Over the last couple of months, we have seen images revealed for Disney’s new version of The Jungle Book directed by Jon (Iron Man) Favreau This is a live action version of the 1967 animated film of the same name, and this seems to be the newest Hollywood trend as this will not be the first. CGI animals will be used using motion capture VFX and it has a very impressive … [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...]
Is Zoolander still in fashion?
I saw the original Zoolander way back when it was released in 2001, directed and starring Ben Stiller, it became one of my favourites, and prior to watching the recently released sequel, I still found it very enjoyable. So 15 years later, I was excited at the chance to see Ben Stiller return as Derek Zoolander, especially as he was also bringing back Owen Wilson as Hansel … [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...]
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...]