Monsters and Morons: Politicians in Film
Politics has always occupied a world of its own, a world so unreal that it hardly seems to need further fictionalization. The daily drama of the US Presidential race and…
Remakes: The good, the bad and the unnecessary
Even before David Fincher’s The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo came out, there were cries of outrage from cinemagoers everywhere. The Swedish version had already been made, what was the point…
That Magic Lantern: Dickensian films
7 February 1812. In the seaside district of Landport, Charles John Huffam Dickens is born to an unremarkable Victorian family, the second of eight children. He will not only change…
SAG and DGA awards: The Artist needs no Help
As the awards season totters towards a conclusion, only the BAFTAs and Oscars now remain, it seems ever more likely that the Artist will go down as this year’s outstanding…
Are the Oscars becoming irrelevant?
Well no, since you asked. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t deeply flawed. The Oscars are the high watermark of film recognition. The red carpet trampling, lovvie love-a-thon that is…
LOVEFiLM vs. Netflix
Despite the ubiquity of film streaming services available across the Atlantic, that specific market has, up until now, failed to transition successfully over into the UK. For recent years, Amazon.com…
Forget Batman and The Hobbit, 2012 will be remembered for Lincoln
While 2011 was not short on good films, it has proven to be a year with few awards darlings. Drive is a bit too edgy for conservative voters, films like…
Why we can’t wait for 2012
The film team look forward to the big releases of next year. It all looks very promising.…
