“You’re going to be the Eleventh Commandment: ‘Thou shalt not get away with it.” There was a time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. There was another time, when a different type of lethal animal roamed this planet leaving nothing standing in its wake. These were the 80’s action heroes. Not like the CGI riddled super heroes that we have today, these
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My local cinema was screening Labyrinth today, in tribute to David Bowie who passed away earlier this week. It’s a classic musical adventure in the 80’s genre of young person is drawn into a magical adventure (The Never Ending Story, Flight of the Navigator, The Princess Bride). This 1986 film was directed by the late, great Jim Henson and was
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Out in cinemas now, ‘Joy’ sees David O’Russell reunited with a number of cast members that he has worked with before, to tell the story of Joy Margano, the inventor of the Magic Mop. Joy, played by Jennifer Lawrence (or J-Law to the paparazzo), sees the telling of a true story of Margano on her rags to riches story, in
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The latest film franchise to find itself with a homage-remake-reboot is the Rocky series with the 2015 film ‘Creed’ which overall will hold its own in the pantheon of Rocky films although never challenging the champion first 2 films. However the film does afford Stallone the opportunity to bring a new depth to the character which may well see him
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This is a very sad week indeed for British Arts. Only days since we lost David Bowie to cancer, Alan Rickman has passed away at the age of 69 through cancer. Once again I find myself penning some thoughts, not attempting to clarify the impact that this cleary gifted actor had on modern cinema and theatre, but simply to share
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Just as we approach the oscar nominations tomorrow, I thought I’d try and lay out some predictions for the Picture and Acting awards. Will check back to see where I was off later. Best Picture The Revenant Spotlight Black Mass Joy Carol Steve Jobs Room Mad Max : Fury Road Actor in a Leading Role Johnny Depp – Black Mass
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‘Knock Knock’ is the latest film by writer / director Eli Roth (whose previous work includes ‘Cabin Fever’ and ‘Hostel’). In the film happily married architect, Evan Webber (Keanu Reeves) is left at home by his wife and children.During the evening, 2 young girls arrive at his front door lost and asking for help to call a cab. From letting
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Set in Belfast in 1971, and heavily within the complex troubles of the time, the film ’71’ film debut for french director Yann Demange and also screenplay writer Gregory Burke. The film follows British army private Gary Hook (played by Jack O’Connell) initially in training, and then into his first deployment, into Belfast, Northern Ireland. After his unit loses control
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This morning, David Bowie passed away following an 18 month battle with cancer. He was 69 years old and sources say surrounded by family at the time. Whilst my blog is heavily weighted to films, and although Bowie certainly had his moments in cinema, it is his music that I have always had the strongest relationship with. He was a
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Right. So here is what I do not mean. I really didnt think much of Avengers : Age of Ultron. But however disappointing that film was for me, it didn’t change how I view the first Avengers film. The sequel didn’t try and change the premise of the original film, not do something so dramatic as to invalidate the original
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