Walking down The Cut the other day I saw what appeared to be a mental person swerving straight for me, as they do. Upon closer inspection I realised it was my friend and sexy man actor Jude Law.
He was hardly recognisable, with wild hair, dirty and crumpled clothes and mad bloodshot eyes. He was obviously […]
I went to see the new Star Trek film at the Genesis for a second time. It is very rare for me to do this but I thought this was a film that deserved a second viewing. The last time I did this was for the Lord of the Rings films, which I enjoyed much […]
Halcyon Company, the producers of the Terminator series of films, have announced they are to make a cinema adaptation of the 1974 Philip K Dick novel Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said. Halcyon holds the rights to produce works by the late author in conjunction with Electric Shepherd Productions, the production arm of his estate.
The […]
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I did it. I went to see Star Trek. Was it as good as I wanted it to be? No, it could never be. Is it a good film? It is a bloody great film.
JJ Abrams’ Star Trek reboot is a masterpiece of SF […]
Today is the day. I will be visiting the cinema this evening to see the most eagerly anticipated movie of the year, for me anyway. At 8.30 tonight I will be sitting on the front row of Screen 1 in Mile End Road’s Genesis Cinema. Guess which film it is. Go on. No, not Hanna […]
I was very sad to learn of the death of JG Ballard at the age of 78. He had been ill for several years, struggling with prostate cancer, and died on Sunday morning. Ballard is one of my favourite authors, penning such classics as ‘The Drowned World’, ‘Concrete Island’ and ‘Crash’. He said his books […]
It was set to be the movie event of the year. The film adaptation of the Citizen Kane of comic book novels is here. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ revolutionary and inventive deconstruction of the superhero myth is a weaving story of redemption, betrayal, love and humanity.
Ah, but what about the film? In the hands of […]
My excessive excitement about the impending Star Trek film is reaching unnatural extremes. I may do myself an injury. I cannot wait to see this film. Just released is the new trailer. This is two minutes of prime spectacle. I implore you to go and watch this right now.
You will be able to view the […]
The main event of the last 24 hours was the 81st Academy Awards. Notable winners include Sean Penn, Heath Ledger, Penelope Cruz and Kate Winslet (with the whistling dad). The majority of statuettes were awarded to British/Indian production Slumdog Millionaire, including Best Film and Best Director.
I met Danny Boyle years ago. He seemed like a […]
I recently finished reading the debut novel by acclaimed psychological thriller writer Patricia Highsmith. The story beings with architect Guy Haines traveling by train to see his unfaithful and estranged wife, Miriam, to finalise a divorce so that he can marry the woman he loves, Anne Faulkner.
While traveling on the train Guy meets Charles Anthony […]