Starring: Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim, Yu-mi Jeong Director: Sang-ho Yeon A banker whose wealthy lifestyle and workaholic nature have estranged him from those around him finds himself fighting for his life and learning to think about others when an infection breaks out on the train he is on with his young daughter. It's kind of Liar… Continue reading Train To Busan (2016)
Starring: Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger My first exposure to this film was when i was 5. There was a little girl at my primary school who was obsessed with this film, and I think we thought it was just about ballet and the costumes, and that was cool with… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: The Red Shoes (1948)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard Director: Robert Zemeckis Part thriller, part romance, this film is the story of Max Vatan (Pitt), a Canadian Intelligence officer, and Marianne Beausejour (Cotillard), a beautiful French Resistance fighter, who meet during an assassination mission in Casablanca in 1942. Strangers playing the role of a married couple, they find themselves… Continue reading Preview: Allied (2016)
Starring: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan Director: Michael Curtiz Rocky (Cagney) and Jerry (O'Brien) grow up in the same neighborhood, but as adults they are very different men. Rocky takes to a life of crime, and is the local idol of the boys in the 'hood. But Jerry has become a preacher,… Continue reading 105 Must Watch Films: Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Starring: Annalise Basso, Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Henry Thomas Director: Mike Flanagan Ouija, the original film in what looks like will be a series, was an alright horror film. Sure, it had plot holes so big you could hide a body in, and acting that was at times laughable, but I really didn't care. It… Continue reading Ouija: Origin Of Evil (2016)
Last night, in London's Leicester Square, the glitterati arrived to attend the premiere of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, the latest installment of the Lee Childs penned, Tom Cruise starring, all action thriller. I caught up with the stars to ask them a few questions about the film... Tom Cruise, Jack Reacher Notoriously doing all his… Continue reading Interview: Tom Cruise on the red carpet at Jack Reacher: Never Go Back – London Premiere
Starring: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw Director: Jack Hill In a crazy, violent, breast-baring caper, a good hearted nurse decides to take the law into her own hands when her sister is the victim of drug dealers. But she soon discovers that the corruption goes all the way to the top... Coffy (Pam Grier) is both… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Coffy (1973)
In the mid eighties, a man who contracts HIV takes on the FDA when he creates a buyers club for medications that truly help sufferers. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto Director: Jean-Marc Valee I've wanted to see this film for a long time, but I was hesitant to watch something sad. This is… Continue reading Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
“Writing is both a pleasure and a struggle. There are times when it’s really aversive and unpleasant, and there are times when it’s wonderful and fun and magical, but that’s not the point. Writing is my job. I’m not a believer of waiting for the muse. You don’t put yourself in the mood to go… Continue reading
I'm afraid I've been "sick as a dog" all week, and so my posting has been really lax, and now I'm going to be really naughty, and post you all a sort of cheat post. But don't worry, it's totally worth reading. I came across this one this morning, another fantastic blog post from Bob… Continue reading For Screenwriters: “Bob’s Take: The Conspiracy Theory”
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