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Pocket HD
The pocket handycam market has been picking up momentum recently, with Flip's original product selling huge amounts - not to mention fitting the bill on the recent chimp snow tour. Flip now have an HD version, which fits 720p in your pocket - and Kodak are amongst the brands offering similar rivals.
With more and more point-and-shoot pocket cameras now featuring HD video (try these: 1, 2) however, the market may be absorbed before it gets going - and rumours are already placing video recording and uploading into the next iPhone.
23rd Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: M. Ward + Breeders
New clips up for Buddy Holly cover Rave On, by M. Ward and The Breeders roller-hockey fight-fest Fate to Fatal, from their new EP.
22nd Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Speed of Sound Tour
Lebowskifest are running a whole tour of events this year, with the Metallica-esque Speed of Sound Tour hitting venues up and down the West coast of the US. Check out their re-vamped site - if only to enjoy the posters, man.
22nd Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
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Evil Lairs
Co-incidentally just in time for the Quantum of Solace DVD release, check out this Google Earth map of the MI5 bases, Casinos and evil lairs from all the James Bond movies.
21st Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Russell Hood!
Ain't it cool have robbed a pic of Russell Crowe in Sherwood
20th Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Top 25 fictional ads in sci-fi movies
Real ads are never as good as fake ads in imaginary movies - as this article points out....
20th Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Vengeance
New thriller from HK thriller master Johnny To: Vengeance weirdly, starring Johnny Halliday
16th Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Extract
New Mike Judge comedy Extract - Jason Bateman and Ben Affleck as his stoner buddy.
15th Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1)
Michel Gondry's offering a dvd sequel to his Director's collection: cunningly called Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1) - it's available online on his site, and is stuffed full w more Bjork, Beck, Radiohead etc etc - and also YouTube curios like Michel Gondry Solves A RUBIK'S CUBE With His Feet. Best of all though, you can also get him to do a portrait of you if you send in a pic (and $19.95)
15th Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
No Linear On The Horizon
Creative Review have an article up about the recent Anton Corbijn/U2 collaboration Linear, from the deluxe box of U2's latest album No Line On The Horizon. It's a film that you can watch while listening the the album, starring possible LOST religious-cult member Said Taghmaoui.
14th Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
The Insider
(dir. Michael Mann)
Touchstone
After an unfair dismissal from his scientist job at a big tobacco company, Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) intends to honor his confidentiality agreement - until the company's bullying tactics compel him to speak to 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino).
Then: Something of a departure for shootout specialist Michael Mann, The Insider blended a great script, fantastic cinematography and superb acting. Al Pacino puts in the kind of shouting-free performance that is now a distant memory, while Russell Crowe was nominated for an Oscar for his submerged portrayal of the troubled protagonist.
Now: There might be little action in the conventional Michael Mann sense, but that doesn't mean he can't expertly draw suspense out of the smallest details - a child having a dust reaction, a conversation by fax. While it may be short on guns, this film has been described as "Mann's most fully realised work" - and it is perhaps his most flawless.
As usual with Mann's movies, the scale of this film is almost undefinable. There's never any question of sets, or repeated locations and no scene is anything short of measured and perfect. A house-bound scene where Pacino arranges the West's first interview with Hezbollah ends in him opening the curtains to reveal a wide shot of a middle eastern city. A windscreen wiper, a slow-motion golf ball. Every shot is perfectly considered, building up the intense pressure and unique atmosphere - helped in great part by the excellent music.
So, cigarettes are bad for you? No shit, but when the actual facts come out in the interview you will be shocked - as well as saddened by the tangible cost of telling the truth.
10th Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Read more 5 star reviewsWords Jim...But Not As We Know Them
It seems Science Fiction is creating more new words than Science itself. No entry for the Wamp Rat yet though.
Zero Gravity
7th Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: The Informers
80s cast for an 80s flick: Winona Ryder, Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke are all in the new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's The Informers. Glossy 80s shoulder pads a go go
3rd Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Man of Aran
British Sea Power are following in the footsteps of Giorgio Moroder and re-scoring a classic film. It's not Metropolis this time, but the 1934 documentary Man of Aran.
