Sometimes I find (and not surprisingly in light of the vacuous drivel that seems to be churned out of Hollywood at the moment) that some of the greatest films around are ones that are found in the ‘international cinema’ genre, if you can call it a genre – more a neat category for films not in English to sit snugly in.

Currently finishing airing on BBC2 is HBO’s ‘reconstruction’ of the cop show, ‘The Wire’ (2002-2008), which for me has set a new standard in television drama. Not since ‘The West Wing’ have we seen such a rich and frankly rewarding series.

Watching last week’s Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, I was struck by the eponymous host interviewing Hollywood screen actress Sandra Bullock, promoting her new film The Proposal. In their conversation, Ross and Bullock briefly discussed the romantic comedy genre (to which The Proposal supposedly belongs) and how the name has morphed into the word ‘rom-com’ which Ms. Bullock suggested refers to how these types of films cannot be called ‘romantic comedies’ anymore as they are neither romantic or funny – therefore ‘rom-com’ can be used to categorise them as it represents “a little bit of what they have”.

Seeing as I am off to Glastonbury tomorrow morning, I thought I would share the cinema tent listings for the festival and a few thoughts about them. Here’s hoping that in between music, partying and chilling out there will be time enough for me to catch a couple of the screenings.