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ABOUT THIS RESEARCHER

Created: 26th September 1999 
Haere Mai! Welcome!

Who is Mustapha?

Mustapha1 is a man of many parts and even more nicknames. He currently resides on the west coast of Aotearoa New Zealand, in the city of New Plymouth, although he has also lived in Hamilton, Invercargill and Stratford.2

And while he is a journalist with an Arab nickname, he has never attempted to embarrass the British royal family by posing as a Sheik.

Only himself.

Always keen for discussion on the arts, fine cuisine, history, literature, media, philosophy, semiology, Mustapha usually settles for what's on telly or at the movies, even what people had for dinner.

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1 Many thanks to the great Zarquon for choosing to write up my biography!
2 Also in Aotearoa New Zealand.


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Mustapha
Last posted: Jun 4, 2002
Researcher Number:

55893

Referenced Entries:

New Plymouth, New Zealand
h2g2 Historical Society
Glen Simmers (AKA Mustapha)
How to Cook Chicken
The New Zealand Pie
Invercargill, New Zealand
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CONVERSATIONS
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British English - the sequelh2g2Jul 6, 2001Last Week
(The Return of) What book are you reading at this time?h2g2May 3, 20022 Weeks Ago
British Englishh2g2Jan 23, 2001Mar 13, 2009
Teeline and other shorthand formsh2g2Jul 27, 2000Feb 5, 2009
The "Millennium Bug"h2g2Sep 24, 1999Oct 7, 2008
Art Paintingh2g2Sep 28, 1999May 19, 2008
When its done righth2g2Mar 23, 2000May 10, 2008
Those fish posters.h2g2Mar 23, 2000May 10, 2008
Favorite Quote?h2g2Jan 25, 2002Mar 30, 2008
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MESSAGES
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Filthy, Rich & CatflapMay 30, 2006
*drumroll please....*Nov 28, 2002
You are missed!Jul 22, 2002
Open-faced sandwiches and stuffMar 14, 2002
:)Jan 31, 2002
Happy New Year!Jan 29, 2002
You Are Loved, Mustapha!Oct 20, 2001
Hi MustaphaSep 14, 2001
Where are you?Sep 6, 2001
Dropped ByAug 24, 2001

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JOURNAL
Evolution
Jul 15, 2001

Ghostbusters meets X-Files, and produce horrific mutant offspring. Attempts to clone Bill Murray using Duchovny DNA prove equally catastrophic.

Fortunately this branch of the evolutionary tree should wither faster than most.

Discuss this entry - 16 replies - Latest reply: Jul 20, 2001

Shrek
Jul 3, 2001

What can one say? This is brilliant stuff!

Like Antz, and both Toy Stories, Shrek manages to keep both kids and adults entertained for the full length. Dreamworks keeps things juvenile enough to keep the kids, while cunningly weaving in some more mature themes and threads to pique an adult's interest.

The depth and rapier-like subtlety of the Disney in-jokes is astounding! I can't believe Disney execs signed off on half this stuff - or ever will again considering the critical success of this movie.

Discuss this entry - 60 replies - Latest reply: Jul 18, 2001

Swordfish
Jun 29, 2001

John Travolta mixes and matches characters from Face/Off and Broken Arrow, and everyone spouts a load of techno-bo****cks.

Only redeeming feature: TVR Tuscan as the featured high performance sports car; such it's not in a Bond film where it belongs.

Discuss this entry - 3 replies - Latest reply: Jun 29, 2001

The Mummy Returns
Jun 26, 2001

Strong sense of deja vu and little else...

...completely forgotten about following Weisz and Velasquez's fight scenes - a thing of savage grace and beauty to behold, to be sure. But not enough to make the movie any good.

Will the Rock's spinoff movie The Scorpion King have anything to match it?

Discuss this entry - 4 replies - Latest reply: Jan 31, 2002

Sexy Beast
Jun 18, 2001

Surprise, surprise - another Brit gangster movie, but what's no surprise is that like many others before it, it's bloody good.

This should go down very well in the States with its current love affair with the Sopranos - Ray Winstone pulls off a brilliant Brit-icised version of James Gandolfini, and Ben Kingsley decides to out-de-Niro de Niro.

Around two hours long, it doesn't feel like a long story. The character numbers are low, and the story is very tightly packed around the central theme of Ray coming out of retirement to do one last job. The bizarre dream sequences also hammer home that Sopranos feel.

Does anyone else remember Ray Winstone when he played Will Scarlett in 'Robin of Sherwood'?

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GUIDE ENTRIES
IDTITLECOMMUNITY STATUSCREATED
A1061966h2g2 Storytime II: Part XXIIIh2g2 -May 27, 2003
A1054694h2g2 Storytime II: Part XXIIh2g2 -May 20, 2003
A1050490h2g2 Storytime II: Part XXIh2g2 -May 14, 2003
A1043678h2g2 Storytime II: Part XX h2g2 -May 7, 2003
A1036531h2g2 Storytime II: Part XIXh2g2 -Apr 30, 2003
A1029610h2g2 Storytime II: Part XVIIIh2g2 -Apr 22, 2003
A1025858h2g2 Storytime II: Part XVIIh2g2 -Apr 16, 2003
A1019170h2g2 Storytime II: Part XVIh2g2 -Apr 8, 2003
A1014201h2g2 Storytime II: Part XVh2g2 -Apr 2, 2003
A972290Bog Roll - Over, Under or Not at All?h2g2 EditedMar 26, 2003
A701001Overcoming Writer's Blockh2g2 EditedMar 26, 2002
A591293Manufactured Chocolate and Marshmallow Biscuits of the Worldh2g2 EditedJul 25, 2001
A527799Antiquated Words and Phrasesh2g2 EditedMay 10, 2001
A422524Invercargill, New Zealand h2g2 EditedSep 19, 2000
A290909The New Zealand Pieh2g2 EditedJul 12, 2000
A311077Mohammed - the Prophet h2g2 EditedJun 6, 2000
A311022Namesh2g2 EditedJun 5, 2000
A292402Attila the Hunh2g2 EditedApr 28, 2000
A289668How to Cook Chickenh2g2 EditedMar 31, 2000
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