EVEN MORE FILM REVIEWS

Sorority Row : Good old "slasher" horror. A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house sister after a prank goes wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer. Rated 6.5/10

Whiteout : A U.S. Marshall tracks a killer in Antarctica as the sun is about to set for six months. Rated 7/10

The Thing : A 1982 classic digitally updated . Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills. Limited showing. Rated 8.5/10

Julie & Julia : Meryl Streep stars in Julia Child's story of her start into the cooking profession which is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book. An excellent easy watchable film. Rated 9/10

Dorian Gray : A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all. Rated 6.5/10

LETS GET PHYSICAL

Dancing to excerpts from "Lord of the Dance", "A Chorus Line" and "Mamma Mia !" Nanna played her part in the Wolds U3A bi-ennial Lets Get Physical day last Thursday.

ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN.............

One giant leap for Dougal..............straight into the canal !!!!! As the canal looked all green maybe I thought it was grass ? Alas it was algae !! YUK !! Cost me another bath when I got home. Nearly dark by the time I was cleaned up. Luckily Nanna had me on the lead so she dragged me to safety.

FILM REVIEWS

1) Moon - Astronaut Sam Bell is alone on the dark side of the moon working alongside his computer GERTY harvesting a resource to help Earth's demand. Acclaimed by critics but slightly disappointing. Rated 6/10

2) The Time Traveler's Wife - Drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel and the complications it brings for his marriage. Rated 7/10
3) The Final Destination - After a teenager's premonition of a deadly race car crash saves some lives, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end. The fourth in the "Final Destination" franchise. Reasonable watching if you like that sort of thing (and Grandad does). Rated 6.5/10
4) Inglorious Basterds - A group of Jewish/American soldiers known as the "Basterds" spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and killing Nazis. Well rated 8/10

5) Orphan - A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9 year girl, Esther, who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be. Good horror. Rated 7/10

PHEASANT

Guess who caught a pheasant earlier on ??? Fur and feathers everywhere. Just like this one - think it was trying to get under a fence !!