In what could prove to be a crushing blow to the British film industry, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has today announced the government’s intention to abolish the UK Film Council in a move first reported by Deadline London. The decision – which according to John Woodward, CEO of the Film Council, “has been imposed with […]
The Ten Best Sci-Fi Films Ever Made
Since the first film exhibition near the end of the 19th century, a countless number of science fiction films have been released. Here, Russell Hill selects the very best of the genre… Outer space has always intrigued mankind. Is there life outside of Earth? And will this life form be friendly? Apparently based on the […]
Assembly Required: A Walter Murch Profile (Part 1)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of three time Academy Award-winning sound designer and film editor Walter Murch in the first of a five part feature… Enthralled with the world of sound, an eleven year old boy convinced his parents to buy a tape recorder. “I would hold the microphone out the window, recording sounds of […]
Save the House of the House of Hammer!
Although the classic British horror studio Hammer Films is making a comeback of sorts (they currently have Let The Right One In remake Let Me In and erotic thriller The Resident both in post-production), it seems that the future of Bray Film Studios – Hammer’s home between 1951-1966 – is unfortunately looking rather bleak. The […]
Thoughts on… The Rebound (2009)
The Rebound, 2009. Directed by Bart Freundlich. Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha. SYNOPSIS: A single mum of two moves to the city to start a new life where she falls for a guy who is not only much younger than her, but also the babysitter. Having not heard much about this film but feeling […]
Frustrated Ramblings: I’m Sorry, But You’ve Lost Me
DJ Haza reflects on six years of Lost with more ‘Frustrated Ramblings Of An Aspiring Filmmaker”… If, like me, you had been eagerly anticipating the long awaited final episode of Lost and all the answers that were destined to accompany it then you too would have looked like a school kid on Christmas morning. We […]
Thoughts on… Toy Story 3 (2010)
Toy Story 3, 2010. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Michael Keaton, Joan Cusack and Ned Beatty. SYNOPSIS: Andy has grown up and is heading off to college, and we join his toys as they voice concerns about their future. Believing themselves destined for the dumpster, they hitch a […]
Movie Review – Inception (2010)
Inception, 2010. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard and Michael Caine. SYNOPSIS: In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind a single idea can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset. Corporate thief Dom Cobb […]
Theatre of the Mind: A Christopher Nolan Profile (Part 3)
With his latest offering Inception hitting cinemas this week, Trevor Hogg profiles the career of British filmmaker Christopher Nolan in the third of a three part feature… read parts one and two. Finding the theme for his second film involving The Caped Crusader was not difficult for British filmmaker Christopher Nolan. “At the end of […]
Five Essential… Michael Douglas Films
Gary Collinson selects his Five Essential Michael Douglas films… The son of screen legend Kirk Douglas and actress Diana Hill, actor and producer Michael Douglas shot to fame alongside Karl Malden in the TV police drama The Streets of San Francisco (1972-1976) and received his first Academy Award as producer of Miloš Forman’s classic 1975 […]
