Marvel’s superheroes see off the on-paper hot combination of a vampiric Johnny Depp in another busy week at the UK Box Office. 1. Avengers Assemble (498 sites) W/E: £4,169,087 Total: £40,279,282 2. American Pie: Reunion (487) W/E: £2,546,626 Total: £12,208,052 3. Dark Shadows (510) W/E: £2,404,029 NEW 4. The Lucky One (365) W/E: £431,576 Total: £2,311,538 5. Beauty and the Beast 3D (380) W/E: £422,924 Total: £1,837,991 6. Safe (290) W/E: £298,201 Total: £1,552,728 7. Salmon Fishing in… Read More »
The ESLF Miscellany: Look, See…
A picture paints a thousand words. Of course, in film there are 24 pictures to every second, 1,440 a minute, so if each of these tells a thousand words then every film is a series of novels. In just one of these frames and actor can enlighten, educate and entertain, giving us an insight into their character that no amount of dialogue could achieve. For this month’s (belated) Staff Miscellany,… Read More »
Competition: Win an Exclusive ‘Limited Edition’ The Raid kit bag!
The Raid – ‘The Action Movie of the Year’ (The Guardian Guide) breaks out across over 290 cinemas on 18th May starring martial arts sensation Iko Uwais as he takes on a tower block rammed with bad guys and decimates them in a style that is nothing short of breath-taking. What we have for you is a limited edition ‘money can’t buy’ The Raid bag to offer one lucky winner,… Read More »
Blu-Ray Review: Haywire
Steven Soderbergh spins the “what type of film shall I make?” wheel and lands on “B-Movie Action Thriller” with Haywire, coming soon on Blu-Ray. Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) is a badass operative. She works for a firm who do the jobs the world’s governments don’t want to get involved in. After rescuing a hostage in Barcelona, she finds herself being targeted by members of her own team after discovering she’s… Read More »
The Critical List : Alfred Hitchcock
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Critical List, a quick and handy guide looking at the very best that various genres, series and directors have to offer. This time out, it’s a look at the best work of a truly legendary director and one of cinema’s all time greats, Alfred Hitchcock. Born 1899 in London as the Victorian era drew to a close, Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock had an exceptional… Read More »
Review: Dark Shadows
I think the problem with Tim Burton’s recent output is that he lost touch with his sense of whimsy but refuses to stop using it. Whimsy used to be all he had, something imbued with real heart and wonderment, because he has never been a good storyteller. Without his greatest strength to carry him he has produced very little of note for some time. His last major release, Alice in… Read More »
35mm Heroes Podcast Ep#118: American Pie – Reunion Review
In this week’s episode Jordan and Ian are joined by special guest Andrew Jones, contributing writer to DogAteMyWookie and DIY Films. Jordan and Andrew start off the episode with an in-depth look at the flicks they saw at the Sundance London Film Festival with Ian chiming in later with a few movies he’s caught this week including Iron Sky. The Trailer Talk this week is for Ben Affleck’s new directorial… Read More »
Trailer Talk: Argo, Killer Joe, and Gangster Squad
This week on Trailer Talk: Hollywood espionage, human collateral and cinema-screen perforations. ARGO I have always been a Ben Affleck fan, although for a long time during the late ’90s and early ’00s the term “apologist” was a better fit, but then something crazy happened; he started earning respect. It started as a performer in the underrated, overlooked Hollywoodland and was cemented with his directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone,… Read More »
Spoilt in Sixty Seconds: #5 – The Island
Spoilt in Sixty Seconds has been absent for the past few weeks, but I am glad to announce it is back as I am sure you, the reader, are thrilled to hear). Within this period there have been new trailers for The Dark Knight Rises as well as Prometheus, in which some has claimed have revealed a little too much. It’s therefore only fitting that I return with a trailer… Read More »
Competition: Win a Haywire hoodie and the film on Blu-Ray!
Read on for your chance to win a copy of Steven Soderbergh’s action-thriller as well as a hoodie to go along with it! Haywire is hitting DVD and Blu-Ray on Monday 21st May and to celebrate this, the fine folks at Momentum Pictures have given us not only 3 copies of the Blu of Haywire, but also some rather exclusive hoodies to give away to you our dear readers. The… Read More »
