Monday 16 December 2013

Week 12

Tom Hanks talks about why he will never play the bad guy in films

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/tom-hanks-on-why-he-ll-never-play-a-bad-guy (read the article)
"Look, playing bad, I am not interested, ever," he says. "I don't want to see bad guys who are just bad, you know? Why are they bad?
"There are evil villains out there like, I don't know, Iago, that are intriguing to play. But bad guys do not look bad - they look like you or me. You could have a knife in your shoe, you know?"
Hanks adds that his 'nice guy' image really isn't an act. "There's no substitute for absolute, complete honesty," he says.
"There are people out there that lie very easily. I refuse to accept that. If you lie to me, you're going to be in big trouble."
- Total film 


Carrie!
From what I understand there was no reason to remake Carrie and a lot of people who have watched it feel the same, the film is not as good as the first but it is an interesting retake on the old version. I personally wont be watching it as i don't like horror's and if i do watch Carrie it will be the older version.






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Tuesday 10 December 2013

Week 11

The Amazing Spider man 2!

- Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) continues to struggle with balancing his life as a high school student and his responsibilities as Spider Man. When Peter begins to investigate more about his farther's past, thanks to his friend Harry Osborn (Dane Dehaan) he begins to realise that the new threats of Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Rhino (Paul Giamatti) all have one hing in common: OsCorb. It is directed by Marc Webb and will be released by Columbia Pictures in 2014. 

 - I think that the film will be amazing (ha), however I'm not liking the actor who plays Harry as the last film I watched him in was Chronicle and he played a crazy murderous character and he just doesn't seem to fit. Also it will never be as good as 'Spider-Man',the older versions, the ones with Tobey Maguire. 

Kill Your Darlings 

Kill Your Darlings is a 2013 American biographical drama film directed by John Krokidas in his feature film directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, garnering positive first reactions. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and it had a limited theatrical North American release from October 16, 2013.
Kill Your Darlings poster.jpg
The story surrounding David Kammerer's murder by Lucien Carr, which happens in the orbit of three founding writers of the Beat generation; Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.

 Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6i4XR5Z4lU

Daniel Radcliffe and Dane Dehaan on Kill Your Darlings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ziv0e915hfI












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Week 10


My favourite Christmas films:


- Miracle On 34th Street (1994)
A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. Six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. Her mother told her the "secret" about Santa a long time ago, so Susan doesn't expect to receive the most important gifts on her Christmas list. But after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all - something to believe in.
I personally don't love this film but my whole family do so we watch it all the time, it always makes me think of Christmas and gets me really excited. 

 - Edward Scissorhands (1990)
An uncommonly gentle young man, who happens to have scissors for hands, falls in love with a beautiful adolescent girl. I love this film at any time in the year as it is one of my favourite  However when I watch it in the winter it always gets me in the spirit for Christmas. 
- Home Alone (1990)
An 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas must defend his home against idiotic burglars. This is a classic Christmas film and I have watched it every year on Christmas eve since I can remember and even now it does not get old or boring. 

 - Elf (2003)
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. Elf is a relatively new Christmas film, it is one of the funniest Christmas films I have ever watched!

 - The Polar Express (2004)
On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus' home. This film is the most magical Christmas film from my childhood, I remember thinking that I would get whisked away onto The Polar Express; I never did. 

- How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a creature intent on stealing Christmas.This film is incredible and definitely one of my favourite, its funny, hear-warming and weird. 

- Jack Frost (1998)
A father, who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever. I never watched this film as I have only even saw part of the other Jack Frost the evil snowman one, but I finally watched it two years ago and I loved it!


- My favourite Christmas film is The Polar Express as I would watch it each Christmas eve with my brother and it is really nostalgic for me. I cannot wait to watch it this year, best film for the winter! I also love Edward Scissorhands as it is one of my favourite films, it always gets me in the Christmas spirit!


The trailer for the Polar Express!







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Monday 2 December 2013

Week 9


Alice In Wonderland 2!


"We suppose it was only a matter of properly hammering out the deal – especially since he’d previously been in negotiations – but word has finally arrived that Johnny Depp is officially signed to reprise the role of The Mad Hatter for Disney’s Alice In Wonderland sequel. The Mouse House has also announced that Mia Wasikowska will be back as the title character.
Muppets director James Bobin is on board to make the film which the 2010 film’s screenwriter Linda Woolverton has already been working on under the title The Looking Glass. We don't know yet what the plot might entail this time, since the first film drank from the plot potions of Wonderland and Though The Looking Glass And What Alice Found There, with references to other adventures. We do know, however, that the producers (including Joe Roth and Suzanne and Jennifer Todd) will be keeping their fingers crossed it makes as much money as the original.
There is even a release date for the new fantasy behemoth, with Disney, in a shock move, choosing not to put it out in 2015, but instead sticking a flag in May 27, 2016."
- The Empire 

For me I was really excited when I found out that there was going to be a sequel to Alice In Wonderland, but upon hearing that Tim Burton is not involved I am extremely disappointed. This is because I feel that you will be able to drastically tell that Tim is not involved and also I love the trio: Burton, Depp and Carter! It just won't be the same !!!! However I am excited to see how it turns out.


