SNAPSHOT The life of one of the most infamous women in early ’70s America gets a dramatization in this offbeat period biopic from co-directors Jeffrey Friedman and Robert Epstein. In the Florida suburbs, circa 1970, Linda Boreman (Amanda Seyfried) is an ordinary and unremarkable young woman who moved back Continue Reading
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The science of being a Muppet
Have you ever wondered what The Muppets would look like as a periodic table that groups all manner of Jim Henson’s much loved creations together? No? Well neither had I. But thank the gods of insanely original imagination that artist Mike Boon (aka Mike BaBoon) had, and did something Continue Reading
3 amazing books coming to a cinema near you* (*popcorn not included) #1
* This post first appeared on writingbar.com.au * It’s the age-old question. Well, a hundred years old at least. Which is better – the book or the movie? (You may take the lid off the can of worms now!) Much like the chicken vs. egg conundrum, this is a Continue Reading
The greatest movie ever assembled: “The Lego Movie” teaser trailer
SNAPSHOT The 3D animated adventure tells the story of Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: “Drinking Buddies”
SNAPSHOT Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. But Kate is with Chris (Ron Livingston), and Luke is with Jill (Anna Kendrick). And Jill wants to know if Luke Continue Reading
Movie trailer-palooza: “Pacific Rim”, “Jobs”, “Thanks For Sharing”, “The Counsellor”, “The Spectacular Now”
There are so many movies on the way to the cinema at any one time, and by extension a dizzying array of accompanying trailers that you could be forgiven for wondering if you will have to camp out at the cinema with a Coke drip and an endless candy Continue Reading
A magical look at the before and after VFX of “The Great Gatsby”
Whatever your views on the merits or otherwise of Baz Luhrmann’s much-ballyhooed adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic, era-defining novel The Great Gatsby – just for the record I am a fan – one thing is for sure – the man knows his way around sumptuous visuals. His lavish Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: “We’re the Millers”
SNAPSHOT David Burke (Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids—after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes Continue Reading
Movie review: “World War Z”
On your marks … Get set … RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! That may sound like a flippant way to commence a review of one of the most terrifyingly-realistic, taut zombo-apocalyptic thrillers I have ever seen, but it is essentially the imperative that drives this relentlessly full speed ahead heart-constantly-in-mouth Continue Reading
Watch out for flying carrots! Disney’s hilarious teaser trailer for “Frozen”
SNAPSHOT Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell ) teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff ) and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa Continue Reading