Gary Collinson selects his Five Essential Hollywood Remakes… Given the current Hollywood trend of shunning creativity and originality in favour of a quick cash-in based on name recognition, the remake (reboot, reimagining, rehash, or whatever you’d like to call it) has firmly cemented its place as the order of the day. Although the number of […]
Animated Storytellers: A Pixar Animation Studios Profile (Part 2)
In the second of a three-part article on the phenomenally successful animation studio, Trevor Hogg details Pixar’s incredible transition to feature-length movies… be sure to read part 1. On July 12, 1991, The Hollywood Reporter published an article with the headline: DISNEY, PIXAR PACT ON 3-D ANIMATION; the news item announced that the companies had […]
I Sat Through That? #18 – Hot Fuzz (2007)
In which Gerry Hayes dons mirror sunglasses so people can’t see when he falls asleep… Hot Fuzz, 2007. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Paddy Considine, dozens of other British actors who you know and love and have seen in countless other films and TV shows. Written by […]
Five Essential… Arnie Characters
Gary Collinson selects his Five Essential Arnie Characters… With the recent news that ‘The Governator’ Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back – having filmed a scene alongside fellow action icons Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis for Sly’s upcoming macho-fest The Expendables – we mark his long-anticipated return to the screen with our Five Essential Arnie Characters… […]
Animated Storytellers: A Pixar Animation Studios Profile (Part 1)
Trevor Hogg details the early days of Pixar in the first of a three-part feature on the phenomenally successful animation studio… Realizing that he could not draw, aspiring animator Ed Catmull decided to change his academic focus to physics and computer science. “In the early 1970s, I headed to graduate school at the University of […]
I Sat Through That? #17 – X-Men (I, II and III)
In which Gerry Hayes dons his yellow lycra con-outfit and tries to hide from the geeks… X-Men, 2000. X2, 2003. X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006. Directed by Bryan Singer (I and II), Brett Ratner (III). Starring a bunch of weird mutants. TV’s been having an X-Fest lately and I’ve been exposed to more X-Men than […]
Thoughts on… Day of the Dead (2008)
Day of the Dead, 2008. Directed by Steve Miner. Starring Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon and Ving Rhames. SYNOPSIS: When the population of a small town become infected by a flu-like virus that turns them into flesh easting zombies, an elite military force is sent in to clean up the mess in a re-imagining of George […]
Thoughts on… Up (2009)
Up, 2009. Directed by Pete Doctor and Bob Peterson. Featuring the voice talents of Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer and Jordan Nagai. SYNOPSIS: Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate […]
A Great Reed: A Carol Reed Profile (Part 2)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary British filmmaker Carol Reed in the second of a two-part feature… read the first part here. “I don’t think people care what sort of curtains I have,” stated the British filmmaker. “I don’t think they care about the technical people. Stars are the draw. They earn their publicity. […]
The Third Man remake in the works?
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire set for remake of the Carol Reed classic? According to CHUD.com, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire are attached to a remake of the classic 1949 British film noir The Third Man, with screenwriter Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things, Eastern Promises, and the upcoming The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of […]
