Liam Trim on Inside Job and the ongoing News International phone-hacking scandal… I just watched Inside Job. It was one of those films I felt I had to see, rather than desperately wanting to. I am glad I did watch it though. I am still reeling from the impact of its message. I was expecting […]

Resurrected, 1989. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring David Thewlis, Tom Bell and Rita Tushingham. SYNOPSIS: A British soldier is presumed dead during battle in the Falklands, but when he is found alive suffering from exhaustion and amnesia he is accused of desertion, leading to a hate campaign that spirals out of control. Director Paul Greengrass […]

Liam Trim with the latest edition of ‘Page and Screen’… With the all conquering Harry Potter franchise drawing to a close after a decade of record breaking box office figures and immeasurable sales of merchandise and DVDs, reams are being written attempting to sum up the reasons for the worldwide phenomenon. Recipes for success are […]

Wasted on the Young, 2010. Directed by Ben C. Lucas. Starring Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens and Alex Russell. SYNOPSIS: An Australian student is forced to act when the bullying cool kids at his high school leave his best friend for dead after drugging and assaulting her. However, she surprisingly comes back alive, setting in motion […]

Arrietty (Japan: Kari-gurashi no Arietti), 2010. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Featuring the voice talents of Saoirse Ronan, Olivia Colman, Mark Strong, Tom Holland and Phyllida Law. SYNOPSIS: Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion in a magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, lives tiny 14-year-old Arrietty and her equally tiny parents. I knew […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Daniel H. Wilson, author of the recent sci-fi novel Robopocalypse… The elder son of an automobile mechanic sheepishly confesses, “I always worked at the shop but I never did learn much about cars.” When asked if his father’s profession had influenced him, writer Daniel H. Wilson reflects, “You would think that […]

Danielle Shields looks at ten youngsters destined to be the next big thing… With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 bringing an end to the magical franchise, it is clear that just like its three main protagonists, thousands of children have grown up with the series and are now progressing […]

Joe Johnston has been out promoting the release of Captain America: The First Avenger and during an interview with Screen Rant the director dropped a couple of nuggets of information about possibilities for his upcoming slate. First up comes the rather familiar line that discussions are currently ongoing for Jurassic Park 4, the long rumoured […]

Sean Guard sinks his teeth into the latest episode of the popular US vampire series True Blood, “I’m Alive and On Fire”… This week’s episode continues to have Eric being a “nice” guy but also somewhat delusional after draining and killing Sookie’s fairy-godmother. She enlists the help of Alcide to find him after he runs […]

Carmen, 1984. Directed by Francesco Rosi. Starring Julia Migenes, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi and Faith Esham. SYNOPSIS: A soldier falls in love with a beautiful factory worker but his feelings are not reciprocated. I know absolutely nothing about opera. I dabble amateurishly in appreciating classical music because my curiosity was stirred by my love of […]