The DVD will be out (with a CD of the soundtrack) on May 18th - and the band will also be performing the soundtrack live as the film plays at the Southbank Centre on Thursday 23rd April.
1st Apr 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Where The Wild Things Are
Trailer up for Spike Jonzes' long-in-development adaptation of kids book 'Where The Wild Things Are'. The jury's out on this one, it all looks a bit Dark Crystal for me. Tony Soprano in a muppet suit anyone?
More data here: www.wherethewildthingsare.com
27th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
R.I.P. Virgin Megastore
It's not just the UK Virgin Megastores that have disappeared - the US branches of the chain are now going to way of the Zavvi and shutting up shop.
Apparently the basement of the epic Times Square brach is now a graveyard of unwanted tat - depressing, as it was once a haven for desirable US-only booty. Of course, I haven't actually bothered going in there since Laserdisc ruled and the only stuff on DVD was Batman (Tim Burton re-imaginated version) and Goodfellas (turn-it-over-in-the-middle-non-anamorphic-edition).
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26th Mar 2009 - 2 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: 500 Days Of Summer
"You like the Smiths?" - they're pushing out the indie love on new romcom 500 Days Of Summer. Joy Division t-shirts a-go-go, Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt etc
26th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Rip! A Remix Manifesto
copyrights and wrongs film Rip! A Remix Manifesto is a doc about the world of the mashup, following Girl Talk etc and elaborating on the whole issue of ownership in the information age. they're also into open source cinema, and want you to remix the film etc and send it back to them. that's going to be one dvd with a whole lot of extras...
26th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Skate or die: Fully Flared
After UNKLE provided the music for the opening of Spike Jonze/Ty Evans' 2007 skate video Fully Flared, the directors have returned the favour - extending and re-editing the footage to serve as a video for the UNKLE single Heaven.
Promo up top, original down below.
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24th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Kenny Starfighter
ever wondered what a Swedish sci-fi would look like? here's the answer: Kenny Begins
24th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Bathtub IV
Following on for the recent shift/tilt post, check out this outstanding video from Keith Loutit. More on Vimeo, where you can also watch the film in HD.
23rd Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Away We Go
Over-cute looking trailer up for another Sam Mendes film - Away We Go - just weeks after Revolutionary Road has landed.
19th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Tokyo
Trailer up for the Michel Gondry/Leos Carax/Bong Joon-Ho omnibus triptych movie Tokyo.
Michel Gondry has also directed an episode of Flight of the Conchords, featuring soon-to-be-classic track "Too Many Dicks on the Dancefloor".
19th Mar 2009 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
R.I.P. Natasha Richardson
R.I.P. Natasha Richardson, aged 45. BBC / IMDB
19th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Raiders of the Lost Transcript
Mystery Man on Film has a nice write up of brainstorming meetings that led to the production of Raiders of the Lost Ark - including a transcript of the entire process. Amazing that such a transcript exists from the pre-PC era the film evolved in (i.e. 1978), let alone the fact that they have got hold of a copy.
18th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Alien vs Predator: Grandslam
Loving these Alien vs Predator promo posters from New Zealand. AICN has the scoop.
18th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Love The Beast
Trailer up for the Eric Bana directed documentary Love The Beast, about man's (or men's) obsession with automobiles - and including contributions from car nuts Jeremy Clarkson and Jay Leno. The film also follows Bana's own car ('The Beast' of the title), a 1970's Ford Falcon as it competes in a gruelling cross-country race.
There's a website where you can add your own car too, so I've added a photo of my 1970's Ford Falcon, bizarrely also called 'The Beast' according to the guy I originally bought it from. That's where the similarity ends.
F.Y.I., don't look for "Love The Beast" on Google Images. N.S.F.W., as Paris' B.B.F. might say. T.T.Y.N!
17th Mar 2009 - 2 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Indie Celebracion
With all the free music bonanzas going on these days, more and more bands are getting into the whole going-to-a-record-store-and-buying-vinyl thing.
My Morning Jacket have another EP en route - titled Celebración De La Ciudad Natal - but this one will not be available digitally, only through your local record store - in support of April 18th's Record Store Day.
It's a live release, with tracks culled from an in-store performance at Ear-x-tacy in Louisville and a live show at Waterfront Park.
