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Oceans Eleven (2001) Review

December 12, 2017December 11, 2017 Ben

Hollywood don’t make films that are “cool” anymore. Movies are trying too hard to be dark and gritty or to make their comedies gross-out and silly, that nobody is appealing to the market that likes their films stylistic, flashy and oozing … Continue reading Oceans Eleven (2001) Review

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Twist Week: The Joy of the unreliable narrator

December 2, 2016December 2, 2016 Ben

The Unreliable Narrator: A narrator in a movie, play or literature who’s reliability has been compromised. This post contains spoilers for many films featuring unreliable narrators You can’t discuss Twist Week without talking about the great use of unreliable narrators … Continue reading Twist Week: The Joy of the unreliable narrator

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10 perfect song choices for trailers

November 7, 2016November 6, 2016 Ben

Trailers are essentially the same format everytime. They start with a slow tease of facts and information, reveal the key themes of the story and then amaze the audience with quick snippets of scenes and action sequences to wet the appetite. … Continue reading 10 perfect song choices for trailers

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Mr and Mrs Smith (1941) Review

July 30, 2016July 30, 2016 Ben

Mr and Mrs Smith is Alfred Hitchcock’s attempt at a screwball, romantic comedy. The director who would become known as the master of suspense, thrillers and horror would have a foray into the romantic comedy, with what unfortunately is a fairly … Continue reading Mr and Mrs Smith (1941) Review

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Why uncredited surprise casting is so effective

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 Ben

What is meant by uncredited surprise casting is when a well-known actor takes a major role in a movie without any advertisement of their involvement. This doesn’t mean cameos. Cameos are fun but it is hardly hard to keep a thirty … Continue reading Why uncredited surprise casting is so effective

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The Assassination of the Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Review

June 11, 2016June 10, 2016 Ben

There aren’t many roles that feel so tailor made for Brad Pitt than that of outlaw Jesse James. From the moment the actor is on-screen he both owns the role and the movie, managing to be the most interesting character whenever … Continue reading The Assassination of the Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Review

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What is their Career Peak? – Brad Pitt

June 10, 2016June 9, 2016 Ben

Career Peak – The point in an actor, actress or director’s career when they have given their best performance, reaching a point they will probably never match again! The idea is to examine a person’s film or television career and … Continue reading What is their Career Peak? – Brad Pitt

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Kalifornia (1993) Review

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 Ben

Even back in the early part of his career, Brad Pitt owned any screen he was on. In 1993 he is a fairly unknown actor, having been in Thelma and Louise, Cool World and a River Runs Through It but nothing … Continue reading Kalifornia (1993) Review

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100 Greatest Scenes Number 17: “Sloth”

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 Ben

Views from the Sofa’s 100 Greatest Scenes is a list of the 100 greatest moments in the movies. This could be long introductions, moments of action or great dialogue between characters. The scenes are in no particular order and come from … Continue reading 100 Greatest Scenes Number 17: “Sloth”

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The best movie star cameos on Friends

June 7, 2016June 6, 2016 Ben

For the ten years that Friends dominated the sitcom arena, it had it’s fair share of famous faces, particularly from the world of movies. Plenty of movie stars shared the screen with the famous friends, some playing against type and others … Continue reading The best movie star cameos on Friends

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