Mei (Chika Sakamoto) and Satsuki (Noriko Hidaka) are two sisters who move with their father to a new home so they can be closer to their ill mother who has taken up residency in a nearby hospital. One day, Mei ventures into a nearby forest where she encounters a magical creature Totoro, who has adventures with the two girls and helps them in an hour of need. Studio Ghibli is a name… Read More »
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UK Box Office: 2/11/2012 – 4/11/2012
1. Skyfall (593 sites) W/E: £16,107,687 Total: £53,440,685 2. Madagascar 3: Europe¹s Most Wanted (533) W/E: £2,863,112 Total: £17,619,560 3. Silent Hill: Revelation (367) W/E: £1,043,068 NEW (Includes W/Th previews) 4. Hotel Transylvania (462) W/E: £810,821 Total: £6,833,768 5. Taken 2 (421) W/E: £688,148 Total: £22,275,928 6. Fun Size (295) W/E: £410,028 NEW (Includes M – Th previews) 7. Paranormal Activity 4 (404) W/E: £401,478 Total: £5,487,985 8. Rust & Bone (84) W/E: £252,099 NEW 9. Frankenweenie (366) W/E: £234,465 Total: £2,115,073 10. Sinister (253) W/E: £180,783 Total: £6,346,639 Source: The Guardian After making a fair bit… Read More »
The VoDFather: 2/11/2012
MICHAEL CLAYTON (Tony Gilroy, 2007, USA) – Netflix – HD Signalling the emergence of an interesting directorial vision was Michael Clayton, the debut of long time screenwriter Tony Gilroy who crafted a superior mainstream thriller concerning a high-class corporate fixer, played by old gorgeous George Clooney himself, who gets out of his depth when called in to take over from an old mentor who appears to be losing the plot. Years after I’ve watched it,… Read More »
Review: Silent Hill – Revelation
After being taken out of the twisted nightmare of Silent Hill, Heather (Adelaide Clemens) and her father Harry (Sean Bean) go on the run for several years, afraid that the a cult from the town will come for her. When her father goes missing, Heather has to return to Silent Hill to confront it, and along with new friend Vincent (Kit Harington), hopes to free her family and herself of the place which had… Read More »
UK Box Office: 26/10 – 28/10/2012
1. Skyfall (587 sites) W/E: £20,180,369 NEW 2. Madagascar 3 (541) W/E: £2,803,873 Total: £10,546,233 3. Taken 2 (443) W/E: £1,004,463 Total £20,821,143 4. Paranormal Activity 4 (414) W/E: £792,342 Total: £4,328,481 5. Hotel Transylvania (473) W/E: £782,340 Total: £4,647,278 6. Sinister (309) W/E: £310,408 Total: £5,858,139 7. Frankenweenie (407) W/E: £274,780 Total: £1,437,309 8. Looper (278) W/E: £221,768 Total: £9,706,737 9. Beasts of the Southern Wild (44) W/E: £117,971… Read More »
DVD Review: Your Sister’s Sister
Jack (Mark Duplass) is in a state of depression a year on from the death of his brother. Iris (Emily Blunt), the deceased brother’s ex-girlfriend and good friend of Jack, packs him off to her father’s cabin to get away from it all, only for Iris’ sister Hannah (Rosemarie DuWitt) to be there when he arrives. A night of drinking leads to sex but things get difficult when Iris shows… Read More »
The VoDFather: 26/10/12
THE HAUNTING (Robert Wise, 1963, USA/UK) – LOVEFiLM It’s Halloween week so there obviously had to be something spooky to watch and for a little bit of classic style chilling, there’s little better out there than The Haunting. 50 years on, this classic is perfectly capable of making you sleep with the hallway light on. The simple story of a scientist doing paranormal research and inviting people to test the… Read More »
UK Box Office: 19/10 – 21/10/2012
1. Madagascar 3 (532 sites) W/E: £6,030,904 (Includes S/S previews) NEW 2. Paranormal Activity 4 (416) W/E: £2,544,701 (Includes W/Th previews) NEW 3. Taken 2 (492) W/E: £2,264,856) Total: £18,551,087 4. Hotel Transylvania (472) W/E: £1,023,722 Total: £3,375,280 5. Looper (389) W/E: £781,211 Total: £9,017,332 6. Frankenweenie (409) W/E: £741, 683 (Includes W/Th previews) NEW 7. Sinister (357) W/E: £711,918 Total: £5,089,968 8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (241)… Read More »
Interview: Nia Edwards-Behi & Gaz Bailey – Directors of the Abertoir Film Festival
Hitting Cardiff and Aberystwyth over the next few weeks, Abertoir is the National Horror Festival of Wales, combining the old and the new with films such as The Shining and The Beyond mixing it up with young whippersnappers like Sightseers and Anti-Viral. I am joined by two of the festival’s directors to talk about its origins and what can be expected from this year’s line-up. Check out the fest for… Read More »
Review: Paranormal Activity 4
After the prequel fun of last year’s installment, Paranormal Activity 4 brings us fairly up to date to 2011, centering on a family who take in neighbourhood kid Robbie (Brady Allen) when his mother is sent to hospital. Daughter of the family Alex (Kathryn Newton) and her boyfriend Ben (Matt Shiveley) take an interest in the child who appears pretty odd but becomes friendly with Alex’s brother Wyatt (Aiden Lovekamp). When… Read More »
