Whatever happened to them, eh? Its about time someone put them back on the big screen where they belonged. You could even put some kind of pun on the word dead in the title. Thatd shake people up a bit. Ad content continues below On the other hand, zombies are fucking idiots. It encapsulates everything thats brilliant about the film and zombies in general in one beautifully funny shot. In many ways, doing a horror film afterSpacedwas a logical move....
Rupert Sanders feature directing debut, Snow White and the Huntsman, is a visual tour de force. We spoke to the director the day after its world premiere… Ad content continues below Is that how you view the film? Id describe it more as an emotional blockbuster. We tried to do something different in the format of the blockbuster. A big, fun, summer action movie about death and loss maybe? Yeah, well its all about loss really....
Hes uncompromising, and endlessly confrontational… but hes also got a wicked sense of humour. We can add a lot of humour, also; like, wheres the toilet?, you know? And of course its a fantasy movie, so its not historically correct. Thats the reason we dropped it completely out of the title.
By the 1980s, working class sitcoms were a staple of the TV landscape. The elder men in both become moralistic and both quote the old adage Dont gamble! Only Fools and Horses… also shared some of the originalSteptoe and Sonprops. The shows share a wonderful pathos as the protagonists struggle with their lot. He bickers with Kate, hes tactless and has no empathy for her problems. His confused Landlady is Mrs Lemenski....
Cuba gets its first zombie horror film in Juan Of The Dead. The titular Juan (Alexis Diaz de Villegas) is one such character. Rating: 3 out of 5
Thats rightThe Storyteller; a programme that if you blinked, you may have missed. But, without a doubt, it holds an esteemed place on the mantle of Jim Hensons later life. For a story from a realm called the late 1980s is about to begin. Most people knowThe Dark CrystalandLabyrinth. But, how aboutDreamchildorThe Witches? Does that name ring a bell? Oh, he just went on to direct a couple of films likeThe English PatientandThe Talented Mr Ripley....
What the hell happened to my life, Im not who I thought I would be. I think those things are something weve all gone through. Chris Klein:The universal themes of this movie are what make it attractive to everybody. I think thats pretty unique to our franchise. What did you initially think when the fourth movie was pitched? But once I saw what we were doing, I realised that we werent tarnishing anything....
How was finally getting the two characters together? Was it always planned? Eugene Levy:It maybe wasnt always planned, and it didnt come from us. I just didnt see it, but thought it was brilliant. That was their doing, though I wish I could claim it as mine. you could tell hes innocent and the kindest guy Ive ever dated. Ad content continues below Was the final scene scripted? Or was there improv involved?...
Jason Segel and Emily Blunt star in the comedy drama, The Five Year Engagement. Theyre happily together and after Tom proposes, theyre engaged and thrilled about it. Then, life gets in the way. For Violet, Ann Arbor is a great chance at her dream. For Tom, its a place where dreams go to die. If it seems like it takes forever, thats because it does. The cast ofThe Five Year Engagementis very appealing....
Tara Reid:I think that people personalised the characters from the very beginning. It started off with the awkwardness of losing your virginity, which most people do. I think over the years it has been about growing up, and people have grown up with us. Ad content continues below Do you thinkAmerican Pieis very light compared to films being made now? We make fun of ourselves if anything, and I think thats what works about our film....
Open world, super-powered carnage returns in Activisions Prototype 2… The originalPrototypewas a flawed game, in many ways. So begins another brutal and bloody campaign. Unlike the original game, however, New York looks very nice indeed. Its a far cry from the bland and barren city streets of the first game. Within this more detailed environment are far more varied and well thought-out missions. They make for nice diversion, and when you complete various collections, you earn an upgrade....
The life and times of puppeteer Kevin Clash are brought to the screen in Being Elmo. Here’s Michael’s review of a charming documentary… The timing couldnt be better, and, whats more, the film isnt half bad either. His first audiences were neighbourhood kids, and he soon graduated to schools, hospitals, and local stages. And then theres Elmo. Elmo, we are told, represents love. Nevertheless,Being Elmosucceeds precisely because of this lack of cynicism....
Respected writer and director Whit Stillman returns after a lengthy hiatus with Damsels In Distress. This is in no small part due to the films star, indie darling Greta Gerwig. Ad content continues below By then, weve been treated to a slowly-developing portrait of Violet and her gang. Throughout, Stillmans satire is softer, and the overall tone is much gentler than one would expect. It also, at times, strays almost too closely to whisper it kookiness....
