This week’s edition by: David

Hey guys, welcome to a belated post-Easter Speedo. Quite a short week for me, only three days working this week! Not bad!

Anyway, how was Easter? I spent it on a farm with cows, pigs, chickens and the like. It was a good experience for me, although I wasn’t always sure about the smell…

The usual news and reviews this week, so read on!

NEWS AND REVIEWS

Not much happened in the world of Speed last week. There was, however, a lot of planning for the Easter weekend, with everybody doing something different. For example, I went to a farm in the middle of nowhere, Daniel returned home to England and Gosia and Paul went on a tour of Europe, first to Bratislava and then to Austria. Others stayed in Gliwice. Good fun was had by all, I think!

This week and next sees the return of the usual clubs and lectures cycle. First up is Film Club, with Chris. It takes place on the 18th April, a Wednesday, at 7.30pm in Room 8. This time he will be showing a comedy starring Adam Sandler, called “Click”, which I am told by the IMDb (Internet Movie Database) is about an architect who finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Sounds like fun! Sign up with the secretaries.

Next we have a lecture given by our very own resident Jock, Sean. However, he won’t be talking about Scotland, but about Japan. He will have “stories and photos aplenty”, drawing on his time there to entertain and inform. It’s on Friday April 20th, at 5.30pm. See the secretaries to sign up!

Finally it’s Marcin’s turn with Music Club. It’s at the usual venue, the London Pub, on Saturday April 21st at 8pm. This month however, he’s giving you a choice. You can choose from a number of acts, which are as follows: Rob Dylan, Dead Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatless, The Rolling Bones, Bobby Williams, Elvis Freshley or, as Marcin puts it, “oh no, not him again”. Do you see the play on words? Genius eh? Sign up with the secretaries with your choice of group/artist.

THE TEN WORST MOVIES EVER MADE

In honour of Chris’ upcoming Film Club, I turned to the IMDb to find their list of the ten worst movies ever. Look it up at

www.imdb.com/chart/bottom.

10. Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
This is about two police officers partnered together, one bold and the other strict, who have to protect a Mafia witness while deal with everyday life…

9. SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
A group of toddlers have to stop a media mogul from breaking the code to understanding baby-speak. Sounds awful eh?

8. From Justin To Kelly (2003)
Two rather miserable people meet and fall in love. Stars Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, the winner and runner-up of the American Idol singing contest.

7. Going Overboard (1989)
Adam Sandler is a struggling comedian who takes a rubbish job on a cruise ship where he hopes to make it big in the world of cruise-ship comedy.

6. Snowboard Academy (1996)
This film stars Corey Haim, who was a big star in the later 1980s with films like The Lost Boys. However, since that film, he hasn’t been any good.

5. Bottoms Up (2006)
A Midwestern American bartender integrates himself into the Hollywood lifestyle, finding love along the way. It has Paris Hilton in it. Says it all really…

4. The Hillz (2004)
A promising college athlete takes a turn for the worse when he hooks up with old highschool friends during his summer break. Again, it has Paris Hilton in it…

3. Dunyayi Kurtaran Adamin Oglu (2006)
This is a Turkish film that translates as “Turks In Space”. I find it very hard to believe that this film could be any good.

2. Anne B. Real (2003)
An American coming-of-age drama where a female rappers finds her inspiriation by reading the diaries of Anne Frank. Sounds very clichéd.

And the current worst film is….

1. Crossover (2006)
A naturally-talented basketball player dreams of becoming a doctor and escaping “the hood”. Things go horribly wrong on a trip into L.A. Oops.

See you next time!