Second Chance: Mars Attacks! Conor Morgan May 15, 2015 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance Mars Attacks! is a misunderstood 1996 science fiction film that was overshadowed by the release of the similarly structured but far more successful Independence Day in the same year (Mars Attacks! only made...
Big Eyes – Review Tom Bond December 27, 2014 Reviews Big Eyes is Tim Burton’s most ‘normal’ film for a long time, and it’s all the more refreshing for it. He tells the story of a shy, anxious creative (Amy Adams) clashing with the world of commercial...
Adults and Animation – The Growing Acceptance of Animation Amongst Grown Ups Conor Morgan August 3, 2014 CEL Mates, Features, Independent Without a doubt, you will have heard the song Let It Go from Disney's animated film Frozen in the past few months. If you're saying you haven't, then you're lying - since its release in December, it's been...
Music of the Movies: Tim Burton Andy J Smith August 2, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies Tim Burton’s stylistic and directorial hallmarks can be seen throughout his three-decade spanning film career. His films have achieved both box office success, cult following status and critical acclaim; a...
Top 10 Superhero Films of All Time Tom Bond May 31, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 5 Comments As the superhero franchise machine rumbles on, it seems like an appropriate time to look back at the history of the genre. I’ve explored its past, present and future and now I’m here to put my neck on the...
Why the Modern Superhero Film Succeeded – The Origin Story Tom Bond May 16, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion 2 Comments We live in a golden age for the superhero film – a period that will go down in cinematic history for its unprecedented levels of productivity, creativity and popular acclaim. The comic books where these...
Best Films Never Made #16: Tim Burton’s Superman Lives Olivia Luder May 8, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 3 Comments The last time there was a decent onscreen incarnation of the Last Son of Krypton, the year was 1980 and Christopher Reeve landed Hollywood's biggest deus ex machina on Lois Lane in the form of a mind-wipe...
Best Films Never Made #15: Alain Resnais’s Spider-Man Tom Bond April 18, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 1 Comment Andrew Garfield, Marc Webb, Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi: what if Alain Resnais and Henry Winkler were added to that list? It seems improbable, but once upon a time the legendary director of the French New Wave...
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...
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...
Best Films Never Made #4: Darren Aronofsky’s Batman Patrick Taylor December 8, 2013 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 1 Comment About a year and a half has elapsed since Christopher Nolan’s fabled Dark Knight trilogy reached its conclusion. Such was the success of Nolan’s stewardship of the comic book legend, Warner Bros. was...
