Congratulations to MELISSA LOFTMAN of Wanderlust fame. She wins a selection of Fox titles after correctly answering the following question: Who performed the score to Louis Malle’s Lift To The Scaffold? The answer was of course….Miles Davis. Congrats Melissa, your DVDs and a weekend of excellent film watching will be coming to you soon! While … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Precious Moments
The Day After The Night Before…
I had planned to repeat last year’s prediction and results analysis of the Oscars. But because life just…is, I haven’t had the time to write a long-winded dissection about how ultimately pointless and yet bewitching the whole Oscars charade is. So I thought it would work if I combined the two processes and discuss the … Continue reading
Most Disappointing Films 2013
World’s End While the majority of the films appearing on this list were seen in the most reserved fashion, in that I had minimal hope I would enjoy my cinematic experience, World’s End was the exception to the rule and for that I was severely punished (I’m beginning to feel like 2013 was the year I … Continue reading
Happy New Year! A present to ring in the new year… My Worst Films 2013
I thought I was above the inevitable end-of-year-list explosion that happens on every pop culture site, blog, magazine etc. But obviously not. Also it’s fun to reflect on a year in film. I thought starting with my worst films of 2013 would create more of a buildup than starting with a climax of my best … Continue reading
London Film Festival Round-Up Part 1
I have been AWOL for a very good reason. Round my parts, ’tis the season to be a film lover. It’s the annual BFI London Film Festival. The 57th to be exact and I think I’ve broken the record for sheer amount of film seen. The majority of film gorging occurred during the block press … Continue reading
The Way Way Back & In A World…
Next up on the reviewersphere was The Way Way Back which was the film I was most looking forward to seeing and although I didn’t like it as much as I thought I found there was still plenty to enjoy. Like What Maisie Knew it was the cast that caught my attention. It’s like a … Continue reading
More Than A Woman
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners Dir. Shola Lynch Can I just state that this was the first film that I have been truly anticipating for quite some time. All because of this woman who I discovered via the excellent and highly recommended Black Power Mixtape: In amongst the amazing footage and stories told about … Continue reading
MUD….Is the Re-McConaissance in full swing now? An essay on the man as well as a review of the film
This following clip goes some way to encompassing my feelings towards Matthew McConnaughey over the last decade or so: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=74MZNhBC5No First I’d like to say that this impression of McConaughey is spot on. Kudos Seth Green. Secondly although hilarious, I don’t really share the vitrol hatred that baby Stewie and many people I know seem to … Continue reading
British Life & British Strife in British Cinema
Is there a term to describe someone who seems to shy away from his or her’s own culture? What’s the word for that describes the opposite of xenophobic? I’m not trying to get philosophical or deep. I’m not going to come out with some big revelation. I’ve just realised that most, if not all, the … Continue reading