Tony Scudder Walking and talking movies since the 70's
CABIN IN THE WOODS Most anticipated 2012 movie (RELEASED 13th April)
The latest Superman rumour has Viggo Mortensen in talks for the role of the villain in the new Superman movie. And it’s being reported (though the filmmakers havn’t confirmed it) that the big bad is ZOD. And yes, you should always write ZOD in capitals because everything ZOD does needs capitals. KNEEEEEEEEEEL!!!! Wrong again Zod… [...]
Based on the 1865 book by Lewis Carroll, this is the classic Disney animated version of Alice’s adventures as she follows a white rabbit into a ‘Wonderland’ of her own imagination. On her journey, she encounters the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and a host of other beloved characters brought to life with the usual [...]
IRONCLAD WARNER BROS. RELEASED 4 March 2011 ‘Gladiator’ (2000) has inspired quite a few imitators since it was released. Ridley Scott returned to the genre with ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ (2005). Oliver Stone’s ‘Alexander’ (2004) was panned for bizarre Irish / British accents (in ancient Macedonia). Brad Pitt’s muscles couldn’t lift ‘Troy’ (2004), and the even-more-muscular [...]
ARCHIPELAGO ARTIFICIAL EYE RELEASED 4 March 2011 Joanna Hogg’s ‘Unrelated’ (2008) received glowing notices from the cream of UK?film critics. Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian) called it a ‘supremely confident feature’, James Christopher (The Times) declared it ‘a marvellous piece of cinema’, and Derek Malcolm (This is London) decided it was ‘one of the best, and [...]
Phew, it’s all over. We can get on with life and not be bombarded with unending talk about Colin Firth, The Kings Speech, and how clever Aaron Bloody Sorkin is. Does anyone else want the Oscars to just go away? What the hell does it prove? That great films like True Grit (10 noms, no [...]
….Ricky Gervais wrote the Oscars script? Well Ricky has let loose his thoughts on that very matter, and posted them on his blog http://www.rickygervais.com/thissideofthetruth.php We’ve quoted them below. Quite entertaining in places. Perhaps a bit obvious in others. I’m not sure Franco and Hathaway could deliver them, even as a joke. Hathaway defintely couldn’t. Week [...]
Zack Snyder’s fast-approaching fantasy war movie (April 1st) gets some new images of Babydoll, Sweetpea, Amber, Blondie, and Rocket. I expect these images to adorn teenage boys’ bedrooms everywhere in 2011! Pics via Kino Gallery Tweet This Post
NO STRINGS ATTACHED PARAMOUNT RELEASED 25 February 2011 After discovering his dad (played by Kevin Kline) is sleeping with his ex-girlfriend, Adam (Ashton Kutcher) gets very drunk and desperately calls all the girls on his phone in the forlorn hope he might be able to get some cheap and meaningless sex. Waking up nude in [...]
DRIVE ANGRY 3D LIONSGATE RELEASED 25 February 2011 CAGE! In 3D. Shooting, shouting, and shagging. All in 3D! What more do you want? Okay, it’s an 18 certificate, so that means gratuitous violence and bad language too. Woo-hoo. Start her up…. Cage plays Milton (a reference to the ‘Paradise Lost’ author, for anyone who didn’t [...]
WEST IS WEST ICON RELEASED 25 February 2011 The follow-up to ‘East is East’ (1999) only took twelve years! Set four years later in 1975, Sajid (Aqib Khan) is bullied at school and hassled by his dad to observe Pakistani culture. Desperate to ‘sort him out’, father George (Om Puri) whisks him off to Pakistan [...]