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...
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...
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...
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom – Review David Brake January 6, 2014 Reviews 2 Comments How can one film cover the life of Nelson Mandela? A prisoner, a statesman, a hero over a period of 80 years; Madiba's story does not fit a three-act structure. Elba handles the challenge exceedingly well,...
The Great Beauty – Review Tom Bond January 5, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment You’ll want to visit Rome after watching The Great Beauty. Italy’s capital is the beauty in question and its inhabitants are the beasts, party-hardened socialites that swirl chaotically around a calm...
Making It Big: K-SHOP David Brake January 2, 2014 Features, Independent, Making It Big 1 Comment Happy 2014 to one and all. It's a new year and it's a time for us all to achieve those goals we've always wanted. Losing a few pounds, watching a few more films or even making a Sweeney Todd inspired thriller...
Top 10 Films of 2013: Stephen Stephen O'Nion December 30, 2013 Analysis, Features, Top 10 As 2013 draws to a close, it’s time to reel off One Room With A View’s Top Ten Films of 2013. Each writer will list their top ten and we’ll reach an ultimate list at the end. To achieve this, we’ll be...
Top 10 Films of 2013: Sophie David Brake December 29, 2013 Analysis, Features, Top 10 As 2013 draws to a close, it’s time to reel off One Room With A View’s Top Ten Films of 2013. Each writer will list their top ten and we’ll reach an ultimate list at the end. To achieve this, we’ll be...
Top 10 Films of 2013: Christopher Christopher Preston December 29, 2013 Analysis, Features, Top 10 As 2013 draws to a close, it’s time to reel off One Room With A View’s Top Ten Films of 2013. Each writer will list their top ten and we’ll reach an ultimate list at the end. To achieve this, we’ll be...
The Nightmare Before Christmas – The Ultimate Christmas Movie Christopher Preston December 20, 2013 Analysis, Features, Opinion 4 Comments It’s nearly Christmas! To celebrate, the writers of One Room With A View are going to present their arguments as to why their choice is the Ultimate Christmas Movie. Dave campaigned for Die Hard, Steve...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Michael Bay Chris Davies December 17, 2013 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 4 Comments One of Hollywood’s most financially successful filmmakers yet often critically derided, Bay has directed films such as Bad Boys, The Rock, Pearl Harbor and the Transformers trilogy. During the 1980s, two...
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – Review David Brake December 16, 2013 Reviews Dreamers can live a solitary existence, their greatest works performing to an audience of one. Walter Mitty attempts to break that notion through expensive effects and a can-do attitude. Regrettably, the...
30 Parcels of Christmas Movie Trivia David Brake December 15, 2013 Features, Nostalgia, Ten Degrees of Trivia It's Christmas once more and what better way to get into the festive fun than with some trivia you may not know about your favourite Christmas movies. Below you'll find 30 parcels of knowledge waiting for you...