by Neil | Jan 19, 2009 | Entertainment, Film, Movies, Review
Truthfully, I did not have high hopes for this film. I do rate the director Baz Luhrmann, being a secret fan of Moulin Rouge and a vocal advocate of what he did for Romeo & Juliet. Never seen Strictly Ballroom – god willing, I never will. My concerns were not...by Neil | Jan 11, 2009 | Comment, Entertainment, Film, Guillermo del Toro, Movies, Review
Constant readers will know that I am something of a Guillermo del Toro fan having lapped up both Cronos and Pan’s Labyrinth. It will therefore come as a bit of a surprise that I didn’t manage to see Hellboy 2 in the cinema and I can assure you, having now...by Neil | Nov 9, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Movies, Review
I have a confession to make. When news broke that Daniel Craig was going to be the next Bond I was one of the people that thought he couldn’t do it, that he would be another Lazenby or at best another Dalton. Anyway, Casino Royale didn’t just put those concerns at...by Neil | Jul 19, 2008 | Comedy, Entertainment, Film, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Just a quick one to say that if you haven’t checked out Joss Whedon’s Dr Horrible then you really should. It’s a sing-along blog cooked up during the writer’s strike and features amongst other Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion. It follows...by Neil | Jul 16, 2008 | Entertainment, Film, Movies, Review, Thoughts
I went to see Hancock quite by chance as the film I had intended to see was sold out. John Hancock is not a nice man. He’s a bad tempered drunk who lives in a trailer and generally irritates the hell out of everyone he meets. He’s also a superhero. That is to say he...