With an ever increasing number of streaming services on offer, it seems harder than ever to decide what to watch, as a range of tantalising options are dangled in front of us, as "recommended for you" True quantity over quality often wins the day, but if you are patient and willing to try new things … Continue reading Best of 2023: TV
With filming costs ever increasing, studios are looking for sure-fire projects to invest in. Adaptations provide the perfect conditions due to a combination of ready to go material and built in audiences. Yet, history shows adaptations are never as sure as they appear on paper. A successful adaption wins overs its build in audience, while … Continue reading Adaptations: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
In the world of 21st century cinema, films must thrive despite vast competition during their opening weekend, leading to a studio tendency to over-hype supposed brilliance in the weeks before release, in a desperate bid to sell tickets. Too often phrases like 'greatest film of the year' and 'masterpiece’ are bandied about without the film … Continue reading 1917 review
I walked away from the cinema in love with the BlacKkKlansman because it’s a film that managed to be emotionally charged, funny and make a point all at the same time.
Earlier this year, my family and I took a trip back in time to a defining period of the 20th Century…then known as the War to End All Wars… now referred to as the First World War… as we headed to Ypres in Belgium to visit the battlefield and trace the relatives who never returned from … Continue reading Adventures – Ypres 2018
To anyone who's in the Cotswold area, don't miss out on the Pancast Poductions Third Anniversary event at The Barn Theatre in Cirencester on April 2 as tickets are selling fast. I recently interviewed the hosts, Pavo and Neil, for the local paper and ended up talking to them for ages about the films that we … Continue reading Pancast Poductions anniversary show
Why, just why? That was the question I was asking having sat through Dad’s Army: The Movie. I may be in the minority for my generation to have not only seen but loved the original version of Dad’s Army with Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier and will still watch the repeats on a Saturday … Continue reading Dad’s Army review
Animated movies seem to be taking over, they're everywhere! The latest to take the Box Office by storm is Disney Pixar’s Inside Out. Perfectly summed up by its tagline, “a major emotion picture”, the films main characters are Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust. Living inside the head of 11-year-old Riley, their worlds are rocked when … Continue reading Inside Out review
“Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our souls.” ― Ingmar Bergman In case you hadn’t already guessed from the title and tagline of this blog, I am a little bit obsessed with … Continue reading The Begining
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