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Big Things Have Small Beginnings 8 Jun 2012 | 03:59 am
It should be noted that if you haven’t seen ‘Prometheus’, you shouldn’t be reading this…at all. By now, for most of you, the cat is out of the bag. Ridley Scott’s long-awaited return to sci-fi has we...
Prometheus: A victim of it’s own hype? 31 May 2012 | 02:10 am
I hate to refer to the economy to begin a piece, but, in the midst of this ‘double dip’ recession, it seems that more people than usual are turning to their friendly neighbourhood cinema for an experi...
The Work of Sasha Baron Cohen: A Blurred Line Between Mockumentary and Documentary 16 May 2012 | 10:39 pm
Incredibly, the earliest notable uses of mockumentary conventions can be found only a few years after the term ‘documentary’ was coined. Going back as far as the 1930s, filmmakers were taking a medium...
The Oscars – Predictions 27 Feb 2012 | 04:12 am
It’s here, that day in the Hollywood calendar when Eddie Murphy finds himself with yet another day off. Yes, the 84th Academy Awards is this evening, and after last years Hathaway/Franco debacle, Bill...
The Oscars – Predictions 26 Feb 2012 | 11:12 pm
It’s here, that day in the Hollywood calendar when Eddie Murphy finds himself with yet another day off. Yes, the 84th Academy Awards is this evening, and after last years Hathaway/Franco debacle, Bill...
Hungry for more? 15 Feb 2012 | 08:05 am
I read The Hunger Games trilogy on my kindle. There are many pros to a kindle (I’m able to carry tens of thousands of pages in the weight of a novella, being among them), but there are also inevitable...
TV to Watch: Friday Night Lights 14 Feb 2012 | 05:50 am
Sky Atlantic had its first anniversary last week, and in that time the channel has shown a wide range of critically acclaimed US shows such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Six Feet Under ...
BAFTA Awards 2012 14 Feb 2012 | 05:38 am
Thankfully, the commissioners at the BBC finally got their act together and convinced Steven Fry to return to BAFTA hosting duties after a five year sabbatical. Replacing Jonathan Ross (host for the l...
Better Late Than Never: A Look Back At The 23 Best Films of 2011 3 Feb 2012 | 05:27 am
Finally, an extensive look at my Top 23 Films of 2011 and why. ‘But it’s February?’, I hear you ask. I know, I know, I’ve been slack, ok! Better late than never I say. And besides, the list kept chang...
Sundance 2012 Round Up 3 Feb 2012 | 12:53 am
The Sundance Film Festival has the honour of being the first major festival of the New Year and also lands in the middle of awards season, when the conversation is focused on last year’s most importan...
