London to Brighton, 2006. Directed by Paul Andrew Williams. Starring Lorraine Stanley, Georgia Groome, Johnny Harris and Sam Spruell. SYNOPSIS: A gritty and unflinching drama about the lowlifes and criminals that inhabit London’s seedy underworld. Kelly and eleven year old Joanne burst into a grim public toilet at 3am in the morning. Joanne is frantically […]
I Sat Through That #4 – Meet The Parents (2000)
In which Gerry Hayes considers Meet The Parents and punches himself in the face again and again and again… Meet The Parents, 2000. Directed by Jay Roach. Starring Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo. Screenplay by Greg Glienna. Gah! Nooo! How can one film have so much bad in it? Please, why do you […]
Five Essential… Jim Carrey Films
Richard J. Moir selects his Five Essential Jim Carrey Films… 5. The Mask (1994, dir. Chuck Russell) The Mask is a perfect example of Jim Carrey’s slapstick comedy. The way his body moves and bends in this ’94 classic showed what he was capable of. While transformed as the Mask, Carrey had lots of room […]
A Weir View: A Peter Weir Profile (Part 1)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of director Peter Weir in the first of a two-part feature… From a land, the ancestral dream of its Aboriginal people, comes an Australian filmmaker known for producing cinematic tales with an ethereal quality – Peter Weir. The transformation of the Sydney native into a Hollywood director occurred on a […]
The Untimely Demise of M. Night Shyamalan
Jon Dudley discusses the career of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan… The Sixth Sense grossed $672,806,292 worldwide… Unbreakable grossed $248,118,121 worldwide… Signs grossed $408,247,917 worldwide… what do these three films have in common? They were all written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Lady In The Water grossed $72,785,169 worldwide but was nominated for four Razzie […]
I Sat Through That? #3 – I, Robot (2004)
In which Gerry Hayes dons his Converse All-Stars (vintage 2007), pops some Stevie Wonder on the JVC and copes with his crippling fear of product placement. I, Robot, 2004. Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan and that squidgy bloke from Firefly as a shiny robot. Written by Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman […]
DVD Review – Star Wars: Robot Chicken Episode II
The Chicken Strikes Back! In all honesty if it wasn’t for the Star Wars connection I’d probably never have watched an episode of Robot Chicken. Back when Family Guy was set to release their own take on the Star Wars saga with the Blue Harvest special, I remember reading that another Seth Green series had […]
Thoughts on… Coraline (2009)
Coraline, 2009. Directed by Henry Selick. Featuring the voice talents of Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher. SYNOPSIS: A spine-tingling tale about a curious young girl who unlocks a mysterious door that leads to an alternate version of her life. On the surface Coraline looks like any other children’s animation, telling the tale of a girl […]
Mann Handled: A Michael Mann Profile (Part 2)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of director Michael Mann in the second of a two-part feature… read the first part of the article here. With the arrival of the 1990s, Michael Mann experienced a creative renaissance that would place him on the A-List of Hollywood directors. In 1990 he produced the Emmy winning docudrama Drug […]
British Cinema – Scum (1979)
Scum, 1979. Directed by Alan Clarke. Starring Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth and Phil Daniels. SYNOPSIS: When Carlin (Ray Winstone) is sent to a Borstal young offenders institute carrying a hard man reputation he is pushed to the limit by wild inmates and cruel officers to uphold it. In this brutal concrete jungle it’s […]
