Posted in News on Jan 31st, 2008 No Comments »
The morning after the Oscar nominations were announced, I caught a glimpse of the first edition of one of the papers on the train into work. “A bad night for Keira Knightley” ran the headline.
Well, it turns out that Heath Ledger’s night was much, much worse.
Of all the young actors in the world, Ledger had […]
Posted in Gay and Lesbian, New releases, Reviews on Jan 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Fans of the great William ‘Exorcist’ Friedkin are in for a treat: on 25 February, not one, but two! of his films are due for release on DVD: Bug (2006) and Cruising (1980).
Bug is about a couple who lock themselves in a motel room, convinced that they have been infested with blood-sucking aphids.
Cruising has […]
Posted in Blockbusters, Horror, New releases on Jan 15th, 2008 2 Comments »
One of my favourite films of last year was The Host, a Korean monster movie with a heart. Aptly dubbed “Little Miss Sunshine vs. Godzilla”, it’s about a family of misfits who must unite to rescue their beloved daughter when she is kidnapped by a giant tadpole on the banks of the Han River.
The Host […]
Posted in Animation, Children's films, Reviews on Jan 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Like many of my generation, Martin Rosen’s Watership Down (1978) remains an indelible part of my formative years, second only to birth and pubescence in terms of its impact on my psyche.
It’s difficult to pin down exactly what elevates a cartoon about rabbits to one of the best children’s films even made, and what must […]