Apologies for not posting the past few weeks, I am helping out on the media team for the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford and just haven't had the time. So in the spirit of aviation here is a story that grabbed my attention a few weeks ago. And We Have Lift Off... It has been confirmed that … Continue reading I Feel the Need, the Need for Speed…again!
Yesterday the BBC Trust decided to ratify the decision to make BBC Three an online channel only. This is despite the open letter from 750 on and off screen stars protesting the move, as mentioned in a previous post, not to mention the public petition that has been signed by nearly 300,000 people. According to the … Continue reading Save BBC Three! – Update
Here We Go Again... Before we go any further, let me make it clear that I am not against remakes in general, in some cases they are actually better than the originals and I am all for opening a film up to new audiences. Having said that, however, there are some films that you just … Continue reading The Weekly Round Up! – 30th June 2015
R.I.P James Horner The Oscar-winning composer died in a plane crash on the 22nd June. His scores lifted already great films to another level, with the score for Titanic, in particular, capturing the audience's hearts, becoming the best-selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. As well Titanic he composed the scores for Braveheart, The Boy in the Striped … Continue reading The Weekly Round Up – 23rd June 2015
So I have a plan that every week I will do a bit of a round up of the big Film and TV stories from the past 7 days, as well as highlighting some the smaller stuff that grabbed my attention. My aim is to post The Weekly Round Up every Tuesday if I can (I know … Continue reading The Weekly Round Up!
2015 is the year of the spy! At least at the cinema, with five big screen espionage films being released, including the much anticipated return of James Bond in Spectre and yet another impossible mission for Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. Kingsman: The Secret Service got things off to a strong start in January with … Continue reading Spy review
It was announced yesterday that hundreds of stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Olivia Coleman and Aidan Turner have signed a letter calling for the plans to move BBC Three online to be shelved. When the plans were first proposed last year there was a huge outcry, with thousands of people signing a petition to save the … Continue reading Save BBC Three!
In the world of film marketing it seems like new trailers are released every day. There is the teaser for the teaser trailer, the official trailer, the second official trailer and the TV Spots 1 through to 5. It’s become predictable and even a little boring. It’s refreshing, therefore, to see something different. The social … Continue reading The Martian Vlog!
It is safe to say that Superheroes are in, but can the same be said for Superheroines? On paper CBS’s Supergirl appears promising, especially as it is being produced by Greg Berlanti, the co-creator of and producer of Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (to be discussed in a later post!) But... I’m … Continue reading TV Preview – Supergirl
When Spooks burst onto TV screens in 2002 it was ground breaking television, like nothing the UK had ever seen before. Unafraid to push boundaries and challenge its audience right from the very first episode (that deep fat fryer scene!!!) it was still going strong, when it ended ten series, and multiple cast changes later. … Continue reading Spooks: The Greater Good review
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