My husband has been away on a training course for a few days and I’ve been left home alone. I always have such civilised plans – good food, classic films and reading serious books. It never works. I usually sit up until 2 in the morning eating Super Noodles and watching mindless blockbusters…
Hot Fuzz
5 December 2011 by Leave a Comment
In Shaun of the Dead Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost brilliantly parodied zombie movies, while at the same time creating a damn good film which fits nicely into the list of great horror films. The follow-up, Hot Fuzz…
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
30 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
I do love a good drag queen. The hair, the lipstick, the clothes that no woman in her right mind would ever be found dead in and most of all the absolutely bitchy as hell attitude. I once made the fatal mistake during a World Aids Day bingo game and got ripped to shreds by the host(ess) of the competition…
Limitless
28 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
Bradley Cooper was recently named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, much to the chagrin of Ryan Gosling fans who simply can’t understand why their man has been overlooked. In the past couple of years Cooper has managed to make the jump…
Iron Man
24 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
I managed to get through the initial rush of Marvel Comics film adaptations without being troubled by the movies. The Iron Man DVD even lived in my house for a good couple of years without it attracting my interest. Then this summer I went to see Captain America: The First Avenger…
Con Air
22 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
There are some things that films need to be truly great – strong acting, meaningful narrative, subtle direction. Oh and explosions, big explosions. And a toy bunny in peril. Thankfully Con Air has all – or almost all – of these elements in abundance (or at least the elements that really matter anyway) …
Gregory’s Girl
21 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago there was a great discussion on Twitter about High School Movies. One of the questions up for debate was which film most closely represented your own high school experience. I snorted. I went to a comprehensive in a working class area of Glasgow. We didn’t have a prom, no-one burst into song in the middle of the canteen….
Welcome to the Rileys
17 November 2011 by 1 Comment
One of the best websites I’ve discovered since setting up LouiseReviews is Launching Films, home of the Film Distributors’ Association. It has all sorts of interesting information such as the current box-office Top 15 and the UK film release schedule….
The Bourne Identity
16 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’m a big fan of the James Bond films. I think that, on the whole, they are sharp, full of excitement and (let’s be honest) as camp as a row of tents. I recently decided to watch all of the Bond films again to get myself ready for the 50th anniversary next year and the release of Bond 23, Skyfall …
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
14 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
Holocaust Memorial Day is coming up in just a couple of months and across the country schools, libraries and community groups are already planning how to commemorate this important day. I know that in a lot of places John Boyne’s novel The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas will be used….