coming soon! The first Nibble by another author :).

When Captain Bjorn Gunderson docks with what he thinks is routine cargo, he embarks on a very different voyage. On a milk run from Welliver to Breakall, a tiny rock punctures his ship, The Wanderer, and leaves the crew adrift…

richardxl:

The last conversation I had with Gil Scott-Heron was on March 19 2011.

He rang me on a Saturday, the day after my birthday, I answered his call whilst browsing in Foyles bookshop in London.

We spoke for an hour. Conversation like this with GIl were a gift.

He was a father figure of sorts to…

Some previews from our upcoming live album Fun, Live, And Criminal: Volumes I-III. This is a limited edition 3 disc box set and we need your help and support to get it released. Help us and find out more at Pledge Music by visiting http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/funlovincriminals

ridesabike:

Jeff Bridges rides a bike. Edward Furlong runs alongside.

Could Jeff Bridges be any cooler?

johnthemonkey:

Depending on when I get around to publishing this, we’ll be nearly halfway through the challenge by this point.

Artist’s (well my) impression of riding home last week.

Here, between Manchester and Crewe, it’s been mercifully dry for most of the days to now, albeit with a strength…

Neil is also a Scott Sigler Junkie like me and that’s where I came across his hybrid fantasy and horror work. As well as his written work he’s also podcasting; his Scottish accent certainly adds to the horror…

His latest work FRANK-Vol.01: Boiling Point is a tale about Frank a bounty hunter

Listen to Volume 1 here http://neilcolquhoun.com/frank

More info about the author see http://neilcolquhoun.com/

mudandgears:

Ride, Eat, Sleep, Repeat

http://www.dirtragmag.com/webrag/ride-eat-sleep-repeat

http://www.dirtragmag.com/blog/40003

johnthemonkey:

trainhitsboy:

Joy Division stop motion with Playmobil. Most excellent stuff via Bethan

Good god - brilliant. They even have Tony Wilson.

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