As a new ‘pro-copyright’ campaign launches in the UK, Gary Collinson wonders if the industry is fighting a losing battle… The UK film and television industry launched a new anti-copyright campaign today aiming to educate the hearts and minds of the public and help address the continued challenges posed by copyright infringement. Entitled ‘Moments Worth […]
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DVD Review – Takers (2010)
Takers, 2010. Directed by John Luessenhop. Starring Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon, Michael Ealy, Idris Elba, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, Jay Hernandez, Zoe Saldana and Paul Walker. SYNOPSIS: A team of professional thieves link up with a recently paroled former associate for one last spectacular robbery as an obsessive, hard-boiled police detective looks to bring […]
DVD Review – 22 Bullets (2010)
22 Bullets (French: L’immortel), 2010. Directed by Richard Berry. Starring Jean Reno, Kad Merad, Marina Foïs, Gabriella Wright, Fani Kolarova, Daniel Lundh and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. SYNOPSIS: After being left for dead with 22 bullets riddled in his body, a retired mobster somehow survives and sets out to gain revenge on the only man who would […]
DVD Review – The Hole (2009)
The Hole, 2009. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble, Teri Polo and Bruce Dern. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers discover a mysterious hole in the basement of their new home that forces them to confront their darkest fears. In the vein of 80’s kids horrors such as Gremlins, The Hole (from Gremlins […]
DVD Review – F (2010)
F, 2010. Directed by Johannes Roberts. Starring David Schofield, Eliza Bennett, Ruth Gemmell, Finlay Robertson, Max Fowler and Roxanne McKee. SYNOPSIS: A world-weary English teacher has to confront his demons when his comprehensive school comes under attack from a group of youths intent on spreading terror through-out the corridors. Receiving his filmmaking education on low-budget […]
Frustrated Ramblings: Cinema 2010 – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
DJ Haza reflects on the highs and lows of 2010 with more “Frustrated Ramblings Of An Aspiring Filmmaker”… As the final days of 2010 pass me by I’ve decided to reminisce and rant about the films that have flickered through my brown eyes over the last 12 months. Some have quite rightly amazed me. Others […]
Cult Cinema: Deep Red (1975)
Deep Red a.k.a. The Hatchet Murders (Italian: Profondo Rosso), 1975. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring David Hemmings, Gabriele Lavia, Daria Nicolodi, Macha Meril, Glauco Mauri and Clara Calamai. SYNOPSIS: A music teacher investigates a series of brutal murders by a mysterious, hatchet-wielding psychopath. After making his name domestically with the “animal trilogy” of The Bird […]
DVD Review – Ricky Gervais Live IV – Science
Ricky Gervais Live IV – Science SYNOPSIS: “Set on a stage designed to look like Frankenstein’s castle laboratory, the show brings together thought provoking rants and tongue in cheek political incorrectness about subjects as diverse as religion, racism and obesity.” Science is the fourth stand-up DVD from uber-successful comedian Ricky Gervais and was recorded back […]
See Film Differently: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London, 1981. Directed by John Landis. Starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne and Jenny Agutter. SYNOPSIS: After being attacked on the moors by a lycanthrope, an American student finds himself afflicted by the curse of the werewolf. [Note – this review is from the Halloween screening held at London Zoo as part […]
54th BFI London Film Festival: Carlos (2010)
Carlos, 2010. Directed by Olivier Assayas. Starring Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Nora von Waldstätten, Ahmad Kaabour, Christoph Bach, Susanne Wuest, Anna Thalbach and Julia Hummer. SYNOPSIS: A biopic of the Venezuelan revolutionary and international terrorist Carlos the Jackal. Before Osama bin Laden became the world’s most wanted fugitive in the wake of the 9/11 terror […]