Ben Affleck surprised the world with his directorial skills in Gone Baby Gone and followed it up with successful heist movie The Town, now he’s back again on double duty, both directing and starring in Argo, the true story of the rescue of 6 American hostages during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.

When watching the trailer the first thing you notice is that there are a lot of moustaches and beards during 1979, it’s almost a little unsettling seeing them all…however that might just be beard envy on my part since I am not “allowed” to have a beard. Well I guess I could push the envelope and try to keep it but it tends to make the missus a little unhappy…which in turn makes me a little unhappy. Um, ok…what was my point again?

Oh yeah, Argo.

So Ben Affleck gets back into the … Read More »

From director Tony Kaye (American History X *) and starring Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, James Caan, Blythe Danner, Lucy Liu, and Marcia Gay Harden, comes a new movie about life is like for teachers, administrators, and students seen through the eyes of a substitute teacher.

This trailer intrigues me. It looks like it’s going to tread the old familiar ground of teacher overcombing obstacles in their high school, connecting with students, clashing with administrators, all the while tugging at the heart strings…but doesn’t quite get there. Just when you think you know where it’s going it stops short, getting me a little more interested.

The cast is impressive and I would like to believe that they all saw something in the script other than a paycheck, but I guess that only time will tell. I also really liked the look of … Read More »

From director Tony Kaye (American History X *) and starring Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, James Caan, Blythe Danner, Lucy Liu, and Marcia Gay Harden, comes a new movie about life is like for teachers, administrators, and students seen through the eyes of a substitute teacher.

This trailer intrigues me. It looks like it’s going to tread the old familiar ground of teacher overcombing obstacles in their high school, connecting with students, clashing with administrators, all the while tugging at the heart strings…but doesn’t quite get there. Just when you think you know where it’s going it stops short, getting me a little more interested.

The cast is impressive and I would like to believe that they all saw something in the script other than a paycheck, but I guess that only time will tell. I also really liked the look of … Read More »

Guest Writer: So’s My Wife (@sosmywife)

…and weep

Drive reminds us of a certain age and shows the newer cinema goer that acting, thank god is still in vogue and that over bearing and ridiculous scripts are not needed to, pardon the pun, drive a story.

I came across this little masterpiece I have to admit completely by accident. Going to the movies alas is not a frequent pleasure and when I get the chance I don’t want to be flippant about my choices.  So after a look at last weekend’s papers a very positive review of Drive caught my eye.  The rest as they say….

Now I’m not going to spell out plot devices or give away spoilers, it’s your job to see and make up your own minds but what I will do I give you a little insight why a film … Read More »

Guest Writer: So’s My Wife (@sosmywife)

…and weep

Drive reminds us of a certain age and shows the newer cinema goer that acting, thank god is still in vogue and that over bearing and ridiculous scripts are not needed to, pardon the pun, drive a story.

I came across this little masterpiece I have to admit completely by accident. Going to the movies alas is not a frequent pleasure and when I get the chance I don’t want to be flippant about my choices.  So after a look at last weekend’s papers a very positive review of Drive caught my eye.  The rest as they say….

Now I’m not going to spell out plot devices or give away spoilers, it’s your job to see and make up your own minds but what I will do I give you a little insight why a film … Read More »

After hearing nothing but positive reviews for Drive, I went into the cinema with high expectations.  I wasn’t just disappointed, I was crushed.

How could I not like a film that has been universally acclaimed?

This is the film that won Nicolas Winding Refn the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival and where the film itself was nominated for the Palm d’Or. It currently stands at #137 in IMDb’s Top 250 films of all time. It has a current rating of 92% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!

Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I am the only one on the planet who just didn’t like it. I spent the night revisiting the film in my head and kept trying to look for something that I missed.

But in the end, I have to stand by my initial thoughts, Drive was over-hyped, boring, overly violent, and just didn’t … Read More »

After hearing nothing but positive reviews for Drive, I went into the cinema with high expectations.  I wasn’t just disappointed, I was crushed.

How could I not like a film that has been universally acclaimed?

This is the film that won Nicolas Winding Refn the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival and where the film itself was nominated for the Palm d’Or. It currently stands at #137 in IMDb’s Top 250 films of all time. It has a current rating of 92% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!

Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I am the only one on the planet who just didn’t like it. I spent the night revisiting the film in my head and kept trying to look for something that I missed.

But in the end, I have to stand by my initial thoughts, Drive was over-hyped, boring, overly violent, and just didn’t … Read More »

Thanks to the always reliable and interesting /Film, here’s the first official poster from Drive.

So for all you Ryan Gosling fans out there then I would say that this poster is pretty much aimed at you! Whilst it doesn’t really give away anything and I have to say that I am not a huge fan of lettering either, it is still the first official poster.

I hope that there are others that will be released soon because this still remains one of the must see films of this year, it looks brilliant!

On the /Film site you’ll also find a couple of other signed posters showing a couple of other characters so check it out if you’re keen, worth having a look…however still the same lettering!

Drive stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, and Albert Brooks.

Drive is scheduled … Read More »

Thanks to the always reliable and interesting /Film, here’s the first official poster from Drive.

So for all you Ryan Gosling fans out there then I would say that this poster is pretty much aimed at you! Whilst it doesn’t really give away anything and I have to say that I am not a huge fan of lettering either, it is still the first official poster.

I hope that there are others that will be released soon because this still remains one of the must see films of this year, it looks brilliant!

On the /Film site you’ll also find a couple of other signed posters showing a couple of other characters so check it out if you’re keen, worth having a look…however still the same lettering!

Drive stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, and Albert Brooks.

Drive is scheduled … Read More »

Thanks to The Film Stage, here’s the brand new first released image from the Len Wiseman directed reboot of Total Recall starring Colin Farrell and Bryan Cranston.

If you are new to the concept of Total Recall being remade then you may not be aware that the film barely resembles the original 1990 blockbuster starring the ultimate action star Arnold Schwarzenegger and set on Mars.

This one is set in the near future consisting of 2 power states, Euromerica and New Shanghai. A factory worker played by Mr Farrell begins to form the impression that he is a spy…but unsure of which side he’s on. Oh and the kicker? Nothing to do with Mars…

So you’ve got to admit that this one sounds like an adventure that could easily fit within the Jason Bourne stories, but I reserve judgement until I get to … Read More »