Revisiting THIS MUST BE THE PLACE – and why I don’t watch films on TV
I was very excited recently to catch some of THIS MUST BE THE PLACE on satellite TV. For those who have not seen it and I imagine…
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Message to Si – Some advice to a filmmaker who wants to get his movie seen
Recently I received a message from one of my followers on Twitter, Si Horrocks, to spread the word about his Kickstarter venture t…
Film Review: NOW YOU SEE ME: nothing up its sleeve
NOW YOU SEE ME is a heist movie with magicians and the faintest hint of Occupy Wall Street. Whats not to like? Films about illusio…
67th Edinburgh International Film Festival Opening Film: BREATHE IN – Felicity on the old Johanna
I have had some very transformative experiences at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, most notably a double bill of SLACKE…
Film Review: Man of Steel – fresh but missing the human element
After five films and two TV series, how do you re-invent Superman for the big screen? Producer Christopher Nolan, writer David S. …
After Earth – not so much AE as aieeee!
There have been some classic final lines: frankly my dear, I dont give a damn, nobodys perfect, and (heavy French accent) with ple…
Exhibition – State of the Art Cinema – London, various venues June to August 2013
If one wants to see film posters up close and personal in a setting outside a cinema, you are usually on the London Underground wa…
Larry Oliver - Diary of a Film Reviewer – 1 to 31 May 2013
Wednesday 1 May Kumar Williams, whom I must introduce to any new readers as my faithful sidekick, the Sancho Panza to my Don Quixo…
Film Review: BYZANTIUM: Let Me Out!
BYZANTIUM, the new filum thats the Irish in me coming out - from Neil Jordan has so many things going on that it fails to satisfy…
The MONEYBALL School of movie predictions
Want to know why certain films get greenlit whilst others stay in development hell? Want to know why certain films achieve critica…
