Excitement is beginning to grow at the impending release of Toy Story 3 which will be released on the 18th June this year in 3D, with people of all ages expected to flock to see the long awaited sequel to Toy Story 2 (1999). The latest trailer has uncovered much of the plot line which has been a closely guarded secret up until now.
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Excitement Grows For Toy Story 3
Excitement is beginning to grow at the impending release of Toy Story 3 which will be released on the 18th June this year in 3D, with people of all ages expected to flock to see the long awaited sequel to Toy Story 2 (1999). The latest trailer has uncovered much of the plot line which has been a closely guarded secret up until now.
Lord Of The Rings- Blu-Ray Review
The Lord Of The Rings- will we ever see a better trilogy of films ever made. I loved everything about what Peter Jackson conjured up almost 10 years ago now, in my opinion they were quite simply some of the best films ever made. And now, as if the trilogy wasn't already a treat to the eyes, we now have a release on glorious Blu-Ray.
Is This The Worst Film Ever Made?
Now I'm sure a lot of us have films in mind that we consider to be truly awful, whether it be the ridiculous 10,000 BC by Roland Emmerich or Jaws 4, the third and most pointless sequel to Spielberg's masterpiece. But the film that is generally considered to be the worst film ever made, a film that is so bad it's almost good is the 1959 sci-fi Plan 9 From Outer Space directed by Edward. D. Wood, Jr.
New James Bond Delayed
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Avatar- DVD Review
There can be no doubt that James Cameron's epic Avatar is one of the visually brilliant films that has ever hit our screens and there can be no doubt that Avatar had the best 3-D ever seen in a film. But a lot of you are probably wondering whether the whole experience of Avatar can transfer to DVD without the aid of 3-D. The answer to that question is yes.
Robin Hood set for Release
The eagerly anticipated adaptation of Robin Hood is finally hitting our screens this Friday with the film being billed as one of the must see blockbusters of the summer. Robin Hood once again reunites director Ridley Scott and Hollywood star Russell Crow, their most noticeable collaboration being Gladiator which came out in 2000.
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
How 'Schindlers List' changed Steven Spielberg
Up until the early 90’s, Steven Spielberg was acclaimed as being a great escapist director whos films were just fantasy based and were nothing more than just a good watch but it all changed in 1993 when Spielberg came up with ‘Schindlers List’ a film which changed the course for the director who went from having a disney-esque feel to becoming a serious thought provoking director. This article follows how the film changed peoples perception of Steven Spielberg.
Half an hour into ‘Schindler’s List, the highly emotional epic detailing the horror that was the Holocaust you completely forget that this is directed by the same man that gave us a film starring a whip-cracking archaeologist chasing after the Holy Grail. This film is undoubtedly one of the most powerful films ever made, no joke, but perhaps the most surprising part of this production is that Spielberg has directed it and directed it good. Upon hearing the news that Spielberg would make a film based on one of the most shocking events in history I was a bit sceptical as to how a man who is, at this point, famous for his escapism type films like ‘Close Encounters’, ‘E.T Extra Terrestrial’ and the ‘Indiana Jones’ trilogy was going to approach making this film because despite Spielberg’s undoubted talent he just didn’t seem to fit the bill. Then I saw the film.
I was blown away by the sheer brilliance of it all: how Spielberg put you right in the middle of the action, I was in awe of the decision to put the film almost entirely in black and white: giving the film a documentary feel. After sitting through this film I was left thinking ‘Wow, if Spielberg didn’t get an Oscar for that then he never will’, thankfully he did. I was surprised to learn that this was his first award for best director despite being nominated three times previously for ‘Close Encounters’, ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and ‘E.T’ he has always been beaten to the award. I was left perplexed as to how for instance ‘Jaws’, for all it’s nail-biting, adrenalin-filled action was never acclaimed for it’s masterful directing. I was baffled at how ‘Close Encounters’, a film most remembered for its fantastic stand-out images was never been given the coveted Best Director award. Why? Despite being very different in almost every way, ‘Close Encounters’ and ‘Schindler’s List’ are both, I feel, worthy of similar acclaim.
Of course it was ‘Schindlers List’ that was the first of Spielberg’s more serious films, who could forget the harrowing war time film ‘Saving Private Ryan’ or even a more recent attempt ‘Munich’. So maybe Spielberg realised that to be taken seriously as a director he would have to break the mould and do something bold, controversial and different to have his film recognised, which probably tells us that as an audience that we like to see a lot more risqué films that are out the ordinary, films that don’t follow the obvious Hollywood narrative because, believe me, with ‘Schindlers List’ is probably Hollywood’s finest hour and it doesn’t even feel like a Hollywood film.