Much like the swallows arriving back en masse at Capistrano, movie trailers keep flocking to my inbox in numbers unseen since the last time they did so. Which was, you know, yesterday. And the day before and … I need to release a few every now and then, or Continue Reading
Movie review: “Elysium”
Elysium, Neil Blomkamp’s follow up to his critically and commercially successful 2009 debut, District 9, is that rare Hollywood beast – an epic, action-packed blockbuster with the intelligence and heart-and-soul of an indie darling. Set in 2154 on an Earth so ravaged by over population, resource depletion and societal Continue Reading
Star Wars medley: The musical Force is strong with Lindsey Stirling and Peter Hollens
Ever since Zja, a friend in my writing group, a woman of expansive, adventurous and impeccable musical taste introduced me to the amazing talents of violinist Lindsey Stirling, I have been hooked. The music that this talented independent American artist (who is also a dancer, composer and performance artist Continue Reading
Films lost and found: Movies by Buster Keaton and Orson Welles see the light of day
Unless you’re an archeologist in the German state of Brandeburg with a badger accidentally uncovering 12th century burial finds for you, finding anything long lost can be a long and time-consuming ordeal. Nowhere is this better illustrated than in the arts where paintings, sculptures, and most pertinently to this Continue Reading
Movie review: “The World’s End”
There is nothing certain but death and taxes is one of those awkwardly cliched readily-accepted truisms that is trotted out whenever people are struggling to make informed comment on an unexpected turn of events. To this much-over used phrase you could well have added “… and any film by Continue Reading
Movie review: “Behind the Candelabra”
Appearances are everything in the glittering world of the Steven Soderbergh-directed Liberace biopic Behind the Candelebra. From the extravagant multi-layered crystal-studded costumes that Liberace, masterfully played by Michael Douglas, wore at his twice nightly Las Vegas shows to the self-described “palatial kitsch” of his homes and apartments and even Continue Reading
Animate me! Despicable Me’s minions go Hollywood, future Disney and Zombie Scooby Doo
Animated movies have become quite the thing of late. With the really good ones combining a mixture of intelligent writing, winning characters, and delightful pop culture knowingness, they now appeal to a broad range of demographics, and not just the children of old. It all probably started with movies like Continue Reading
Forgetful Jedi: Geek Week’s hilarious Star Wars parody
So here’s the thing. You’re a noble Jedi Knight sworn to uphold freedom and justice throughout the length and breadth of the Galactic Republic. To do that you need to battle evil, cunning Sith lords from time to time, light sabres at twenty paces. And as in all titanic Continue Reading
Falling Skies review: “Brazil” (s3, ep10)
After all the long horse rides in the country, ruminations on life, the universe (pretty much literally in an alien apocalypse) and everything (usually the Masons), and lethargic inactivity of late (with the exception of the penultimate season 3 episode “Road to Xibalba” which bristled with more energy than Continue Reading
Nowhere left to run: “The Walking Dead” cast on set season 4 trailer
In the seemingly eternal lead up to the return of The Walking Dead on 13 October, AMC have released a four minute look at the filming of season 4 of the series based on the comic books by Robert Kirkman (who also acts as one of the executive producers Continue Reading