Nice little promo video too.
13th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Le Hornet Vert
With Stephen Chow reducing his involvement to merely playing Kato next to Seth Rogan's lead, Michel Gondry may be stepping in to direct the long-in-development big screen version of The Green Hornet. Fingers crossed it will have more of a sting in its tale than the declining quality of his last two efforts.
11th Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Public Enemies
Trailer up for Michael Mann's new movie - Public Enemies.
Heat with Tommy Guns. What's not to like?
5th Mar 2009 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Terminator Salvation
We've run the previous trailers, but now there's another good-looking full theatrical trailer up for this summer's Terminator Salvation movie.
3rd Mar 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Star Status: Michael Caine
The whole star status formula was concocted one evening in the pub following a discussion about the patchy career of messrs Connory and Caine. Connery has a career so patchy he only scored a 28.8% hit rate, while Michael Caine's career is so schizophrenic that he couldn't collect his Oscar for Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters, as he was busy filming Jaws IV: The Revenge. A low in the entire pantheon of cinema, not just one man's career.
So, how does Michael Caine (A.K.A. Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.) rate in the Chimpomatic Star Status Movie Maths Generator?
It's 10 points for a Hit, 5 for a Maybe and 1 for a Miss... No TV movies, just cinema releases to date.
In the spirit of full disclosure I should also tell you that I've been a little presumptuous and started the count with Zulu (1964), as prior to that it's a barrage of uncredited roles and TV bit parts. As he's a man with 139 credits on his IMDB page, there's plenty I haven't seen, for which I've taken some advice from the often over-generous IMDB ratings.
Is There Anybody There? (2008) - MAYBE
The Dark Knight (2008) .... Alfred Pennyworth - HIT
Sleuth (2007) .... Andrew - MISS
Flawless (2007) .... Mr. Hobbs - MAYBE
The Prestige (2006) .... Cutter - MAYBE
Children of Men (2006) .... Jasper - HIT
The Weather Man (2005) .... Robert Spritzel - MAYBE
Bewitched (2005) .... Nigel Bigelow - MISS
Batman Begins (2005) .... Alfred - HIT
Around the Bend (2004) .... Henry Lair - HIT
The Statement (2003) .... Pierre Brossard - MAYBE
Secondhand Lions (2003) .... Garth - HIT
The Actors (2003) .... Anthony O'Malley - MAYBE
Quicksand (2003) .... Jake Mellows - MISS
The Quiet American (2002) .... Thomas Fowler - HIT
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) .... Nigel Powers - MAYBE
Last Orders (2001) .... Jack - HIT
Miss Congeniality (2000) .... Victor Melling - MAAAAYBE
Get Carter (2000) .... Cliff Brumby - MISS
Shiner (2000) .... Billy 'Shiner' Simpson - MAYBE
Quills (2000) .... Dr. Royer-Collard - HIT
The Debtors (1999) - MISS
The Cider House Rules (1999) .... Dr. Wilbur Larch - HIT
Curtain Call (1999) .... Max Gale - MISS
Little Voice (1998) .... Ray Say - HIT
Shadow Run (1998) .... Haskell - MISS
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997/II) (TV) .... Captain Nemo - MISS
Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV) .... F.W. de Klerk - MAYBE
Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996) .... Harry Palmer - MISS
Blood and Wine (1996) .... Victor 'Vic' Spansky - MAYBE
Bullet to Beijing (1995) .... Harry Palmer - MISS
World War II: When Lions Roared (1994) (TV) .... Joseph V. Stalin - MAYBE
On Deadly Ground (1994) .... Michael Jennings - MISS
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) .... Ebenezer Scrooge - HIT
Blue Ice (1992) .... Harry Anders - MISS
Noises Off... (1992) .... Lloyd Fellowes - MAYBE
Bullseye! (1990) .... Sidney Lipton/Doctor Hicklar - MISS
Mr. Destiny (1990) .... Mike/Mr. Destiny - MISS
A Shock to the System (1990) .... Graham Marshall - MISS
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) .... Lawrence Jamieson - MAYBE
Without a Clue (1988) .... Sherlock Holmes - MAYBE
Surrender (1987) .... Sean Stein - MISS
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) .... Hoagie Newcombe - MIIIIISSSSSSS!
