One of my favourite categories at the Oscars is the visual effects award which recognises the use of special visuals in a motion picture. Usually most of these films tend to be either big blockbusters…
“Did you think you were the only one of your kind?” – That quote which was spoken by Magneto in the original X-Men series is about to become ironic following some very welcoming news for…
“Let the games begin…..!” With the Oscars just three months away, the awards race has finally started with several contenders getting early boosts after the nominations for the 28th Annual Independent Spirit Awards were announced…
“A biographical film, or biopic, is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to…
Around a decade ago, Ben Affleck was ridiculed in Hollywood by critics and audiences for his poor acting skills in films such as Pearl Harbor (2001), Daredevil (2002) and the much-derided Gigli (2003). This was…
Fans of the British comedy About a Boy (2002) will no doubt remember the gawky but innocent boy who befriended Hugh Grant’s character. That young man was played by Nicholas Hoult who since then has…
Over 70 years after The Wizard of Oz was released, audiences will get the chance to return to the merry old land in 2013 after the full-length trailer for Oz: The Great and Powerful was…
“A genre in which the film’s images are primarily created by computer or hand and the characters are voiced by actors.” ___________________________________ #1. TOY STORY 3 – 2010 DIRECTOR: LEE ULKRICH STARRING: TOM HANKS, TIM…
“Adventure films are a genre of film. Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way.” ___________________________________ #1. INDIANA JONES AND THE…
One of the more random castings of recent months has finally happened after director Michael Bay confirmed that Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg (The Departed, The Fighter) would joined the latest instalment of the Transformers franchise….
