Category Archives: Films

The 30th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back

Posted on May 21, 2010 by tokyofox

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back which for many, many years was my favourite film of the saga. That changed last year though to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope following my … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: Green Zone (2010)

Posted on May 16, 2010 by tokyofox

It seems that its impossible to talk about Green Zone without mentioning the Bourne franchise (which I absolutely loved) so now that I have got that reference out of the way we can move on. This movie came out a couple of … Continue reading →

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Kung Fu Panda Special Lesson (2010 Edition)

Posted on April 12, 2010 by tokyofox

To celebrate the end of a hard years work for my kids I treated them to non-textbook special lessons in the last week of March which marks the end of the school year in Japan. This was basically the follow up … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: Shutter Island (2010)

Posted on April 9, 2010 by tokyofox

When Leonardo DiCaprio burst onto the scene big-time after ‘Titanic’ I wasn’t taken in by all the hype around him. That may be because I am a straight hetrosexual man! However, thirteen years on and I have grown to be quite a fan … Continue reading →

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I Am A Machine!

Posted on March 10, 2010 by tokyofox

The new Terminator is revealed….

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TF Film Review: Invictus (2009)

Posted on February 2, 2010 by tokyofox

Nelson Mandela was one of those names I grew up hearing quite often without actually knowing too much about him. Difficult to believe now but when I was a child I only knew the name from Nelson Mandela Park in … Continue reading →

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Spain: 3 Nights in Seville

Posted on January 22, 2010 by tokyofox

Having left Chefchaouen in Morocco at 6:45 am, I then spent a couple more hours back in Tangiers before taking the boat to Algeciras which I did for two reasons. Firstly, I wanted to see Gibraltar (from the boat) which was a … Continue reading →

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Morocco Pt I: On The Trail of Bourne & Bond in Tangiers

Posted on January 12, 2010 by tokyofox

I had been on my way to Algeciras in Southern Spain on 2nd January before I met an Australian couple who said that I could get the ferry from Tarifa instead and it proved to be a good decision as it … Continue reading →

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My 1st Ever Video Is Up on YouTube!

Posted on December 15, 2009 by tokyofox

It took me a fair while to get round to making it but at the end of November I finally finished my Star Wars Tunisia filming locations video and got it up on YouTube for the world to see! It’s … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: This Is It (2009)

Posted on November 15, 2009 by tokyofox

I think I was first really aware of Michael Jackson around the time of the release of ‘Bad‘ in 1987 and it was actually the family hairdresser who gave us copies of that album as well as Thriller and Off … Continue reading →

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