The Whistle Blower (1987) .... Frank Jones - MISS
The Fourth Protocol (1987) .... John Preston - MAYBE
Half Moon Street (1986) .... Lord Sam Bulbeck - MISS
Mona Lisa (1986) .... Mortwell - HIT
Sweet Liberty (1986) .... Elliott James - MISS
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) .... Elliot - HIT
The Holcroft Covenant (1985) .... Noel Holcroft - MISS
Water (1985/I) .... Governor Baxter Thwaites - MISS
Blame It on Rio (1984) .... Matthew Hollins - MISS
The Honorary Consul (1983) .... Charley Fortnum, Consul - MISS
Educating Rita (1983) .... Dr. Frank Bryant - HIT
The Jigsaw Man (1983) .... Philip Kimberly/Sergei Kuzminsky - MISS
Deathtrap (1982) .... Sidney Bruhl - MISS
Escape To Victory (1981) .... Capt. John Colby - HIT
The Hand (1981) .... Jonathan Lansdale - MISS
The Island (1980) .... Blair Maynard - MISS
Dressed to Kill (1980) .... Doctor Robert Elliott - MAYBE
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) .... Captain Mike Turner - MISS
Ashanti (1979) .... Dr. David Linderby - MISS
California Suite (1978) .... Sidney Cochran - MAYBE
The Swarm (1978) .... Dr. Bradford Crane - MISS
Silver Bears (1978) .... Doc Fletcher - MISS
A Bridge Too Far (1977) .... Lt. Col. John O.E. Vandeleur - HIT
The Eagle Has Landed (1976) .... Colonel Steiner - HIT
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) .... Adam Worth - MISS
The Man Who Would Be King (1975) .... Peachy Carnehan - HIT
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) .... Lewis Fielding - MISS
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) .... Jim Keogh - MISS
Peeper (1975) .... Leslie C. Tucker - MISS
The Black Windmill (1974) .... Maj. John Tarrant - MISS
Sleuth (1972) .... Milo Tindle - HIT
Pulp (1972) .... Mickey King - MAYBE
Zee and Co. (1972) .... Robert Blakeley - MISS
Kidnapped (1971) .... Alan Breck - MAYBE
Get Carter (1971) .... Jack Carter - HIT
The Last Valley (1970) .... The Captain - HIT
Too Late the Hero (1970) .... Pvt. Tosh Hearne - MAYBE
Battle of Britain (1969) .... Squadron Leader Canfield - HIT
The Italian Job (1969) .... Charlie Croker - HIT
The Magus (1968) .... Nicholas Urfe - MISS
Deadfall (1968) .... Henry Stuart Clarke - MISS
Play Dirty (1968) .... Capt. Douglas - MISS
Billion Dollar Brain (1967) .... Harry Palmer - MISS
Woman Times Seven (1967) .... Handsome Stranger (segment "Snow") - MISS
Hurry Sundown (1967) .... Henry Warren - MISS
Funeral in Berlin (1966) .... Harry Palmer - HIT
Gambit (1966) .... Harry Tristan Dean - HIT
The Wrong Box (1966) .... Michael Finsbury - MAYBE
Alfie (1966) .... Alfie Elkins - HIT
The Ipcress File (1965) .... Harry Palmer - HIT
Zulu (1964) .... Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead - HIT
HIT 28
MISS 22
MAYBE 44
So that's a generous 434 points out of a possible whopping 940.
Michael Caine: you have scored 46.1%
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26th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Watchmen
(dir. Zack Snyder)
So, after some 20 years of waiting to see if Watchmen would really be made into a film, here it finally is. And, well, hmmmm.
I've probably read the graphic novel about once a year since it came out, so I'm only able to see it from that perspective - which is kind of the problem. It feels like a very faithful rendering of one of the all-time greatest moments in pop culture. And as such, you kind of walk away thinking that you might as well go and read the comic again. Yes, it's quite cool to share that experience with a lot of people (although the dude behind me wise-cracking his way through it was really bringing out my inner-Rorschach at times, lucky there were no meat cleavers to hand), and some of the scenes do look pretty great - but in terms of it being a great film, it seems to fall down. It's like technology has caught up with imagination, and now you can download something onto film - but that doesn't mean you necessarily end up with something that's worth putting so much effort into.
