There is absolutely no doubt about it.
These two are reigning right now.
Last weekend I spent three days at the O2 in London at Empire Big Screen.
A weekend full of screenings, panels and special guests, there is too much to simply put into print. So I thought a video would do nicely.
After turning my camcorder on and rambling for an hour or so, I finally managed to edit it down to two fifteen minute videos.
So please have a listen and make sure you join me next year!
Posted in Debates, Home, Reviews, Weekly Movie Updates
Tagged 2011, arthur christmas, contagion, coriolanus, drive, empire big screen, final destination 5, haywire, john carter, pirates! an adventure with scientists, puss in boots, real steel, rise of the planet of the apes, sherlock holmes: game of shadows, the amazing spider-man, the hobbit, the inbetweeners, the lion king 3D, the muppets, the three musketeers, the woman in black, tinker tailor soldier spy, tintin, titanic 3D, troll hunter, warrior
Please check out my 5* review for Gavin O’Connor’s amazing Warrior over at HeyUGuys. Just click here.
I am really honoured to be able to say that I had the pleasure of listening to Nicolas Winding Refn talk about his latest film, Drive, before watching a preview of his incredible film on Saturday evening at Empire Big Screen at the O2 in London. I am even more honoured to say that I was asked by the amazing HeyUGuys to review it for them. To check out my 5* review for Ryan Gosling’s new film, please click here.
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Limitless (Dir: Neil Burger, 2011) ****
The Inbetweeners Movie (Dir: Ben Palmer, 2011) ****
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (Dir: Rupert Wyatt, 2011) ****
The Skin I Live In (Dir: Pedro Almodovar, 2011) ****
Lars And The Real Girl (Dir: Craig Gillespie, 2007) ****
Into The Wild (Dir: Sean Penn, 2007) *****
The Kids Are All Right (Dir: Lisa Cholodenko, 2010) ****
Half Nelson (Dir: Ryan Fleck, 2006) ****
Cowboys & Aliens (Dir: Jon Favreau, 2011) **
Drive (Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011) *****
Warrior (Dir: Gavin O’Connor, 2011) *****
Moon (Dir: Duncan Jones, 2009) *****
Posted in Home, What I'm Watching
Tagged 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, august, ben palmer, cowboys & aliens, craig gillespie, drive, duncan jones, gavin o'connor, half nelson, into the wild, jon favreau, lars and the real girl, limitless, lisa cholodenko, moon, neil burger, nicolas winding refn, pedro almodovar, rise of the planet of the apes, rupert wyatt, ryan fleck, sean penn, the inbetweeners movie, the kids are all right, the skin i live in, warrior
DIRECTOR: Seth Gordon.
CAST: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Donald Sutherland, Lindsay Sloane, Julie Bowen, P.J. Byrne, Celia Finkelstein, Ioan Gruffudd.
SYNOPSIS: Nick (Bateman) hates his boss for making him work sunrise to sunset with no reward. Kurt (Sudeikis) hates his boss for being a coked-out idiot who has no interest in the company aside from the financial reward. Dale (Day) hates his boss for being a borderline rapist when he’s about to get married. A drunken conversation between the three of them leads to the hiring of a hit man (Foxx) to ensure an easy working environment. But things are never that straightforward.
Horrible Bosses is undoubtedly a massive step forward for director Seth Gordon, with his previous work on American TV shows The Office, Modern Family and Parks and Recreation showcasing his effortless capability of working with the current Hollywood darlings usually favoured by a certain Judd Apatow. Although the first half of the film may feel like a rehearsal to the better-paced and more enjoyable second half, this film is far from predictable with a wonderfully natural chemistry between the three male leads. Continue reading
Tagged 2011, arrested development, august, celia finkelstein, charlie day, colin farrell, donald sutherland, friends, horrible bosses, ioan gruffudd, jamie foxx, jason bateman, jason sudeikis, jennifer aniston, julie bowen, july, kevin spacey, lindsay sloane, new line cinema, p.j. byrne, seth gordon, the hangover