The world from my window

Everyone is talking about The King's Speech . Mr Grigg and I are off to see it this weekend,with Mr and Mrs Sheepwash and Mr and Mrs Champagne-Charlie, in The Enchanted Village hall. We've reserved seats because it's already a sell-out. We're lucky in these parts to enjoy the wonderful services of Moviola, a touring cinema celebrating ten years this year. You can find out more by going to Smitten by Britain , where I've just done a guest blog post. That's about it. Love Maddie x

Everyone in the know down these parts is talking about it (mostly in the Westcountry burr I was born with). Morris: A Life with Bells On is a film that ought to be the next Calendar Girls or Hot Fuzz without so much of the swearing. One of those heartwarming, idiosyncratic comedies the English do so well. But strangely, a national distributor has yet to take it on. This low budget movie cost just £500,000 to make, which is peanuts in film-making terms. Its cast boasts the likes of Sir Derek Jacobi, Harriet Walter and Greg Wise. But at the moment it is showing in just a few score village halls across Dorset and neighbouring counties. Which is great for me, because it'll be right on my doorstep. And I've already booked my ticket! Hoorah! Moviola , the touring film company about which I've previously blogged , has a local hit on its hands. Says administrator Christina Walkley: 'I thought we must have this, our audiences will love it'. And after speaking to Twist Fi...