We were wowed the other day to see Google were working on a universal translator to fit in the ear! An idea very much like the Babelfish, made famous in The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy (Article via Gizmodo ) But it got us thinking of other film suggested ideas, that have become real, and incredibly there are many. Driverless cars of films such as Logan’s Run or the … [Read more...]
Send The Animated Moviestars On Tour
This week, Po, the Kung Fu Panda, voiced by Jack Black charges into UK cinemas for Kung Fu Panda 3 with his superstar voiced friends Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) Tigress (Angelina Jolie) Mantis (Seth Rogen) Viper (Lucy Liu) Crane (David Cross) and Jackie Chan as Monkey. Adding to the cast, this time are Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston; J.K. Simmons and Kate Hudson. The films have … [Read more...]
Eat, Drink and Be Merry with the Movies
Many films have given us great merchandise opportunities from Clothes to Toys and we always love a bargain! Like many others, we are subscribed to Groupon and Wowcher and we get advised of their daily deals. Now to be honest, it’s rare that they are movie related. There was a reduced price for the Bond in Motion exhibition at the London Film Museum a while back. Of … [Read more...]
Film Location, Location, Location!
Which films were shot on the Isle of Wight? Fragile (2005), with Calista Flockhart, was partly filmed here, Red Funnel ferry and all. The island also appears in That'll Be The Day (1973), Mrs Brown (Osborne House) and Guest House Paradiso, the Bottom film. This Halloween we were looking for something spooky to watch and we saw in the film schedule that Film4 were showing … [Read more...]
What’s your favourite Movie Car?
Having just seen the latest James Bond 007 film Spectre, like most of its audience we were wowed by the car sequences and the Aston Martin that Bond drove. In fact, Bond cars are almost of much interest, when a film goes into production than the casting of the Bond Bad guy, Bond girl and of course who will sing the Bond theme tune. For the record, it really has to be the … [Read more...]