The pacing which works so brilliantly and elegantly in the comic - 12 chapters, all working around a strict 9 panel grid, beautifully drawn - doesn't work as a film. It feels more stop/start than it should - you get into one storyline, and then it takes a step back to fill you in on another. They cram in as much as possible, and you wouldn't want it any other way, so most of it's there - but you don't get the flow that you want from a film.
The other problem I had, which is only one you'll have if you've read it as often as I have, is that there's very little surprise - the lines are so indelibly stamped on my brain that I couldn't help but say them in my mind as the film went along. Must be what seeing Shakespeare is like if you're Ian McKellan or something, but it's pretty weird - especially when you then start thinking "hang on, he says that bit a bit slower..."
There's a lot of slow-fast-slow mo stuff as well, which is alright for a bit, and then a bit annoying. The acting's OK, occasionally clumsy, with some of the dialogue not quite working in the same way it does on the page.
But that said, lots of the details are really fun to pick out (Gunga Diner, the Top Knots, the Owl Ship interior), all the Nixon stuff works, and the tweaked ending actually makes a lot more sense for a contemporary audience so that's fine. It's also probably the most pessimistic blockbuster you'll see - everyone's basically pretty messed up, no-one's that much of a hero, and most of them aren't that likable.
2.5 might be a bit harsh, but the comic's a no-questions 5 star experience for me - and if you asked me if the film was half as good I'm not sure I'd even give it that.
26th Feb 2009 - 2 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Read more 2.5 star reviewsCinémoi
fancy some French films? got sky? from Feb 23, new channel Cinémoi is starting on channel 839 with lots of those films you've been meaning to get around to (or is that just me?) like Jules Et Jim, La Haine, Le Mepris, 400 Blows etc. think it's free at first (bon!), but then subscription later (boring)
19th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Revolutionary Road
(dir. Sam Mendes)
BBC Films
After ten year's of marriage, Frank Wheeler is stuck in a job he despises, while his wife April hates her role as a suburban housewife on Revolutionary Road. Together they try and get back to their dream of leaving it all behind and living a different life in France, but as their plans are put into motion they begin to question what they really want from life.
It's always tough to make an impartial analysis of a the adaption of a favourite book, and this is no exception. Many elements of the story have been dropped or re-jigged, and an awkward run through some exposition makes for a clumsy start to the film. Once the pace settles down however, the film stays relatively true to the mood and atmosphere of the original.
Both the story and the atmosphere of the film have much in common with TV's Mad Men and highlights of the film show the suit-and-tie nature of working in New York in the 50's. There's perhaps not enough of these moments to build a large-scale image of the times and the film ends up being on a smaller scale, which is almost stage like. While the casting of DiCaprio and Winselt brings and instant back-story to the young lovers, it also causes a few problems. Winslet's American accent is sometimes shaky, momentarily snapping you out of the film and while DiCaprio is cast unconvincingly young as the 20-something Frank, he also doesn't quite fit the 30-something version of the same character.
None the less, the strong, thought-provoking themes of the book are evoked well. While it may not be a flawless classic worthy of a handful of Oscars, the film has much to offer and comes well recommended.
18th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
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Trailer Park: Tales Of The Black Freighter
Trailer for the dvd Watchmen extra...
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Surf's Up
Ignore the cheesy music, but check out this excellent surfing short from Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Vincent Laforet.
Awesome cinematography, shot on the Canon 5D and Red One digital cameras, which we have discussed before - and also making use of tilt-shift video.
13th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Star Status: Drew Barrymore
How does Drew Barrymore rate in the Chimpomatic Star Status Movie Maths Generator?
