Movie franchises have a curiously complicated relationship with the moviegoing public. While there is an almost universal desire to see new instalments as quickly as the slow-moving development behemoth of Hollywood will allow – the near religious mania over the upcoming new instalment in the Star Wars saga is evidence of this Continue Reading
Bibliophilia: Wes Anderson’s wonderful world of cinematic books
You only have to see one Wes Anderson film to know how literate his filmmaking style is and to realise how much his obvious love of literature influences pretty much every scene that makes it onto the screen. Here is a man not only in possession of some wondrously Continue Reading
Ta-dah! A trio of animation trailers (Kung Fu Panda 3, The Secret Life of Pets, Hotel Transylvania 2)
That giggling, red food colouring-powered sound you hear is my inner child doing cartwheels at the the thought of yet more animated films coming our way in the not too distant future (if you consider late 2016 the “not too distant future” which the way time is currently racing past, Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: What Cheer?’s musical exploration of the five stages of grieving
Losing someone you love deeply is never, ever easy. No matter how much positive thinkers encourage us to celebrate life, look on the bright side of things, and believe life will go on and be even better than it was before our great loss, the reality is a good Continue Reading
“It’s just time for us to be in the real world”: The moving trailer for Boulevard, Robin Williams’ final performance
SNAPSHOT In Boulevard, the routine of everyday life quietly peels away to reveal the struggle of a loving husband in conflict with his inner-self. Nolan Mack (Williams) and his wife Joy (Baker) wake up under the same roof each morning, their separate bedrooms underscoring the disparate worlds they’re living Continue Reading
Run! And Fear the Walking Dead (trailers + poster)
SNAPSHOT The series will star Cliff Curtis (Missing, Gang Related), Kim Dickens (Gone Girl, Sons of Anarchy), Frank Dillane (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Alycia Debnam Carey (Into the Storm). It will take place far away from the Atlanta, Georgia setting of The Walking Dead in the Continue Reading
Whistle while you work: Todrick Hall sings his way through Disney’s musical catalogue
If you’re a parent, or frankly anyone closely related to or looking after a child under five – guilty as charged; I’m the happy uncle to four adorable nieces and nephews – there is a better than average chance the only song that has been lodged in your earworm since about Continue Reading
Z For Zachariah: Love and lust in a time of apocalypse
SNAPSHOT In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation Continue Reading
Cookie Monster hungrily handles a giant edible dinosaur in Sesame Street’s Jurassic Park parody
Technology is a marvellous thing isn’t it? It gives us the power to speak to a friend far away in an instant, or even fly quickly to see them, allows us to cure disease, throw together a dazzling, motivational Powerpoint presentation on a whim … and yes, create giant Continue Reading
Wanna Rock the Kasbah with Bill Murray? Of course you do!
SNAPSHOT Rock The Kasbah is the story of Richie Lanz, a rock manager with a golden ear and a taste for talent, who has seen better times. When he takes his last remaining client on a USO tour of Afghanistan, she gets cold feet and leaves him penniless and Continue Reading