This week on a very short 35mm Heroes, listen to Jordan, Ian and Noel talk about what they’ve been watching this week which includes Black Roses, The Burbs, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Body Double, This Means War and Mystery Team. The Trailer Talk this week is for the hilariously named Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. And all this is before our main review which is of the new Nevaldine/Taylor film… Read More »
Browsing Archive
February, 2012
Horror in the 21st century: An open letter
NO-ONE will be surprised to know that out of all the possible film-genres, my personal favourite is horror. Because of that, I feel I had to make this call to any fledgling horror directors who want to chuck their name into the pantheon of greats such as John Carpenter, Wes Craven and George A Romero. ‘Please, think carefully before you make your movie.’ It’s with no great pleasure that I… Read More »
New Blu-Ray Releases: 20/2/2012
It’s a slow week but certainly better than last time round as Alex Cox’s cult hit debut comes to Blu through Britain’s own Criterion, Masters of Cinema. REPO MAN (Alex Cox, 1984, USA) Alex Cox is certainly one of cinema’s mavericks, always making films on his own terms and while never having a huge breakout commercial hit, he’s been making films which certainly inspire conversation for nearly 3 decades now…. Read More »
Review: Ghost Rider – Spirit of Vengeance
It seems almost baffling to me that Ghost Rider 2 exists. Firstly, who decided to bank roll a relatively large budget film from the two lunatics responsible for the Crank movies? Secondly, how do you get said lunatics to make a movie about a motorcyclist with a flaming skull and only walk away with a 12a certificate? That sense of restraint, of making concessions for others, is what is keeping… Read More »
Clash of the Titles: Napoleon Dynamite vs Black Dynamite
In this new weekly feature, I’ll be taking two popular film characters that share a monicker and make them duke it out Top Trumps style to see who comes out on top. This week, who will win the epic smack down to become… King of the Dynamites? In the blue corner, hailing from Preston, Idaho and weighting in at 135lbs, the jewel in the independent comedy crowd, ladies and gentle…… Read More »
Unscene Heroes: Weta Digital
More-often-than-not, films rely on special effects. From the smallest, subtlety of a moving duvet in Paranormal Activity, to the epic battle scenes for Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings; a lot of movies nowadays depend on the talents of visual effect artists to achieve a vision that otherwise wouldn’t be possible. Developments in the special effects world have aided films in their quest to impress and astound audiences… Read More »
Aisle Say! – How to Fix the Oscars
Bradley has a foolproof (and deadly serious) way to fix the Oscars and potentially the entire Awards Season…
Trailer Talk: Seeking a Friend For The End Of The World, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Intruders
This week on Trailer Talk: Apocalyptic friendships, stovepipe hat slayings, and hollow faces. SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD I will tell you exactly why this movie has me intrigued, and it’s not that first time director, Lorene Scafaria, has assembled a fantastic cast of some of the best comedians working in America today. I like how it presents the apocalypse as a slow burning inevitability and… Read More »
Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Surprise Oscar bothering 9/11 centric drama opens in UK cinemas this weekend as Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close tells us the story of one boy trying to get over a huge loss. This year’s Oscars have shaken things up a little terms of the Best Picture race. For the last couple of years, 10 films have been nominated for Best Picture (up from 5 previously), widely regarded as a result… Read More »
