This week I chose a film to watch, not on the basis of the director being Robert Zemeckis, but something that rarely happens, it being in 3D. The film in question was The Walk. The reason why the director, cast etc did not have me rushing to see it, was because the Walk is based on true events, which have already been covered on screen, in the brilliant 2008 documentary, Man … [Read more...]
Illness on screen! A prescription for Box Office Success?
This week, Facebook highlighted that we had watched The Fault in our Stars A Teen Romantic Drama about illness, in this instance, sufferers with cancer, a year ago! What was a coincidence was that this week’s film rental was Miss You Already, again a film about someone coming to terms with being diagnosed with cancer. Films dealing with illness, terminal or not as well as … [Read more...]
Christmas Shopping with the movies!
It would seem more and more brands are now using movies to sell their products! Christmas this year seems to have seen it go into overdrive! The leaders are of course for movie-related Christmas Shopping are Star Wars; Minions and of course Disney’s Frozen, from everything to socks and other clothes to Soap and shower gels. Not forgetting of course that we can use movies … [Read more...]