We Need to Talk About Kevin, 2011. Written and Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly and Ezra Miller. SYNOPSIS: A mother must deal with the grief of raising a son who goes on a high school killing spree. With 14 awards under its belt (although snubbed of the BAFTA this past […]
Thoughts on… Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008)
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, 2008. Directed by Peter Sollett. Starring Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Ari Graynor and Alexis Dziena. SYNOPSIS: During one night in New York City searching for a band, both Nick and Norah discover so much more. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist is at times painfully hip, naively romantic, and ultimately utterly […]
Movie Review – What’s Your Number? (2011)
What’s Your Number?, 2011. Directed by Mark Mylod. Starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans. SYNOPSIS: After losing her job, a young woman decides to track down all of her past relationships to see if one might have been her true love. Anna Faris is known for being funny but her movies tend not to reflect […]
DVD Review – The Girl from the Naked Eye (2012)
The Girl from the Naked Eye, 2012. Directed by David Ren. Starring Jason Yee, Samantha Streets, Gary Stretch, Dominique Swain, Ron Yuan and Sasha Grey. SYNOPSIS: When his call girl friend is murdered, a man risks everything to uncover the truth and exact his revenge. When Sin City came out seven odd years ago, there […]
Constructive Concepts: A conversation with production designer Gavin Bocquet
Trevor Hogg chats to production designer Gavin Bocquet… “I did my first degree at Newcastle University,” states British Production Designer Gavin Bocquet. “They recommended that I do the Post Graduate course in 3D Design at the Royal College of Art. I was fortunate enough to be accepted.” The renowned academic institution counts three-time Oscar-winner Stuart […]
Four Real Names of Famous Actors
Pseudonyms, aliases and stage names are a necessary part of showbiz – especially during those early Hollywood days when budding actors wandered to its gates, their names a concoction of various nationalities, their parents first generation immigrants from Italy, Germany and Ireland. The trick is no less fashionable today, but it appears as though those […]
Jonathan Liebesman to direct Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Back in May of 2010 it was revealed that Transformers director Michael Bay was looking to bring another classic children’s property to the big screen, landing the feature film rights to those heroes in a half-shell, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, via his production company Platinum Dunes. Now comes word from Variety that Bay and […]
Five Essential… Found Footage Films
Gary Collinson presents his five essential found footage films… Given the success of Oren Peli’s self-financed debut Paranormal Activity a few years back, it was inevitable that filmmakers would seek to capitalise on this with a string of new entries in the ‘found footage’ genre. Requiring only modest budgets, and often without star names of […]
Uggie is top dog at the first ever Golden Collar Awards
The Academy Awards may be off-limits to canine superstar Uggie – with a spokesperson for The Weinstein Company revealing earlier today that “Uggie has not been asked to participate or appear at the Oscars” – but that didn’t stop the pooch from stealing the show at the inaugural Golden Collar Awards at a ceremony in […]
Thoughts on… (500) Days of Summer (2009)
(500) Days of Summer, 2009. Directed by Marc Webb. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel and Chloë Grace Moretz. SYNOPSIS: A young man falls for a woman who is skeptical about the existence of love. Director Marc Webb’s feature film debut (500) Days of Summer is a romantic comedy – but before you go running to […]
