INTERVIEW: ‘News of the World’ Costume Designer Mark Bridges
Mark Bridges is an Oscar-winning costume designer who has worked on Deep Blue Sea (1999), 8 Mile (2002), The Italian Job (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Be Cool (2005), The Fighter (2010), The Artist (2011), Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), Marriage Story (2019) and Joker…
REVIEW: News of the World (2020)
Though it’s nowhere near as popular as it used to be, the Western genre is typically responsible for at least one great film per year, give or take. In 2019, that film came in the form of Jennifer Kent’s harrowing but essential The Nightingale; in…
REVIEW: Greyhound (2020)
Debuting exclusively on Apple TV+ following a remarkable $70 million deal, Greyhound marks the return of Tom Hanks’ to a World War II setting, following Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan and Bridge of Spies. Based on CS Forester’s 1955 fictional war novel “The Good Shepherd”, the film shines a light…
REVIEW: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood (London Film Festival 2019)
A dearly beloved children’s television host whose mild-mannered nature along with his wonderful wisdom charmed many an American. Yet the reputation built and his lasting impact perhaps didn’t quite translate to our shores until Morgan Neville’s well-received award-winning documentary ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ last…
Tom Hanks Confirms it’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood in New Trailer
Following the onslaught of hero news that arrived over the weekend via SDCC, today marks the arrival of a film focusing on a real-life one and everything he did that was pure and good in the world. Tom Hanks’ A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood sees…
REVIEW: Toy Story 4 (2019)
“I was made to help a child… I don’t remember it being this hard.” When I was a kid, I would sit on my grandmother’s couch for hours on end while a VHS copy of Toy Story played on the TV. When the tape ended,…
‘Toy Story 4’ Truly Kicks Off The Summer By Smashing Franchise Record With $175m: Box Office Predictions
After 2 weekends of misery for a group of poorly-received sequels, in steps Disney to correct the forming groove in the quickening river of follow-ups. This weekend, the studio drops the highly-anticipated ‘Toy Story 4’, which aims to open to a franchise (and animated) record,…
COMPETITION: Win A Blu-ray Copy Of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ To Mark 75th Anniversary Of D-Day Landings
On 6th June 2019 it will have been 75 years to the day since World War II’s D-Day Normandy landings, and to mark the occasion Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan is being re-released in cinemas for special screenings. Thanks to our friends over at Park…
Buzz Is Tied Up In ‘Toy Story 4’ Super Bowl TV Spot
“Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called “Forky” to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old…
JUMPCUT ALL THE WAY: The Polar Express (2004)
This 2004 American computer-animated Christmas fantasy is written, produced, and directed by Robert Zemeckis. It features the vocal and motion-capture performances of Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Tinashe, Peter Scolari and Jimmy Bennett. In the late 1950s, on Christmas Eve, a sceptical…
The Gang Are Back In The First Teaser For ‘Toy Story 4’
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDXYRzerjzU&w=560&h=315] “Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called “Forky” to her room, a road trip adventure…
Decade Definers: 1980s – Goonies, Gremlins and Ghostbusters: The Golden Age of the Family-Friendly Film
Full disclosure: I was born in 1980 and therefore obviously the 1980s WAS my childhood. So, I am biased when I say that the 1980s was a golden age for the family-friendly live-action film. However, I stand by it (and I’m about to show you…
REVIEW: The Post (2018)
For every ‘Ready Player One’, you have ‘The Post’. Director Steven Spielberg next two directorial efforts into 2018 following 2016’s ‘BFG’ include a political thriller and science-fiction fantasy. Both rely on source material, but one will include generous CGI, dazzling action and a pulse-pounding soundtrack…
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