Kate Middleton & Chelsy Davy: Paparazzi Queens

Kate Middleton is middle-middleclass girlfriend to Prince William who is second in line to the British throne. South African born upper-middleclass heiress Chelsy Davy is dating Prince Harry who is third in line...

Kylie Minogue Receives Her OBE At Buckingham Palace

An OBE (Order of the British Empire) is an honour bestowed on commoners for achievements in the field of their chosen careers...

Helen Mirren plays "The Queen"

I PARTICULARLY WANTED TO SEE this film when it came out a couple of years ago. But seasons are so very short that this movie, grand enough to attract huge display stacks at the local supermarket on DVD with a free box of chocolates, had been pulled from all our local multiscreens in less than a month. Which is far too short a time for my brain to process information!

Having seen these clips I'd say it falls into the typically annoying film-maker's traps of caricaturing both characters and situation. I mean, as if we're meant to believe the New Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair was interested in PR more than anything else. Of coure he was very much in tune with image, but I think even he had mightier and meatier concerns in his role as PM.

I love the telling set design and contrasts between Her Majesty's stateliness and the Blairs' New Labour New Britain Argos catalogue version of number 11 Downing Street (where they actually lived, though keeping the formal address of number 10. Number 10's private apartments were too pokey for a young family with small kids so they stayed in the Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister's) official quarters next door.

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Helen Mirren always said she was not interested in "impersonating" Elizabeth II, rather to capture her spirit on film, which is what most reviewers consider she achieved remarkably well.

Here's the actual Broadcast to the British People as shown in 2/2 above...

Audrey Hepburn sings Moon River

Here's the original clip from Breakfast at Tiffany's. Audrey Hepburn did have a good singing voice, and here it is. Why on earth she was dubbed in My Fair Lady I shall never understand...

Specials AKA: Free Nelson Mandela

It was Mandela's 90th birthday last week and this is the tune that reminds me most of him...

Tiesto: DJ as god

Barbra Streisand sings "love theme from A Star is Born" Evergreen IN FRENCH ~ haha!!