If there was some way to watch this film without knowing that the main characters were vampires before you went into the cinema the first 20 minutes would have been more enjoyable (although they would have been more enjoyable if the cinema staff at the Odeon West End hadn’t kept letting latecomers into the screening…). The amount of teenage girls in the audience made me cringe but make no mistake, this is no Twilight. Continue reading
The Borderlands Q&A
The Borderlands is a low budget UK indie comedy horror set in the West Country. It marks the first foray into film production by the distributor Metrodome and is set to make its mark worldwide. I was lucky enough to do an interweb Q&A with its writer/director Elliot Goldner and producer Jennifer Handorf. Continue reading
What Doesn’t Kill You
Why it has taken 5 years to reach us on DVD is a mystery as I have seen far worse offerings get distribution in a more timely fashion. This is a tale of 2 childhood friends Brian Reilly and Paulie McDougan who are more like brothers, who through difficult circumstances turn to a life of crime and grow up Goodfellas style into hoods for the local crime boss. Continue reading
Dead of Night (TV series)
Back in the days when men smoked pipes and wore flowery scarves without a hint of embarrassment, what scared us? Dead of Night was a series from the 70s and these 3 surviving episodes give us an insight into the concerns of the time. Continue reading
Museum Hours
This is a film about how art reflects life, no hang on, it is a film about how we are affected by art, no wait, and it is a film about the kindness of strangers. To be honest this film is deliberately and delightfully open to many interpretations. Continue reading
Only God Forgives
I didn’t read any reviews of this film when it was released in the cinema. I knew from past experience with Winding Refn and Gosling (Drive) that this would be a massively divisive film and I didn’t want any preconceived feelings about it. Continue reading
Only God Forgives OST
This 17 track album is not a passive listening experience. Right from the get go it is menacing and ominous. In its sheer visceral sounds you find yourself feeling like you might be in a waking nightmare. Continue reading
The Spectacular Now OST
The Spectacular Now is about Sutter Keely (Miles Teller), a high school senior and effortless charmer, and of how he unexpectedly falls in love with “the good girl” Aimee Finecky (Shailene Woodley). Written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (500 Days of Summer) it is described as “a vivid, three-dimensional portrait of youth confronting the thrilling and perilous business od modern love and adulthood” – whimsy in other words. Continue reading
Hasta La Vista (Come as You Are)
I had a real sense of déjà vu as I first got stuck into this film by Geoffrey Enthoven and when I read the press notes I realised it was because this film is based on the real life experiences of one Asta Philpot which the BBC made into a documentary a few years back. Born with a lifelong condition that causes joint contractures before birth Asta is a strident campaigner for the rights of people with disabilities to enjoy an active sex life. Continue reading
Americana: Wish You Were Here OST
This is an album of original music scored for the film Wish You Were Here by Jordan Shapiro. He is a one man outfit for the most part and seems to have played on, sung on and written this whole shebang. Continue reading
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