It's 10 points for a Hit, 5 for a Maybe and 1 for a Miss... No TV movies, just cinema releases to date.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) (voice) .... Chloe MAYBE
Lucky You (2007) .... Billie Offer MISS
Music and Lyrics (2007) .... Sophie Fisher MAYBE
Curious George (2006) (voice) .... Maggie MAYBE
Fever Pitch (2005) .... Lindsey Meeks MAYBE
50 First Dates (2004) .... Lucy Whitmore HIT
Duplex (2003) .... Nancy Kendricks MISS
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) .... Dylan Sanders HIT
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) .... Penny HIT
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) .... Beverly Donofrio HIT
Freddy Got Fingered (2001) .... Davidson's Receptionist MISS
Donnie Darko (2001) .... Karen Pomeroy HIT
Charlie's Angels (2000) .... Dylan Sanders HIT
Titan A.E. (2000) (voice) .... Akima MISS
Skipped Parts (2000) .... Fantasy Girl MISS
Never Been Kissed (1999) .... Josie Geller HIT
Home Fries (1998) .... Sally Jackson MISS
Ever After (1998) .... Danielle De Barbarac HIT
The Wedding Singer (1998) .... Julia HIT
Best Men (1997) .... Hope MISS
Wishful Thinking (1997) .... Lena MISS
Scream (1996/I) .... Casey Becker HIT
Everyone Says I Love You (1996) .... Skylar Dandridge HIT
Batman Forever (1995) .... Sugar MISS
Mad Love (1995) .... Casey Roberts MAYBE
Boys on the Side (1995) .... Holly Pulchik-Lincoln HIT
Bad Girls (1994/I) .... Lilly Laronette HIT
Inside the Goldmine (1994) .... Daisy MISS
Wayne's World 2 (1993) .... Bjergen Kjergen HIT
Doppelganger (1993) .... Holly Gooding MISS
No Place to Hide (1993) .... Tinsel Hanley MISS
Guncrazy (1992) .... Anita Minteer MAYBE
Poison Ivy (1992) .... Ivy MAYBE
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) .... Vampire Victim #1 MISS
Motorama (1991) .... Fantasy Girl MISS
Far from Home (1989) .... Joleen Cox MISS
See You in the Morning (1989) .... Cathy Goodwin MAYBE
Cat's Eye (1985) .... Our Girl, Amanda (all segments) MAYBE
Irreconcilable Differences (1984) .... Casey Brodsky MISS
Firestarter (1984) .... Charlene 'Charlie' McGee MAYBE
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) .... Gertie HIT
Altered States (1980) .... Margaret Jessup HIT
HIT 17
MISS 16
MAYBE 9
So that's 258 points out of a possible 420
Drew Barrymore: you have scored (a perhaps surprising) 61.66%
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12th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Trailer Park: Inglourious Basterds
There's a ridiculous amount of buzz about for Tarantino's forthcoming Nazi-fest Inglourious Basterds (sic). People seem to have already forgotten what a turkey Death Proof was.
The jury's out on what this one will do for his Star Status, but you can make a preliminary decision for yourself by watching the trailer over at Yahoo.
11th Feb 2009 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Bale-istic Not That into you
think this one's going to run and run (for another few internet minutes)
6th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Pinewood
With Pinewood and Shepperton studios set for recognition at the upcoming Baftas The Times have a good, albeit slightly sentimental, write up from Roger Moore on his experiences at the studios over the years.
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6th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Together We Can Forge A Better America
1977 anti-costumed vigilante government warning from Watchmen. Heard a great rumour that Bob Dylan's let them use a new version of The Times They Are A Changing for the opening sequence - and that the All Along The Watchtower moment ("Two riders were approaching/ and the wind began to howl...") does have Bob on the soundtrack as well
5th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Find Any Film
the Film Council have launched Find Any Film.com which lets you, er, find any film that's on in the UK in all usual available formats
4th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Wack-een Phoenix?
has Joaquin Phoenix really given up acting for rapping? or is it all a big situationist art prank? oooh he's a crafty one. nice beard though
4th Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
World Cinema
great selection of alternative movie posters from around the world over at Cracked.com - would like to see these versions...
3rd Feb 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Phonographantasmascope
the perfect invention for all those times when you've been wondering what do to with your decks, and secretly wishing that the art of the zoetrope would make a comeback...
30th Jan 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet
Scarlett Johansson vs Jeff Buckley
Scarlett Johansson has mastered Tom, now she's having a crack at Jeff...
29th Jan 2009 - Add Comment - Tweet