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One useful exercise when examing moving image in a Media course is to investigate how characters are introduced through FILM LANGUAGE. By looking at the SHOT TYPE, CAMERA ANGLE, COMPOSITION and USE OF COLOUR - indeed the whole MISE EN SCENE, you can "decode" the messages that the filmmakers are trying to present to the … Continue reading NICK FURY: How the heroes are introduced in Avengers Assemble – 1
Spoiler Free Review Click here to watch Star Trek: Picard on Amazon Prime Episode 1: Remembrance Rating 4/5 THE RETURN Like many people I was surprised to see the first trailer for PICARD a few months ago. Star Trek Discovery has of course done well, despite some polarising opinions from the critics and fans. But … Continue reading STAR TREK: PICARD – Episode 1 review
Bond fans expect certain things from a 007 movie - and two of the main essential ingredients are title songs by current music superstars, and the opening title sequence. To compliment to my Bond reviews, and the Bond Movie Poster posts, here are the Brosnan Bond openings. What's your favourite Brosnan Bond theme song? What's … Continue reading Bond Opening Titles and Songs – The Brosnan Years
A look at some of the most recognisable movie posters from the James Bond films starring Pierce Brosnan.
I’ll be honest. I hate top ten lists. Possibly because I’m not very good at them. And quite indecisive. And they are always very subjective, especially as I haven't seen every movie that was released this year. However, here are my ten – ranked as best as I can, but the ranking is based on … Continue reading My Top Movies of 2019 (and looking ahead to 2020)
Thunderball had it's UK release on 29th December 1965. Here's my review of the film...
Isn’t it odd when similar movies are released around the same time? Take these movie “coincidences”: Dante’s Peak/Volcano (1997)Armageddon/Deep Impact (1998)Dangerous Liaisons/Valmont (1988/89)Capote/Infamous (2005/06)White House Down/Olympus Has Fallen (2013) In 2016 superhero film fans had three big team-ups to consume: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR and BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE. They weren’t … Continue reading Movies Reflect Us: Part Three – What Happened to our (Super)Heroes?
ENEMY OF THE STATE IS AN ACTION/THRILLER FILM THAT WAS RELEASED IN 1998. IT IS VERY MUCH A PRODUCT OF THE TURBULENT 1990S IN THE USA. Read Movies Reflect Us Part One - The Paranoid Conspiracy Thrillers of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. INSPIRATION The man (usually a man) on the run being pursued by the … Continue reading Movies Reflect Us: Part Two – TECHNOFEAR
Paranoid conspiracy thrillers are not exclusive to the 1960s, 1970s or the 1980s. But those turbulent decades certainly inspired them. This article will briefly mention a range of these movies. Have you seen any or all of them? If there are any you haven’t yet watched, please do so, you may find them as fascinating as … Continue reading Movies Reflect Us: Part One – The Paranoid Conspiracy Thrillers of the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
For some of you reading this, you'll know what I'm about to talk about. For some of you, you may have heard something, but still not aware of the details. This, then, is a brief introduction to something that is well known in comic book/superhero movie circles, but is only now gaining traction across wider, … Continue reading What is “The Snyder Cut”?
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