In 2013, the White House, home of the American president was attacked on screen in White House Down which gave us Jamie Foxx as the president and as his protector, Channing Tatum. Coming from big blockbuster director Roland Emmerich whose CV includes Stargate; Universal Soldier; 2012; The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day. The film was expected to be a … [Read more...]
Would you be as Mad as Max to miss Tom Hardy in Legend?
If you were to name a Tom Hardy film of last year, it is more than likely you would have said his Box Office monster that was Mad Max: Fury Road But he was also in the movie adaptation of the best-selling novel Child 44 and Legend, a film about the Kray twins from Writer/Director Brian Helgeland (who had previously directed Mel Gibson in Payback and Heath Ledger in both the … [Read more...]
The Hunger Games: Good things come to those who wait!
http://amzn.to/2115X1B In 2011, I used to have a long commute to work so would read many books on my train journey to work, one of the books that was recommended to me was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It was a great recommendation as I read it in no time and quickly devoured its two sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay! I read with anticipation that the first book … [Read more...]
When Did You See Your Favourite Star For First Time?
A couple of posts went out over the weekend as it was Valentines Day about it being 25 years to the day that Silence of the Lambs was released. A film I remember most for seeing Jodie Foster, for the first time. I am sure when I was younger, I would have seen her in Bugsy Malone or Freaky Friday but none had the effect on me as she did as her role of agent Clarice … [Read more...]
Deadpool Shows Us Comic Book Films Are Not Just For Kids!
My last visit to the cinema was to see yet another Marvel comics creation head to the big screen. I have to admit I am not a big comic book reader, but the films, in general, have been entertaining enough. There seems to have been a bit of life put into them of late, Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man have even offered something a bit different to the genre. Even the … [Read more...]