Thor: The Dark World, review

 - I finally managed to watch Thor 2 and for me it was incredible. First of all I love anything created by Marvel so that was a winner. The story for me was really good as it linked in both Thor and Avengers Assemble, it did not feel like it began where Thor left off but more like where Avengers Assemble left off, which was a plus. We got to see more of the infamous Loki, however in this film I feel that he was more wicked and funny than just plain evil, which is how he came across in Avengers Assemble. I like this 'style' of Loki. Talking of Loki, his and Thor relationship became even more bizarre but at the same time it felt like it was needed. I think that the story line cold not have been faulted apart from the evil elves, for me it seemed a bit far fetched as elves are normally the 'good guys'. I think the way the film looked was flawless and to be honest there was nothing much I could complain about, a few unnecessary scenes, but apart from that it was incredible: definitely a favorite of the year so far!

 Great picture as well ! 
Cast:























This is a link to a website which goes through the top 50 films to look forward to in 2014!:




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Tuesday 19 November 2013

Week 8

British horror!
Apparently occurring to Britishhorrorfilms.co.uk these are the top 20 best British horror films:

1. The Wicker Man 1973; Robin Hardy
2. Witchfinder General 1968; Michael Reeves
3. The Haunting 1963; Robert Wise
4. Death Line 1972; Gary Sherman
5. Theatre Of Blood 1973; Douglas Hickox
6. Don't Look Now 1973; Nicolas Roeg
7. Quatermass And The Pit 1967; Roy Ward Baker
8. Dead Of Night 1945; Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer
9. The Devil Rides Out 1968; Terence Fisher
10. Night Of The Demon 1958; Jacques Tourneur
11. Blood On Satan's Claw 1970; Piers Haggard
12. The Innocents 1961; Jack Clayton
13. Tales From The Crypt 1972; Freddie Francis
14. Frightmare 1974; Pete Walker
15. An American Werewolf In London 1981; John Landis
16. The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971; Robert Fuest
17. Dracula 1958; Terence Fisher
18. Brides Of Dracula 1960; Terence Fisher
19. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969; Terence Fisher
20. Horror Express 1973; Eugenio Martin




I personally have seen none of these, mainly because I don't like horror but also because all of the films were released before I was born; however at looking at some of them like 'Brides Of Dracula' and 'Frankenstein Must Die' I now would love to see them. I would like to see them as they seem more Gothic than horror, which I really like. It is paranormal horror that I hate and horror films that are only scary due to jump scares, they are the worst! 





British horror I have seen:
Woman In Black

28 Days Later 

Shaun Of the Dead

28 Weeks Later 

Let Me In (part British part American) 

Woman In Black review
I went to see The Woman In Black in the cinemas when it was first released  mainly because Daniel Radcliffe stars in it and I wanted to see how he was in another role. I also wanted to go and see it as I never normally see horrors and this film only got a 12 certificate, so it can't be that scary. However, I was wrong as this film had a lot of jump scares in it which is my personal downfall. The film is about a young Lawyer who decides to travel to a remote village where he comes across a vengeful ghost. For me the narrative was ok but I think more effort should have been put into that rather than the 'horror' element. I did enjoy the film due to the Victorian element and the old fashioned settings but I felt like the horror was purely based off of jump scares which is a disappointment for me.
The Woman in Black (2012) Poster



here is a review of the Woman In Black which I do mainly agree with.






























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Sunday 10 November 2013

Week 7

Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor

Here are the two official trailers 'The Day of The Doctor':


- Enjoy

'From the looks of the footage, show overlord Steven Moffat has definitely gone for epic, with a proper look at the Time War between the Daleks and the Time Lords that has cast a shadow across the entire run of the series since it returned in 2005. It also appears to indicate that – spoilers! – John Hurt’s mystery Doctor comes from that period, and fits in between Paul McGann’s Eighth and Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth, thereby screwing up the numbering system something rotten.
Also fun are some brief glimpses of the Tenth (David Tennant) and Eleventh (Matt Smith)’s Doctors together, plus brief Snippets of UNIT war rooms, the Zygons, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) appearing to go all Bad Wolf-y again and someone riding a horse out of the TARDIS.
It all looks like it could be fun, though will it be too OTT even for Moffat’s run on the series? Well, it is the 50th anniversary, you knew they were going to go bonkers with it. American readers will be pleased to know that BBC America plans to simulcast the show at 2:50pm ET/11:50am PT on November 23 (lined up with the Beeb’s 7:50pm screening) to cut down on piracy. And the Mark Gatiss-penned drama about the birth of Who as a series, An Adventure In Space And Time, is set for 9pm on Friday November 22 in America-land. For more on both the origin drama and the 50th anniversary special, land your TARDIS at any good newsagent or pick up the digital version of the new Empire. Allons-y!'
- From the Empire 

I personally am extremely excited for the 50th anniversary special: One because OHMYGODITLOOKSAMAZING and two because my two favorite 'Doctors' are going to be in it together Matt Smith and David Tennant. I WILL be seeing this in cinema and I am definitely counting down the days: November 23rd HERE WE COME !!!! Allons-Y!


