Nessun Dorma, Anyone?

The aforementioned Damien Leith won Australian Idol at the weekend. Ended up watching the final at a rather good party I attended on Sunday: the hostess was a huge fan of the young Irish man.

Given my apparent resemblance to the Co. Kildare crooner, perhaps she was expecting me to get up and sing?

Also, it's nice to see it finally made to the new back home:

Damien's tops down under - Irish Independent

RTE.ie Entertainment - Irish singer wins Australian Idol show

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Oh! On the subject of Australian Idol, I forgot to mention something. Last week I was watching the penultimate show, and they had a intro for each of the constants. Damien's intro included the line: "Damien Leith hails from Co. Kildare, Dublin".

Wayta do research, guys. That's a little like saying he's from Illawarra, Sydney.

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Superman II: The Directors Cut:
Michael Thau, the editor who helped director Richard Donner reassemble his version of Superman II, told SCI FI Wire that the upcoming DVD release restores footage that Donner shot but that was changed in the original theatrical release, including never-before-seen scenes of Marlon Brandon as Jor-El. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut also deletes the infamous 'amnesia kiss' scene from the film's end. 'This film has much more of a romantic ending, and it's much more dramatic,' Thau said in an interview.

Donner, who directed 1978's Superman: The Movie, never got to complete the sequel (even though both movies were filmed mostly at the same time) because of creative differences between him and the film's producers, Alexander and Ilya Salkind. Director Richard Lester finished what Donner began and was given the director credit for the 1981 sequel.

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Finally somebody has posted the Rules for Writing on the web! Sit up and take note people!

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