Liam Trim discusses the cinematic adaptation of David Nicholls’ One Day in the third of a three-part feature (read parts one and two)… Anne Hathaway’s performance in One Day may be flawed and ultimately a letdown, for cinemagoers and fans of the book alike, but she has one huge advantage over co-star Jim Sturgess; people […]

Horrible Bosses, 2011. Written and Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. SYNOPSIS: Three friends conspire to murder each of their horrible bosses. Sometimes a cast can really say it all. You see a comedy with the cast/comedic pedigree of Horrible Bosses […]

Liam Trim discusses the cinematic adaptation of David Nicholls’ One Day in the second of a three part feature (read part one here)… In Part One I reviewed One Day and compared it to the phenomenally successful book it’s based upon. This is Part Two, in which I suggest alternatives to Anne Hathaway. I know, […]

Page Eight, 2011. Written and Directed by David Hare. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Felcity Jones, Ewen Bremner, Tom Hughes and Judy Davis. SYNOPSIS: An MI5 officer’s boss dies, leaving behind a file which threatens the stability of the organisation. Page Eight, written and directed by David Hare and currently available […]

The Skin I Live In (Spanish: La piel que habito), 2011. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya and Jan Cornet. SYNOPSIS: An eminent plastic surgeon becomes obsessed with creating a new type of synthetic skin capable of withstanding any kind of damage. The Skin I Live In is a masterfully created piece […]

Liam Trim discusses the cinematic adaptation of David Nicholls’ One Day in the first of a three part feature… Novels can be described as “cinematic” for different reasons. The prose might have a lush, vivid attention to detail that would translate into award winning visuals on screen. There might be a twisty, zippy, unpredictable plot […]

Beginners, 2011. Written and Directed by Mike Mills. Starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Laurent. SYNOPSIS: Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father Hal (Christopher Plummer): that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover. I wanted to start by saying that I was actually […]

Ninjas vs. Vampires, 2010. Directed by Justin Timpane. Starring Jay Saunders, Daniel Ross and Devon Marie Burt. SYNOPSIS: After Aaron and Alex are attacked by vampires, Aaron is taken in by a group of ninjas who wage a war against the living dead. What an age we live in where film titles mostly consist of […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of all the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… With the Pittsburgh leg of The Dark Knight Rises shoot coming to an end, it would appear that the spies have shifted their attention towards The Avengers and Man of Steel as plenty of juicy, spoilery information leaked from […]

This might come as a surprise to some of our younger readers out there, but Chevy Chase used to be really funny. The former Saturday Night Live star enjoyed a run of successful comedies in the 1980s, starring in films such as Caddyshack, ¡Three Amigos!, the Vacation series and Fletch before his career nosedived during […]