50/50


50/50 was released in 2011 inspired by a true story, about a man who learns he has cancer and his struggle to beat the disease. The movie is a comedy drama and I think it mixes the genres fabulously. I watched the movie for the first time this week and I really enjoyed it. I think that Joesph Gordon-Levitt was an excellent choice to play Adam; he really made you believe and understand everything Adam was going through, for me there was not a moment in the film when i didn't fully 'get' Adam. The comedic side of the film gave the audience and me great light relief and made the film flow more naturalistic and realistic. I think without the comedy the film would flop as it would just be a sad film, however the sad parts in the film were still useful and added to the narrative of the film. For me it was one of the first film based around cancer/death that I thoroughly enjoyed in a long time. For me I would give this movie a 4/5 as I really did enjoy it, however some of the scenes were unnecessary and didn't add to the film, also I think the ending could have been wrapped up a lot better to give a more satisfactory close to the narrative. The film also featured Seth Rogen who I thought was hilarious but also a really supportive friend of Adam; he added a lot of depth and variety to the film which I really liked.

Trailer:


Christian Bale has been talking about his successor to Batman’s cape and cowl, having apparently already contacted Ben Affleck to offer him some friendly advice.

“I wish him all the best,” said Bale in an interview with Access Hollywood. “He’s a very experienced actor and filmmaker and he’ll make it his own.

“Our thing’s finished, we’ve always declared it was finished and it should be passed on to another actor and it will be again after him.”

And as a man who has spent a long time trussed up in that suit, Bale has some practical advice to offer his replacement…

“The only thing I said to him is just make sure he can take a piss without anyone having to help him, because it’s a little bit humiliating when you have to have someone help you out of the costume. That was my main piece of advice for him.”
-total film

 watch the clip of Christian Bale giving Ben Affleck advice!

 http://watch.accesshollywood.com/video/christian-bale:-whats-his-advice-to-ben-affleck-for-playing-batman/2847049040001

 I personally am devastated that Ben Affleck will be the new Batman, he just does not fit the role at all, however I will be going to see the film as every film deserves a chance and I loved the Dark Knight Rises and Man Of Steel. 
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Monday 4 November 2013

Week 6

New book to film adaptations coming out:

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) 
The Starving Games (2013)
How I live Now (2013)
Ender's Game (2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The book thief (2013)
I, Frankenstein (2014)

 I think that there are so many book to movie adaptations coming out because the director/producer and film companies know that if the book has had a good release there will be a preconceived audience as people who have read the book will want to see the movie version as it is something they have already enjoyed in one art form. 
I want to see all of these movies apart from 'The Starving Games' as it is a spoof of 'The Hunger Games' and I never particularly enjoy spoofs; especially if they are of films that I enjoyed, like 'The Hunger Games'. However if they are on films that were ridiculous anyway I do enjoy them.
I do want to see 'Ender's Game' but I realise that there is a lot of controversy around it, mainly due to the author's opinion on same-sex-marriage. However, I think the film looks rather interesting so I will still want to see it.

New/Announced/filming/post-production films with Johnny Depp:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

 Alice in Wonderland 2

 Into The Woods

 London fields 

 Mortdecai 

 Transcendence 






Captain Phillips: Movie review

I thought that this film was a very realistic capture of the true events. Tom Hanks plays the Captain and I have to say say I think he did a brilliant job of portray the fear and fright of the situation he was in. The movie is about modern day pirates who are forced to board a ship and 'take over' it to gain money to take back to their home; it is a thriller which gets more dramatic as the film goes on. I thought it was an excellent film as the actor's really portrayed the right feelings to the audience and Paul Greengrass used Steadicam and hand-held throughout the film excellently, it did not feel  unprofessional, it seemed real and it added to the suspense and fright. Overall I would give the film a 3 stars out of five as I thought that I could have been shortened down and some elements of the film I did not enjoy. I am glad I watched it as it was something different and new and it widened my film knowledge. 

 Here is a review of the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZI_cXt6Ag0


My Top 5 favorite animated films (in no particular order):


Spirited Away
The film's synopsis (on IMDb)
In the middle of her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and monsters; where humans are changed into animals; and a bathhouse for these creatures.







Howl's Moving Castle 
The Film's Synopsis (On IMDb)
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.

My Neighbor Totoro 
The Film's Synopsis (On IMDb)
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.



Pocahontas
The Film's Synopsis (On IMDb)
An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth-century Virginia.









Coraline
The Film's Synopsis (On IMDb)
An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.



My favorite animated films tend to come from the company Studio Ghibli as I like the way they look and their story lines are always unusual and incredible, spirited away is my favorite animated film closely followed by Howl's Moving Castle, both of which are produced by Studio Ghibli. 


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