November 2010
1 post
Gloin, Father of Gimli.
There has been a development in the long awaited double instalment that takes us back to the wonderful world of Middle Earth. It has been rumoured that Ian Mckellen would return as Gandalf the Grey and that other names had been thrown about (Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett, James Nesbitt).
Now, a whole host of vertically challenged characters have been confirmed with actors behind them. The hobbit...
October 2010
10 posts
Young Love, Sweden and Vampires
I’m not particularly a fan of the horror genre as it goes but I thought i’d make an effort for the one day in the year when it’s okay to go out dressed in only a bed sheet. So I was racking my brain for horror movies i’ve seen and in all honesty, I was stumped. It occurred to me that my film knowledge ventures minimally into the horror side of things. Then I remembered...
A Late Night...
I was in one of those tired, end of the day moods where you just watch TV, no matter what’s on. I depressingly found myself watching traffic cops (which is surprisingly entertaining), followed by a film called ‘The Love Letter’ (1999). Now before you judge me, this isn’t the kind of film I would usually watch, but I only have five channels and at one point three of which were news, so...
Reservoir Fiction
It is well known that there were a few cross overs with the cast in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and two years later, ‘Pulp Fiction’. But exactly how many were there?
Most Obvious: Tim Roth as Mr Brown and Ringo (Pumpkin)
Pretty Obvious: Harvey Keitel as Winston Wolfe and Mr White
Quite Obvious: Quentin Tarantino as Mr Brown and Jimmie Dimmick
Huh?:...
Miiiiiiiiiilk!
The directors behind the Cravendale Milk adverts are moving up in the visual hierarchy. Fast.
Now You Mention It...
The carpet in the overlook hotel in The Shining is the exact same pattern used by Pixar in toy-torturer Sid’s top landing. There may be a deep meaning to it, but i think it’s just pretty weird.
Apparently America Can Do It Better..
As a book, the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millenium) Trilogy was a worldwide phenomenon. As a series of films the franchise has been similarly popular, with the short fused Lisbeth Salander being played by a seemingly perfectly matched Noomi Rapace. Surely that’s that? A great series of books followed by a great series of films.
Well not exactly.
An American re-make of the Swedish films...
Bourne, Jason Bourne.
A fourth instalment to the Bourne series has been announced with the 2012 future release of ‘The Bourne Legacy’. Little can be said about the movie at this point except some light speculation on the two men that made the Bourne series so far what it is. Whether Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon will appear in the credits has come into question, rumours being that the duo have quit...
Preview: The Social Network
One of the more current films to come out this year, The Social Network follows the not so well known story behind the creation of facebook. It will be interesting to see the scandalous creation of the worldwide phenomenon that millions of us take for granted every day. I was a tad taken aback by the appearance of Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker in the movie, playing a hot shot businessman that...
Forthcoming Favourable Film? Oct 15 - Feb 18
Upcoming films that we believe are going to create ripples in the movie industry. We’ve included a wide range of genres, Jackass 3D and Let Me In being released on the same day. What a dilemma. I hope some, if not all of these future films get you excited and pre-booking your tickets.
The Social Network 15.10.10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95KLmpLR4 Burke And Hare 29.10.10...
Alright..
Welcome to our blog: Korova Milkbar
To those of you who know what the Korova Milkbar is, you will no doubt be able to guess the general purpose of this blog. If not, then I’ll expand. This blog is all about film. New film, old film, British film, American film and foreign film. We like to think we’re going to cover quite a few bases. Before i go any further, i’ll introduce the...