I’ve been invited by Chris Chalmers, author of the wonderful award-winning novel, Five to One (he blogs at www.chrischalmers.net ) to take the Next Big Thing questionnaire, where authors talk about what they’re publishing next.So here goes...What is the title of your next … [Read more...]
James Bond is everywhere in London
I have to admit to being a bit of a Bond fan. I grew up with Roger Moore as the Bond, and have since had difficulty in thinking anyone else can be as good as him in that role (I know, I know, Sean Connery was the original but I'm too young - ahem - to remember him). But, our current Bond, … [Read more...]
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
I was very sceptical about watching a Hollywood version of the first book in the wonderful Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Although I felt the Swedish films left a lot to be desired, mainly because the plot of the books was completely mixed up between the three films, they had some … [Read more...]
Ola Rapace in ‘Svinalängorna’
Noomi and Ola RapaceWhat can I say? This guy should be a huge Hollywood star. Ever since I watched him as Wallander's side-kick in the Swedish TV detective series I've had a big crush on him.In Svinalängorna (Pigsties), a Swedish film recounting a sorry tale of alcoholism and violence in a … [Read more...]
New Object of Desire
This actor played a police detective in the Swedish Wallander series on BBC4. His name is Ola Rapace and he was the on-off boyfriend of Inspector Wallander's daughter Linda, played by acress Johanna Sällström who sadly took her own life early 2007. Ola caught my eye not only because of his moorish … [Read more...]
