I’m out of town for a few days staying in a strange hotel room. It’s a perfectly nice hotel but it’s not my home city and I’m in a room that’s not my own. There are unknown noises and strange bumps and all sorts of weird things going on. It’s what happens when you are in a place you don’t know very well. So the obvious film to watch was Hammer’s ghost story The Woman in Black…
In Defence of Seth MacFarlane – Kind Of…
26 February 2013 by Leave a Comment
There are many thankless tasks in this world but as Seth MacFarlane is probably now realising, being the host of the Academy Awards is possibly the most public way to make yourself a worldwide figure of hatred literally overnight. His reviews are not great and some of the Twitter vitriol has been appalling…
JK Rowling admits that Ron Weasley nearly died….
1 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
The final Harry Potter film, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 is released on DVD and Blu-Ray on 2nd December. Great timing for Christmas presents – if anyone can wait the 23 days to see it. One of the special features on the disk is an interview of JK Rowling by Daniel Radcliffe in which she admits that while she always intended that the three main characters would survive, there was a time when she seriously considered killing off Ron….
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two
15 July 2011 by 5 Comments
A fitting finale to an epic series
It’s quarter to three in the morning and I’m just back from the one minute past midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two. I’m exhausted, but also on a bit of a high…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One
14 July 2011 by 1 Comment
Slow in places but there’s promise of greatness ahead
When it was announced that final film in the Harry Potter series would be split into two parts I was initially in two minds. The first thought was “Oh, they’ll be able to get more of the story in”…
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
12 July 2011 by Leave a Comment
Rookie director’s amazing accomplishment
For the fifth film in the Harry Potter series we once again have another new director. The fourth man in charge thus far in the franchise and this time it feels just right.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
11 July 2011 by
A solid, if not outstanding, adaptation of the book
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire sees another new director take control of the Harry Potter franchise, this time the man at the top is acclaimed British film-maker Mike Newell…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
10 July 2011 by Leave a Comment
A change of director brings a spectacular change of tone
After the massively successful first two Harry Potter films director Chris Columbus, best known for his child-centred comedies handed over the reins to Alfonso Cuaron…
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
10 July 2011 by 1 Comment
The scene is set for a stunning finale
Dark clouds are forming over Britain – muggles in their offices know something is amiss, but not what. Infrastructure is collapsing and killings are rife…
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
9 July 2011 by Leave a Comment
A great film – but missing a little magic
If you’ve already read my review of the novel Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets then you’ll know that it’s my least favourite book of the series. And so it is with the film….