Glorious. That’s my one word review for Iron Man, the new movie from Jon Favreau starring Robert Downey Jr. Why is it so good? Why is Graeme Tuckett so completely wrong?
For starters there are the performances. This film is stacked with talent, and while Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terence Howard are bringing their [...]
We’re in Hollywood now, and it’s not as well manicured as Anaheim. We’re staying behind Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, right in the thick of things. It’s cool seeing all the stars on the walk of fame, and all the foot and hand prints in the theatre courtyard.
We walked down to Guitar Centre on Sunset Boulevard today, [...]
30 Days of Night is a slick and stylish vampire film with an interesting premise, as suggested by the title. The film centres on the struggle for survival by the residents of a small Alaskan town that is attacked by a group of vampires. The vampires attack during the winter period where there is no [...]
Johnny Depp has by far cemented himself as one of my favourite actors (and I’m hardly alone there…). I liked him a lot before Jack Sparrow, but, as for many people, that role was the clincher, the one that put me squarely in the JD Fan Club. The challenge for Johnny post-POTC was to find [...]
The results are in, and they all look pretty good. As usual, the Oscars have rolled around before I’ve managed to see half the films nominated, and I’ve yet to see a single Best Picture nominated film, despite promising myself that I’d see at least No Country. At any rate, I’m over the moon that [...]
Ang Lee’s latest Chinese language film, titled Lust, Caution, is being talked about more for the sex scenes than anything else it seems. There is debate about whether the sex is simulated or in fact real. This is unfortunate, as it overshadows the rest of what is a brilliant film about the opposing forces of [...]
Cloverfield is being called a cross between Godzilla and The Blair Witch Project. While this is essentially true, it’s an oversimplification that doesn’t really do the film justice. Cloverfield is a bold treatment that turns a well worn genre on it’s head. Unfortunately for the filmmakers, I’m not sure that the majority of people are [...]
The non-event that is the Golden Globes has thrown up something to smile about at least. The incomparable Marion Cotillard has taken the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy gong. A well deserved honour for a marvellous performance in La Vie En Rose, a film that I was [...]
Being a devoted Alien/Aliens fan, and lover of the original Predator, it’s a given that the crossover AvP movies are going to get my coin. I can’t resist the almost hypnotic pull of the chance to see these majestic movie villains on screen again, especially the big screen. The fact that every time I’ve seen [...]
Last night I saw I Am Legend. From what I’ve read, this project has been kicking around for 20-odd years, with various big names attached, most notably the current Governor of California, and with a couple of different scripts. The final shooting script was credited to Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman, and was not too [...]
