I finally saw Inception!!
I know, how 2010 am I? When friend and one time guest blogger Josh found out that I had got my hands on a copy of Inception on DVD it was instantly reserved for our not-so-regular group movie night. I’m a bit late to jump on the “it’s amazing” band wagon, but I will say [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 11 so far )Quote of the Day
I found an unlikely bit of festive spirit in this film the other day: “How is it that we’re always talking on Christmas Carl?” Merry Christmas Eve Eve
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Guest Blog: Inception, the World Premiere, by Josh
As promised, here are Josh’s thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster Inception, enjoyed in star-studded company at the Leicester Square Odeon. Firstly, let me apologise to Katie for somehow wangling myself a ticket to the Inception premiere. It wasn’t my fault, honest…but I’m so glad I managed it! If I’d been to more world premieres [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 9 so far )Jealousy will drive you mad
Jealousy is not a pretty thing. But sometimes it’s well deserved. In the movie business it’s who you know and apparently I have friends who have friends who have friends in high places. Today is the World Premiere of Christopher Nolan’s new movie Inception. Nolan is a UCL graduate (as am I) and filmed some [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )The Credit Crunch hits Tinseltown
It seems even Hollywood isn’t safe from the “economic crisis” we’re all in, as spending millions of dollars on production and marketing suddenly starts to seem like a bad idea. Latest to run into (unconfirmed) problems is Paramount, who have mysteriously bumped the upcoming release of psych-thriller Shutter Island from October to February. Not much [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
Following up on my Ramble about the genius of Tim Burton, I wanted to write another post about a director with an equally distinctive style, namely Baz Luhrmann. Over the last month I’ve watched 3 out of 4 of his major hit movies, all of them linked by his trademark fast pace cinematography and hyper [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )“You can’t tell me that you’re not in there somewhere.”
The combination of my dissertation on autism and watching Benny and Joon last night inspired a blog post about mental illness and the movies, not necessarily an easy topic to tackle but one which I think has been done well on a number of occasions. Three movies immediately spring to mind for me: Rain Man, [...]
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