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15 Years On: The Fellowship of the Ring
There are three film franchises that have impacted me above all others. First, there came STAR WARS, which kept me happy throughout my first decade (on VHS – sadly I’m too young to have seen the original trilogy on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Fantasy, Film, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Howard Shore, Ian Holm, Ian McKellan, Liv Tyler, Movies, Narnia, Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, Snow White and the Huntsman, Star Wars, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Viggo Mortensen, Weta Workshop
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Review: Maleficent (2014)
MALEFICENT’s opening narration: “Let us tell an old story anew and see how well you really know it” might as well be the House of Mouse’s filmmaking mantra at this point in time, and basically gives them license to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Angelina Jolie, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Disney, Elle Fanning, Fantasy, Film, Imelda Staunton, Jaws, Juno Temple, Kenneth Cranham, Linda Woolverton, Maleficent, Movies, Robert Stromberg, Sharlto Copley, Sleeping Beauty, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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Review: The Double (2013)
Surely it goes without saying by now that Richard Ayoade is one talented gent. I loved his feature directing debut SUBMARINE, and THE DOUBLE takes everything that worked in that film and amps it up, refines it, and takes it … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Black Comedy, Brazil, Chris Morris, Craig Roberts, Film, German Expressionism, Graham Linehan, Gravity, Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Movies, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine, Richard Ayoade, Submarine, The Double, The IT Crowd, Tim Burton, Wallace Shawn, Yasmin Paige
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Johnny Depp, Acting Stagnation and the Promise of Retirement
Today brought the news that Johnny Depp has an eye on retirement in the not too distant future. This will devastate some, and please others (myself included) who think Depp hasn’t really looked passionate about his chosen profession for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Film, Gore Verbinski, Johnny Depp, Movies, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lone Ranger, Tim Burton
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“Alas…he won’t be joining us for the rest of his life” (RIP Alan Rickman)
January 2016 will go down as a cruel time for the arts. Just days after transcendent musician David Bowie passed away at 69 from cancer, character actor extraordinaire Alan Rickman has died at the same age from the same dreadful … Continue reading →