Way back in 2007, the writer of X-Men 2 and Superman Returns, Michael Dougherty wrote and directed a horror film, which comprised of 5 stories called Trick ‘R Treat. The film introduced audiences to the masked Sam from his previous short film, Season’s Greetings. We really enjoyed this film, as did many others, to the fact that Sam is now popular, you can find him as all … [Read more...]
Ghostbusters! We ain’t afraid of no reboot
Every day I see a tweet or a post about how it is an absolute disgrace that Ghostbusters is being remade. What most upsets me is this appears to be because the reboot is having an all female Ghostbusting team. I certainly don’t recall this uproar when Bill Murray; Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson didn't voice the Real Ghostbusters cartoon =) I am a massive fan … [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...]
Would Streaming end Pound Movies?
The other day we wrote a blog about streaming of movies, due to the Mail running an article that claimed the DVD format was facing the end. This was because a DVD rental by post service was putting its prices up! VHS died out previously, but I for one hope that DVD does not follow. I’ve said before that streaming has issues, such as lack of subtitle options, unable to … [Read more...]
UK Film Magazines! Which is your favourite?
When it comes to film magazines in the UK, there are 2 clear leaders: Empire: Established June 1989 Total Film: Established later in 1997 Both can be comprehensive for features on the upcoming movie releases, set reports etc. It would at present, appear that Empire is the best seller in the UK, yet I subscribe to Total Film, as they had a giveaway price, looking for … [Read more...]