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The announcement of new Doctor Who companion Karen Gillan got me thinking.

NORMALLY in this loosely connected series of my fave moments, I pick out a short clip or scene here or there from a film or tv show.

THE new V has been popping up around the net with increasing frequency of late, including on the excellent Life For Films blog with some nice pictures and the trailer above.

TO many first time directors, the pressure of helming their first feature film would have proved impossible to bear.
But to Duncan Jones – director of Moon, and a self-confessed geek – it was like being let loose in a giant toy set.

WITH Star Trek currently hoovering up the cash at the box office, it is easy to forget when big screen science fiction’s focus was a little smaller, more personal.
Back in the day, films served up complex and involving stories that made you think, with next to no space battles and phaser blasts.

WHEN I posted about the first bits of footage of the new Star Trek movie, I remarked it left me missing William Shatner, that I had doubts and I asked JJ Abrams to prove me wrong.
Having watched the film for the first (but not the last) time, I can say that cinema’s wonderkid did just [...]