Dan Liebke's Astonishing Tales

So, yeah. If you’re the kind of person who likes reading ebooks on your Amazon Kindle or your free downloaded Amazon Kindle for PC software, and, in particular, if you are the kind of person who likes to read ebooks about supermodel philosophers doing their best to stop all of Hollywood from turning into were-creatures [...]

I watched an episode of Numb3rs precisely 3.2 weeks ago (rounded to one decimal place). And it got me wondering once again (this is the 83rd time I’ve wondered this now) why it is that Hollywood and its televisual brethren seem so determined to paint those proficient in maths (or ‘math’ if you prefer, Americanos) [...]

Dear Dr Dan, I want to be an actor but have no idea where to start! I’m 15 and went to this place today but the lady was very odd. I’m quite shy so I only want private lessons. Can you give me any advice? – Bree Bootylicious Baby Dear Bree Bootylicious, Many of the [...]

Good news people! The title of the movie Chocolat does not (as is often assumed) contain a typo that had been left uncorrected by dictionary-less marketers more concerned with Hollywood accountancy law than the noble arts of proofreading and making sure that the last letter of a title is in place. In fact, it turns [...]

Watched the movie Ali last night. Terribly disappointing. I didn’t buy Will Smith at all – he just didn’t ring true. Also, the movie Hollywood’ed up the whole thing, glossing over some of the more unsavoury aspects of his life story. For example, there was not one single mention of any of the Forty Thieves. [...]

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I watched the smash hit movie Mystery Men on Pay-TV the other night. Having been a fan of the comics and books for a long time, I was very much looking forward to the movie. But, within moments of the film starting I was disappointed to see how many changes Count Hollywood had wrought. Almost [...]

Hollywood sources have confirmed the worst fears of film-lovers everywhere. The split of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman means that there is now ‘almost no chance’ of Days of Thunder 2 ever being made. Martin Scorcese is said to be ‘distraught and seeking counselling’.