ALAN RICKMAN ~ 1946 – 2016

Rest in peace Alan I know that I am not alone in feeling that you were one of the greatest British stars of a generation, making a great impact whilst never really making a fuss. The 14th January 2016 saw marked the loss of a true star and one which whilst greatly missed, will live on through your films as well as the hearts and minds of generations.

THE 36th GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS 2016 ~ NOMINATIONS

Held at the same time as the Academy Awards in Hollywood, "The Razzies" bestow the dubious "honour" of awarding the years Worst films and performances in film. WORST PICTURE Fantastic Four Fifty Shades of Grey Jupiter Ascending Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Pixels WORST ACTOR Johnny Depp, Mortdecai Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey Kevin…

NOAH (3D)

2013 DIRECTOR: Darren Aronovsky May contain spoilers! The Bible... ...Fact, fiction, parable or faith? What ever it is, it lends itself to some epic drama. The story of the great flood is not really a story which a full film makes, being quite simple, short and to the point. But in the wake of The…

THE GOLDEN GLOBES 2016 ~ THE WINNERS

Sunday night was Golden Globes night Hollywood. The 73rd Golden Globe Awards were held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills and hosted again, by the ever controversial British comic, Ricky Gervais who was not afraid to offend. Take a look for yourself... Here is the list of the FILM winners, as The Globes reward both film and TV, but…

GRACE OF MONACO

2014 DIRECTOR: Olivier Dehan May contain spoilers! Taking on the post Hollywood life of Grace Kelly (Nicole Kidman) after her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco (Tim Roth) in 1956, set primarily in 1962, we follow Princess Grace as she is struggling to fully embrace her royal role. Alfred Hitchock is courting her to play what would become Tippi…

THE GOLDEN GLOBES 2016 – NOMINATIONS

Tonight, the Golden Globes, which is regarded as the best indicator as to how the Oscars will turn out in February, are being dished out to the stars. Ricky Gervais is back behind the podium presenting, presumably yet another assault on the stars of both the silver and small screens. The 73rd Golden Globe Awards will…

1997: A TOAST TO A VINTAGE YEAR…

After receiving a bottle of 1997 Port as a Christmas present from my good friend CeeQue, I remarked that "'97 was indeed a Vintage year." His reply was simply "Was it?" and I thought, "Well maybe not" but it holds a significance for me personally. This was one of the most prolific cinema going years…

BAFTA NOMINATIONS 2016

The ceremony will be held on 14th February 2016. Key nominations are as follows: - Best Film: The Revenant The Big Short Spotlight Carol Bridge of Spies Outstanding British Film: 45 Years The Danish Girl Brooklyn The Lobster Amy Ex Machina Leading Actress: Brie Larson - Room Cate Blanchett - Carol Maggie Smith - The…

RUN WILD, RUN FREE

1969 DIRECTOR: Richard C. Sarafian May contain spoilers! Based on the novel by David Rook, John Mills stars as a Moorman on Darmoor, who befriends a twelve year old boy, who has been mute since he was three years old. He attempts to relate to the boy through the nature of the moor, as young Philip,…

SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD (CINERAMA)

1956 DIRECTORS: Tay Garnett, Paul Mantz, Andrew Marton, Ted Tetzlaff & Walter Thompson May contain spoilers! What I like about these Cinerama Travelogues is both the technical innovation that is Cinerama and the time capsule nature of these populist documentaries of the day, in this case, post war 1950 middle class America. Lowell Thomas is back and this time he…