Pretty much every time I talk about chess in advertisement, I point out that chess is used to symbolise intelligence and sophistication, but it has…
CIPC #91: Basil, the great mouse detective
When people talk about great Disney movies, they usually mention Fantasia, Toy story, The lion king – but no one ever mentions Basil, the great…
CIPC #90: Zorro S2 E8, The flag of truce
What, oh what, did people do before the internet? Or, generally, before the rise of the computer? Hell, before cheap pocket editions of all the…
CIPC #89: Vittel commercial
Can I go on a little rant for a moment? Well, this is my blog, so I most definitely can! So here I go: modern…
CIPC #88: A talent for murder
And once more we end up in our wheelhouse: crime fiction. This time, we’ll talk about a British made-for-tv movie from 1984. Angela Lansbury plays…