The big screen version of Paddington Bear is due to arrive at the end of this year and I’m both excited and terrified. For me Paddington is the best of bears. I never loved Winnie the Pooh and Rupert and his dreadful wardrobe held little interest for me as a child, but the tales of Paddington were mesmerising…
The Book Thief Trailer
21 August 2013 by Leave a Comment
The first trailer for the film adaptation of Markus Zusak’s brilliant The Book Thief has been released. As my review explains, I love The Book Thief. It is one of the few books released in the past decade that I would call a true classic and I’m evangelical about getting as many people to read it as possible…
Sequel…Sequel…Sequel!
6 August 2013 by 2 Comments
The teaser trailer for Muppets Most Wanted has been released and much to my delight it’s very Animal-heavy. No hint of a plot other than the fact it’s a road movie of some sort but that doesn’t matter. It’s the Muppets back on our screens….
The World’s End Trailer released
8 May 2013 by 4 Comments
It’s been a great couple of weeks for movie trailers. Literally the day after I posted my Top Ten Tantalising Trailers article the White House Down trailer arrived and it promises some great action with a sense of humour. It looks more likeable than Olympus has Fallen and exactly like the Die Hard in the White House it will clearly be known as. Today’s release of The World’s End trailer has really excited me…
Raindance 2013 Submissions Open
16 December 2012 by 2 Comments
It seems like only a couple of days ago that this year’s Raindance Festival closed but already the team has opened submissions for next year’s festival. This year over 138 short films were featured and films from over 35 countries featured. In my coverage over the past couple of years I’ve tended to focus on the feature films but I’ve been contacted by some short film-makers and have been reassessing my thoughts on short films…
World War Z Trailer
9 November 2012 by Leave a Comment
The trailer for Brad Pitt’s zombie apocalypse movie World War Z has now arrived and it looks good. Not just because of Mr Pit, or the fast zombies or the billions dead but because Glasgow looks fab. Much of the filming for this movie was done in my home city, right next to my dad’s office…
Disney buys Lucasfilm – Star Wars 7 coming 2015
30 October 2012 by Leave a Comment
The big news from the US tonight, which appears to have taken everyone by total surprise is that Disney have bought Lucasfilm for the bargain price of $4billion. And there’s a new installment of the Star Wars series due in 2015…