by Andrew Pitchford | Dec 13, 2012 | Media
When TAKEN came out at the movies a friend of mine warned me not to see it. It wasn’t about the quality of the movie, the story or the cast. He had a genuine concern and said that no father who loves his daughter should ever see the movie. As a Dad, his caution...
by Andrew Pitchford | Nov 25, 2012 | Observations
Many of us have sat in the audience waiting for the curtain to open. What we may not realise is that behind the hanging tapestry or velvet barrier a hive of activity is taking place. It’s the preparation for the performance to begin that sees make-up artists...
by Andrew Pitchford | Nov 22, 2012 | Media
Skyfall, the 23rd Bond, releases in New Zealand just as we hear the news that Daniel Craig has been signed for two more episodes and a staggering purse of 31 million pounds. (Approximately 60 million New Zealand dollars) It’s incredible faith in an actor who was...
by Andrew Pitchford | Nov 14, 2012 | Observations
Forgive me if I’m wrong but this looks like more than I can do on my own.Lyrics – Matthew West ‘Strong Enough’There are times in our life when we meet faith head-on. I’m walking that path now. My gut says “hang on” but the tear ducts yell “run away”....
by Andrew Pitchford | Oct 1, 2012 | Media
The new Colin Farrell Sci-Fi Total Recall movie has launched around the world to a very quiet and in my mind undeserving reception. It won’t take you long to realize that I think this is an underestimated movie lost in the wake of Sony and Columbia’s...
by Andrew Pitchford | Sep 28, 2012 | Media
I still remember saving my paper run money to afford my own subscription to 2000AD. The coloured fish and chip paper comic from the UK never looked so good as when Judge Dredd was on the cover. In the 1995 movie, we saw Sylvester Stallone don the eagle shoulder pads...
by Andrew Pitchford | Aug 18, 2012 | Media
In the first three episodes of the Bourne movie franchise based on Robert Ludlum’s novel, Jason Bourne has shaken the foundations of the CIA-based programs that created him. The careers of government operatives and politicians are now being questioned and the...
by Andrew Pitchford | Jun 10, 2012 | Observations
I wrote this when the father of a family I knew passed away. It was hard to see a soft quiet godly man die and yet you knew he was going to be with His Lord and Saviour. Sometimes words fail to express what is being felt inside. Up to Heaven I knew a man, so...
by Andrew Pitchford | Jun 6, 2012 | Media
2012 is a major year for launching, rebooting and finalising franchises. It has so far been a successful year for movies following this pattern and Barry Sonnenfeld has now done for the Men in Black franchise what Brad Bird did for the Mission Impossible storyline. In...
by Andrew Pitchford | Jun 3, 2012 | Observations
Things that should be saidThere are many things I’d like to sayand there are many things I couldBut if all I do is say themthen I guess I never shouldYou see words without meaning are likeflowers without their petalsor morning without its dewlike a puppy...