Day: November 2, 2012
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A Grand Day Out.
A scene from Wallace & Gromit in the Wrong Trousers (1993): Displayed at the National Media Museum. Living in Leeds, there often seems to be a limit to the amount of picture houses and cinemas there are to visit. The Hyde Park Picture House, as I have previously mentioned, is one of my favourite hideaways…
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My Bond with Bond.
With Skyfall coming out in the next week and with the disaster of Quantum of Solace not such a distant memory, it seems as though everyone is waiting with bated breath to see if the standards of modern Bond have risen back up to that of Casino Royale. With this strong Bond frenzy filling the…
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When Genius Meets Genius.
“The more scribbled the name, the bigger the fame.” I have finally got round to watching The King of Comedy; a very underrated Scorsese and De Niro cinematic compilation. I felt the film’s dark tones and messages were balanced well, and enhanced, by the film’s wit and charm. De Niro here is in his prime.…
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Letterboxd – My Response.
Several weeks ago I came across a website called Letterboxd thanks to a fellow blogger who complied an entry, advertising and explaining the website. Here is the original entry to which I am replying: Hello Letterboxd – thatDandyBoy (Give it a follow, it’s a really interesting blog!) Letterboxd, in a nutshell, is an on-line diary where you can log,…
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The True Struggle.
Recently, I have been a little behind in my film reviewing and watching. For so many reasons I have been somewhat preoccupied. Tonight, I have watched a film that has brought me right back to my film loving roots and caused my writhing passion for cinema to resurface at its fullest. Rarely do I watch…
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ParaNorman.
There is something irresistible about creepy children’s films. Firstly, they’re not suitable for children. Secondly, the complex animation and the caricature like characters causes my inner child to leap forth and indulge in the innocence of the artwork. The result, a film that is child-like in appearance but mature in its content and dialogue. Some…
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There’s Been a Murder.
Here are my top 5 murder mystery films. I am currently planning a Murder Mystery Night for my Birthday and have had the subject on my mind for a while. I must add, this list consists of films in which there is a mystery to solve. I am not focussing on slashers and horrors where…
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Lambs and Dragons.
I recently discussed trilogies. I looked at trilogies I hadn’t seen, hadn’t completed or did not enjoy. Now, it’s about time I discussed my favourite trilogy. Now I should also stress that there are several trilogies that were competing for top spot. I’ve always been a sucker for Raimi’s Spider-Man films and Lucas’s first three…
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Always to the End of My Days.
From the moment she tilts her head in its rakish peaked beret and he dips in his clean white doctor’s hankie (laundered by his wife) to remove the famous piece of grit- You know her heart’s been filch’d as surely as if he’d streaked her lid with a drop of Puck’s juice: enough to guarantee,…
Hannah McHaffie 