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Category Archives: Films
Lord of Film – an interview with Randal Plunkett
Randal Plunkett, the 21st Lord Dunsany, is an award winning director and producer hailing from one of the oldest and most prominent families in Ireland, the Plunketts. From a young age Randal was brought up surrounded by culture which has heavily … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggerview, Films
Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, Alfred Hitchcock, Anbdrei Tarkovsky, Brave New World, Cape Fear, Dario Argento, Dawn of the Dead, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, George Clooney, George Orwell, George Romero, Kim Kold, Lord Dunsany, Mads Mattheisen, Philip K. Dick, Psycho, Scarface, Solaris, Stalker, Stanislaw Lem, Stanley Kubrick, Stev en Soderbergh, Suspiria, Teddy Bear, The Birds, The Last House on the Left, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Wong Kar Wei
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Killer Joe – not for the faint hearted (a film review)
I thought it would be nice to take what’s left of my family – wife and son currently – to the cinema. I had heard good things, though not much detail, about Killer Joe so I took a gamble. Well, … Continue reading
Indie film director Christopher Witherspoon interviewed – do not read this if you are of a sensitive nature!
Christopher’s desire to make movies started at age 12 when he first saw “Star Wars”. He persuaded his parents to buy him a Super 8 film camera and began making his own little movies. He has worked for many production … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggerview, Films, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, 21 Jump Street, A Clockwork Orange, Alberto Vargas, Alfred Hitchcock, Alien, Arthur, Batman: The Dark Knight, Blue Velvet, Bob Hoskins, Breathless, Casablanca, Channing Tatum, Chariots of Fire, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Walken, Citizen Kane, CollinFarrell, David Lynch, Dr. Strangelove, Duel, Dwight Yoakam, E.T., Francois Truffaut, Frank Frazetta, Friday the 13th, From Beyond, Gaspar Noe, George Petty, Gone with the Wind, Greg Hildebrandt, Halloween, Hammer House of Horrors, Herb Ritz, Horst P. Horst, I Am Cuba, Jaws, Jessica Alba, John Carpenter, Kevin James, Magnificent Ambersons, Mario Bava and Sergio Leone, Mark Strong, Martin Scorsese, Nightmare On Elm Street, Orson Welles, Paul Thomas Anderson, Psycho, Quentin Tarantino, Re-Animator, Rear Window, Rocky, Roger Corman, Rollerball, Ron Cobb, Saturday Night Fever, Sid Mead, Sin City, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Terrence Malick, The Bad News Bears, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Sting, Top Gun, Touch of Evil, Troll, Watchmen, Wes Craven, Westworld
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Do Androids Dream of Blade Runners – a kind of book film review
With the Alien prequel, Prometheus, due to hit our screens on June 1 (in Ireland) it seemed an apt time to turn my mind towards Sir Ridley Scott and his SF magnum opus, Blade Runner. I saw it on its … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Reviews
Tagged Blade Runner, Charles Dickens, Oliver, Philip K. Dick, Sir Ridley Scott
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Surprise, Surprise, 21 Jump Street in LOL shocker
My number one reason for seeing any particular movie this year has, to date, been I want to go to the movies and this one looks least likely to put me to sleep. Which is how I picked 21 Jump … Continue reading
Beyond Buffy – an interview with Amber Benson
Amber Benson is a writer, director and actor. She currently writes the CALLIOPE REAPER-JONES paranormal romance series for Penguin Books and her middle grade book, AMONG THE GHOSTS, is available in paperback from Simon and Schuster. As a director, she … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggerview, Films, TV
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Calliope Reaper Jones, Ghosts of Albion, Joss Whedon, Pina Bausch
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So That’s What Irony Means.
As a film fan and an inveterate reader I am fond of books about Hollywood. One of my favourites is Final Cut by Steven Bach, the definitive story of the making of the film Heaven’s Gate and the consequent failure … Continue reading
Posted in Films
Tagged Final Cut, Heaven's Gate, MGM, Michael Cimino, The Deerhunter, United Artists
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Utter Rubbish – Shock!
So I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie the other day. Brought my family. I kinda liked the first one – a bit of a comeback for Guy Ritchie. But the follow-up is, as my header shouts, utter … Continue reading
Posted in Films
Tagged Alan Moore, Sherlock Holmes, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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