The One Room With A View Show Christopher Preston January 23, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off The iTunes store is a dense jungle of content. It has become overgrown with mp3s and mp4s, singles, albums, compilations, movies and TV shows, books and even collections for University study. But machete your...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: Grown Ups 2 Tom Bond January 22, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful 7 Comments For Your Consideration: Grown Ups 2 Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph Director: Dennis Dugan Writers: Fred Wold, Adam Sandler, Tim...
Best Films Never Made #8: John Boorman’s The Lord of the Rings Patrick Taylor January 19, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 3 Comments If anything can be learned from Peter Jackson’s celebrated trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most famous work, it is that one does not simply adapt a 1200-page novel for the big screen overnight. The road to the...
Stories from the Set: Singin’ in the Rain David Brake January 18, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Stories from the Set Singin' In The Rain is rightly regarded as the greatest Hollywood musical of all time, and stories of its production have melted into movie legend, from Debbie Reynolds' remark that "Singin' in the Rain and...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Martin Scorsese Chris Davies January 17, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 2 Comments Acclaimed American director Martin Scorsese is perhaps best known for his crime dramas, including Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and the Oscar-winning The Departed, but over a forty year career he has...
Extremely Premature Oscar Predictions – How Did We Do? David Brake January 16, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off Back in November, we made our extremely premature Oscar predictions and with the real nominations released today, let's have a look at how we did, and potentially mock/celebrate our soothsayer ways. BEST...
Making It Big: Hope for Steve David Brake January 15, 2014 Features, Independent, Making It Big The Beatles once sang "All you need is love; love is all you need". We've featured a variety of Kickstarter projects through our series of Making It Big. Documentaries about stamps and Inca monks, stop motion...
The Golden Globes – Results David Brake January 13, 2014 Analysis, Features, One Off The Golden Globes results are in! To be frank, there was no clear winner in the movie department last night. Each big film managed to achieve some form of recognition i.e. 12 Years a Slave - Best...
By The Book: Sherlock David Brake January 12, 2014 Analysis, By The Book, Features 3 Comments Adaptation's a tricky subject; it's never perfect because it's an imperfect art, stretching across the chasm between those making it and those watching it. What works for one person is anathema to another and...
Where Are They Now?: School of Rock Patrick Taylor January 11, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Where Are They Now? 1 Comment It’s been over ten years since School of Rock hit our screens and seemingly granted Jack Black artistic immunity for the next decade. While his star has continued to rise over the last few years, what has...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Akira Kurosawa Chris Davies January 10, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment Legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa has produced some of the most iconic films of the 1950s and 1960s, including Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Throne of Blood, as well as influencing countless...
Casting Call – Hitman Stephen O'Nion January 9, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Casting Call, Features 2 Comments With Paul Walker’s untimely death, a number of projects have had to be put on hold. Fast and Furious 7 has decided to quietly retire Walker’s character with already-shot footage but what of the productions...
Best Films Never Made #7: Martin Scorsese’s Alexander the Great Chris Davies January 8, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 3 Comments During the 1990s and early 2000s a series of rival projects about Alexander the Great were decorating the desks of Hollywood’s biggest names. Oliver Stone emerged victorious with Alexander (2004), a...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: The Avengers (1998) Tom Bond January 7, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful 3 Comments For Your Consideration: The Avengers (1998) Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Estimated...
A Beginner’s Guide To…Quentin Tarantino Tom Bond January 4, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 7 Comments An unabashed and unique talent with pen and camera, Quentin Tarantino has written and directed innovative modern classics like Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained. If one letter defines...