May 10, 2013
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[SPOILERS below! You were warned!] I am a total sucker for films which need you to think a little bigger. You think its so big and then you square it to get an idea of how big things really are… … Continue reading
December 29, 2012
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I’ve been doing this type of list [1][2][3] for a while but when I saw filmstate’s Top 5 movies 2012 you may have missed. I was in total agreement with so much of the list, I felt 5 was too … Continue reading
December 2, 2012
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A few blog posts ago I was talking about Cinema and the audience using their phones in the cinema to share the experience and hinted at some other things Cinema can learn from TV. Me and Hugh were arguing in … Continue reading
November 15, 2012
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Recently Hugh Garry has been writing in his blog more often than usual. Not sure what has prompted him but he’s writing some amazing stuff. Everytime I read something I want to comment or blog it straight away, but I’ve … Continue reading
November 8, 2012
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Another thing I saw from Hugh Garry which got me thinking… Switching ‘on’ your phone during a movie is something that the film industry is going to have to get used to. It’s a new rule of cinema – people … Continue reading
October 8, 2012
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I tweeted… If true, expect another #donniedarko. Bad mistake not to go worldwide first. ‘#CloudAtlas‘ gets new UK release date http://m.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a404612/cloud-atlas-gets-new-uk-release-date.html A friend asked me to explain… Cloud Atlas is now due to be released in the UK, a good 4 … Continue reading
April 6, 2012
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Talking to Adrian late last night… He mentioned something to do with weight and video. Then today, I started thinking wouldn’t it be interesting to apply a weight model to films/media based on their attention required? For example: Tinker tailor … Continue reading
January 28, 2012
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Everyone once in a while, a concept gets turned into two films. Those two films are released within a few months of each other. We all know examples but I wanted to look at two which people may not know… … Continue reading
November 28, 2011
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I watch a lot of films (and that doesn’t even include the ones in the cinema)… So in my usual style, here’s a list of ones you may have missed (also made a Top10 list), which are certainly worth watching… I’m … Continue reading
June 16, 2011
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I’ve decided to kick off the Salford Cinema Club seeing how the Manchester Cinema Club seems to have gone quiet (last blog post was April 16th 2011). One of the main reason is because now BBC North is based mainly … Continue reading
April 20, 2011
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Been meaning to blog about Harry Jones’s next venture for a while… I was shown a beta of it a while ago and I got to say upfront I’m a close friend of Harry’s and yes I did teach him … Continue reading
March 28, 2011
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There is no doubt this years summer looks pretty amazing for movies. Specially Sci-Fi movies… The ones I’m excited about include… Attack the Block – I first thought this was a noel clarke film but it looks equally great Super … Continue reading
March 27, 2011
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There is something really interesting going on in the movie industry… I can’t put my finger on it but something interesting is going on… In America everyone is going nuts over Groupon to starting to offering movie tickets at a … Continue reading
January 30, 2011
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I seriously don’t get it. There is no doubt Inception was one of the high lights of last year but the golden globes seemed to skip over inception. Anyway, this is my list of films you should have seen (or … Continue reading
December 30, 2010
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In a surprise (surprising to me at least) move to XBMC there is now a couple of services which allow you to show off your collection to the awaiting public. Something a little like Boxee does but much more like … Continue reading