What Christoper Nolan did next
Christoper Nolan’s output as a director runs to only 9 movies on IMDB, but with movies like ‘Memento’, ‘Insomnia’ and of course the recent Batman movies, he has veered close to quality over quantity. A teaser trailer has been released for his first work since ‘The Dark Knight’ – it is a wordless, intriguing preview, [...]
Read moreMovie Review: Inglourious Basterds
There is no doubting that a Quentin Tarantino movie can be a love or loathe experience – people label him as over indulgent, dialogue heavy, stylised and serving his own geeky interests. But while Tarantino can deliver a reviled movie like ‘Death Proof’ (undeservedly so in this writers opinion) remember that Francis Ford Coppola has [...]
Read moreSalvation for the movie year?
I am not at ease with where 2009 has disappeared to and most definitely not at ease with where my summer has gone to. My mates Derek has his birthday in the next fortnight, which is always something I associate with the tail end of the year, yet I feel I’ve only dipped my toe [...]
Read moreUsain Bolt.
Interesting fact the guy who came second and looks well beaten ran the 3rd fast time of all time. That is how good bolt is. (the second fastest time was ran by bolt. )
Read moreTop 6 Friday: Credit Sequences
These are credit sequences as opposed to opening sequences or scenes. Credits must appear on screen. And as this list was arrived at in conjunction with Simon I have elected to not include Superman, for fear of rolling eyes. And the list:
6. A production of itself and setting a high musical standard with Buffalo Springfield, [...]
Movie Review: Moon
Even with its cracking score, ‘Moon’ is a quiet movie. It joins the other contender for best movie of the year so far, ‘Let the Right One in’, by letting silence and absence exude a cinematic punch. The movie concerns itself with a solitary figure, living in shadows amidst spintered craters of the moon supervising [...]
Read moreDirector John Hughes Dies
I miss the impact of movies – it’s something I associate with my youth, when a love of movies was an elemental part of me, rather than something I struggle to express now. A movie got to me, it was something instinctive, now I’m watching a movie and trying to figure out why I like [...]
Read moreBack to the Island
A group of 14 people, some connected, some strangers, a mysterious island of unknowns reached by plane – despite protests from all sides, I was determined to create parallels between ‘Lost’ and Inis Mor this past weekend. In a fortunate case of none of the laws of time and nature applying on the weekend, events [...]
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