A Love Letter To… Being John Malkovich Conor Morgan October 18, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Continuing the recent trend of articles about Spike Jonze on One Room With A View, here's a Love Letter dedicated to Being John Malkovich and why it's a work of genius that should be adored by everyone....
TMNT: The Legend of Yokai – Interviews David Brake October 17, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Interview With the upcoming release of Paramount's new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the studio have commissioned artists from all over the world to produce their own interpretation of the turtles for an online...
Scene Stealers: Matthew McConaughey in The Wolf of Wall Street Eddie Falvey October 16, 2014 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers It could be said that for the last couple of years Matthew McConaughey has stolen the show in just about everything he’s laid his hands upon. It began in the summer of 2012. Joss Whedon had torn up box...
A Love Letter To… Grey Gardens Lina Jurdeczka October 9, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia If John Waters, the self-proclaimed pope of trash and director of Pink Flamingos (1972) and Hairspray (1988), were to direct a family film for the holiday season, it would probably look a little like Grey...
The Maze Runner – Interview With Wes Ball Cameron Ward October 7, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Interview Wes Ball recently joined us for a round table interview following the imminent release of his directorial debut, The Maze Runner, adapted from James Dashner's widely celebrated book series. How did...
The Maze Runner – Cast Interview Cameron Ward October 6, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Interview Dylan O'Brien (Teen Wolf), Will Poulter (Son of Rambo), and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Game of Thrones) recently joined us for a roundtable interview following the imminent release of James Dashner's adapted...
Top 10 Biopics of the Last Decade Daniel Orton October 4, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Last month we took a look at the somewhat odd, but not unwelcome, increase in films based on factual events. 221 such films have been released since 2000; 200 were released in the century before that. That...
Into The Wild With Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan October 3, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features - In nature, there are boundaries. - The story of Timothy Treadwell is a tale of obsession and a portrait of insanity, two themes that consistently prick up the ears of German director Werner Herzog. For...
Second Chance: Drop Dead Fred Madeline Joint October 1, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance "I call you 'Snotface' because I love you, and I love you because guys always love the crazy chicks." - Drop Dead Fred Phoebe Cates (Gremlins) is Lizzie Cronin and she’s just lost her husband, her money,...
Small Beginnings: Spike Jonze’s Praise You Conor Morgan September 30, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Small Beginnings Small Beginnings is a new feature focusing on the early days of feature film directors, most frequently their music videos and advertisements. Many directors who got their start in these fields still return to...
A Love Letter To… The Addams Family Values Olivia Luder September 29, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Kicking off with Fester standing on top of the ghastly family home, howling at the moon, followed swiftly by Morticia’s classic 'Gomez, marvelous news: I’m going to have a baby. Right now', The Addams...
A Beginner’s Guide to Silent Cinema Eddie Falvey September 28, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features Film is now most often perceived as a vehicle for telling stories, but that was not always the case. Despite the fact that key aspects of the narrative film such as scripts, sets, and acting ensembles, had...
Scene Stealers: Spike Milligan in Monty Python’s Life of Brian Patrick Taylor September 26, 2014 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Monty Python’s Life of Brian is fabled for many things. From poking fun at organised religion, to serenely encouraging us all to (always) look on the bright side of life, it is a film of many and varied...
Stories from the Set: Breakfast at Tiffany’s David Brake September 22, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Stories from the Set Her name is Holly Golightly, and she has sunglasses, a cigarette holder, and a little black dress. That memory of Audrey Hepburn, taken from the 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's,...
Best Films Never Made #20: Chris Weitz’s The Golden Compass Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan September 20, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 1 Comment Adaptations are hard. A poisoned chalice/holy grail for filmmakers that will have passionate fans wary of you, destroying something they love more than their own mothers. For remember, the "law" states the...