Welcome to another Trailer Review Awesomeness Assessment. I’m broadening the scope of these blogs beyond just blockbuster cinema. Now is the time to assess the awesomeness in any movie trailer, be it big or small. Iron Man 3 Following an incredibly underwhelming first trailer, this new spot has my anticipation for Shane Black’s take on ... Read on.
Outside of the USA, the significance of the annual Superbowl is felt primarily through the advertisements that play throughout the broadcast. Many of the highest profile ads are for the upcoming American Summer movie season. ... Read on.
The last few weeks has seen a massive tide of big new trailers roll out as 2012 draws to a close and next year’s films begin the process of jockeying for position in our consciousness . Allow me to share with you my opi... Read on.
I’ll never forget the disappointment I felt when it was announced that Tim Burton would be using CGI to animate the aliens in 1996′s Mars Attacks! instead of stop-motion animation, as originally planned. If there was any doubt remaining that the CGI era was well-and-truly upon us, it was extinguished by this last-minute turnaround from ... Read on.
With 2012′s blockbuster season well and truly behind us, it’s time to start really anticipating the big end-of-year movies and look ahead to next year’s blockbuster line-up. In this blog I’m going to r... Read on.
We are now more than half-way through the American Summer blockbuster season, and the first looks at big movies from further down the road are starting to emerge. In this blog I’m gonna review the trailers for some nota... Read on.
It’s not rare for behind the scenes Hollywood talent to jump in front of the camera every now and then, but when someone primarily known for directing takes on a proper acting role, it can make a real impact on screen. There are plenty of famous actor/directors who excel in both categories: Woody Allen; Mel ... Read on.
I recently got around to finally watching Jaques Tourneur 1957 semi-classic Night of The Demon aka Curse of the Demon. I’d been meaning to see it ever since Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell rocked my world in 2009, but... Read on.
There’s a small but fascinating section in Peter Biskind’s legendary book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls that is further explored in the same author’s recent biography of Warren Beatty. It concerns how legendary ... Read on.
“You must watch a lot of movies”. I hear this phrase a lot, usually after I’ve just dazzled a room by dropping some sort of movie knowledge bomb. I do see a lot of movies, but only slightly more than the average person I reckon. Most of my fundamental movie knowledge comes from books. In ... Read on.
The right kind of scumbag can really make a movie. Elevated beyond their traditional roles in actual society, scumbags take on a greater meaning in movies, representing everything the hero is not. Scumbags in movies deserve o... Read on.
I love being scared by movies. It thrills me to no end. But since I went through puberty, very few films genuinely freak me out. So it is cause for celebration when one does. When a non-horror film comes along that freaks me ... Read on.