comedy

Tower Heist Trailer

When I attended the Empire Big Screen event earlier this year one of the exclusive trailers shown was for the new Eddie Murphy/Ben Stiller comedy Tower Heist about a group of good guys who decide to rob the rich banker who stole their pension funds….

Knight And Day

On paper it looks like it can’t fail. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in a high octane comedy action adventure. I like Tom Cruise, I like Cameron Diaz, I like comedy and action. I’m bound to love Knight and Day..

The Wedding Party

This entry is part 25 of 30 in the series Raindance 2011

A few years ago a little Australian film involving a sham marriage came along. Muriel’s Wedding was a huge international hit and brought the brilliant Toni Collette to the world’s attention. Fast forward sixteen years …

The Ballad of Des and Mo

This entry is part 21 of 30 in the series Raindance 2011

One of the great things about attending Raindance this year has been the opportunity to interact with a number of film-makers. Interviews and Q&A sessions with directors offer new perspectives on the films and help to create a deeper understanding of the effort that went into making the movies…

The Box

This entry is part 15 of 30 in the series Raindance 2011

The war in the early 1990s and the break-up of the former Yugoslavia casts a long shadow over the culture of the Balkans. It’s no surprise that film-makers in the region are creating work which reflect the time…

Black Pond

This entry is part 7 of 30 in the series Raindance 2011

One of the strands at this year’s Raindance Festival is Best of British and I predicted a few weeks ago after the launch that Black Pond would be one of the big talking points of the Festival. I may well still be right, but not for the reasons I thought…

The A-Team

26 September 2011 by Louise

They say that you always remember your first love. I know I certainly do. I was young and impressionable. Easily won over by a handsome man with bags of style. He was older, much older actually. A former soldier…

A Knight’s Tale

I remember how I felt when Heath Ledger’s death was announced in January 2008. I was numbed, shocked, saddened. I knew straight away that cinema had lost one of its greatest young talents….

Fright Night (2011)

I’ve never been a big fan of horror movies – I never seem to find that they scare me very much. I’ll have the occasional jump or squeal followed by a nervous giggle but no more than that….