Monthly Archives: November 2011

RIP Ken Russell

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Paul D

British cinema has just lost one of its true visionaries, director Ken Russell.
We crossed paths once, at Pineapple dance studios in London. At the time I had a huge beard and as we passed, on a staircase, like two directors [...]

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The Muppets

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Paul D

I’m delighted to see that, after a 12 year absence, The Muppets are finally back with a brand new movie. I’m even more delighted that it is a film which my friend Mike Quinn had a hand in…quite literally. [...]

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Paul D

The Paul D TV blog is one year old today! To celebrate, here’s the top 20 posts from the past year:

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Happy Nigel Tufnel Day!

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Paul D

It’s 11/11/11 which makes it time to celebrate the unique and brilliantly conceived Nigel Tufnel Day.

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Canon Pixma Pro-1 Printer

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Paul D

Recently I got up close and personal with Canon’s new Pixma Pro-1 printer, at the Canon Pro Solutions Show 2011. Now that I have discussed the Canon EOS 1D X HDSLR, Canon EOS C300 & Red Scarlet X digital cinema [...]

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Toadlickers on the BBC!

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Paul D

Thomas Dolby was interviewed on BBC Breakfast last Thursday and some of ‘The Toadlickers’ (which I directed & produced) was shown. The ‘catch up’ link is probably geo blocked and will likely self destruct in ten seconds, so if you [...]

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The Night of The Long Camera Announcements

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Paul D

Yesterday night was something of a Hollywood epic. Canon announced the EOS C300 digital cinema camera, Red announced Scarlet…and Lomography announced the Lomo Kino Super 35…

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