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→ May 26, 2010
After repeatedly seeing screen-caps and quotes from this movie on Tumblr.com, I felt the need to watch it.
So when I saw that the DVD was on sale in HMV for £8 last week, I snapped it up straight away.
I’d generally heard that it was beautiful, funny and original, but I never really thought it’d be [...]
→ March 27, 2010
There are few things in the world, least of all films, which begin, middle and end awe-inspiringly. Yet, as surprised as I was, Yann Arthur-Bertrand’s 2009 Film ‘Home‘ did just that, and without seeming like they were trying, to boot.
When I first stumbled upon Home I wasn’t enthused to go and watch it. On the [...]
→ March 22, 2010
Yeah, yeah another film about gays.
Hell, what am I talking about? There are seriously no mainstream movies about gays out there. Except for Brokeback Mountain.
This time round, the pretty gay couple is played by the ridiculously funny Jim Carrey and a sweet little blonde guy named Ewan McGregor. I’m guessing you’ve heard of them.
Before I [...]
→ March 19, 2010
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Number One
It’s a Martin Scorsese film- Marty is the man! He has been directing since 1959 so knows what he is doing. Gangs of New York, The Departed and Goodfellas are modern classics. These films have pulled in the awards including Best Director for the Departed. Why should this change? Shutter Island [...]
→ March 9, 2010
Johnny Depp. Helena Bonham Carter. Anne Hathaway. Alan Rickman. Barbara Windsor. Stephen Fry. Crispin Glover. Matt Lucas.
No, it’s not a cast list for some twisted version of ‘Love Actually’, that’s the cast list for Tim Burton’s new 3D spectacular ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
Now on my visit to the cinema to see this, I already had in [...]
→ January 29, 2010
Remember when Sandra Bullock was a celebrated actress?
You’re probably thinking ’she still is!’ Nuh uh. Not after this.
All About Steve is a twisted rom-com about a cruciverbalist (Bullock) who falls in love with a dishy news cameraman. What’s a cruciverbalist? Someone who writes crossword puzzles. And that’s not even the most lame part about it.
It’s [...]