To be honest, it’s all gone a bit wrong for the Wachowski Brothers’ adaptation of the 60s animation. I’ve been doing the reading catching the buzz, and managed to watch the vast majority of the film, albeit in little bits. Now it’s time for a post-mortem. (more…)
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Film festivals, like any kind of festival, tend to have lots of things going on in a not-very-long period of time. This can lead to confusion and anger when scanning the programme and finding that the thing you wanted to see is on at the same time as the other thing and that the third thing has already been on and you missed it and AAAGH!
As such, a plan is required. Best way to break it down is to go through, from the 18th to the 28th, and pick one thing each day to go and see, with the pros and cons honestly weighed up for your perusal. Because let’s face it, unless you’re a journalist, an aristocrat, or the kind of person who REALLY plans ahead, you won’t have the time, money, or sheer determination to fire into all the films at the festival. So here we go, the Moviebarn guide to the Edinburgh Film Festival… (more…)
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“Oi, put that cloud over there or I’ll lay some Jackson on you…”
Here’s another run-down of movie related news, complete with the Moviebarn’s trademark sar-ma-casm. Check it out… (more…)
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A news compendium starring Benicio del Toro, Zack Snyder, Russell Brand, a woman with a horse’s face and a confused robot… (more…)
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Tagged: benicio del toro, cannes, che, film-making, indiana jones, judd apatow, kung fu panda, russell brand, sex and the city, steven soderbergh, wall-e, watchmen, woody allen, zack snyder
So it’s one week until The Moviebarn hits the airwaves. I make-d a poster and everything…
Tell your friends. Make them listen. Fridays, 2:30-4:00, freshair.org.uk
If a cow dressed as Willy Wonka doesn’t capture the imagination, I don’t know what will.
Cheers.
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