Tim Burton is one of those directors that are truly their own category when it comes to filmmaking. It takes only a look at a scene from his film to recognize him as the author, and his aesthetics are his trade mark – dark, gothic surroundings in contrast with the suburban sterility, great visual characterization, [...]

Time now for a bit of tongue in cheek extra fast shooting so I’ll play The Quick and the Dead. Although it has a top dollar cast of Gene Hackman, Sharon Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe the storyline and characters are somewhat shallow. Still, what actor can resist playing a quick on the draw [...]

If you are looking for a thriller with a Christmas theme why not try The Odessa File. Of course the story has little to do with Christmas but the theme music is the infectious song Christmas Dream composed by the Webber/Rice duo and sung by smoothie Perry Como. Our hero played by the everlasting Jon [...]

Someone in my close-knit circle will for certain receive, as a present, a made for Christmas, modern-day Comedian, laugh when I say f***, overpriced and puerile DVD which after the watershed hour I will be expected to endure. Mind you I won’t mind so much if it’s Al Murray as at least he promotes real [...]

“A Hater’s Journey” or “How I learned to stop worrying and enjoy The Hobbit” As those of you who follow the podcasts will already be aware, I am not a fan of the Lord of the Rings films. For those who don’t know, let me brief: Yes, they are a staggering technical achievement and yes, [...]