How many times have we heard the deep mellifluous burr of a movie trailer voice-over artist exclaiming “This year” or “In a world”? The owner of that voice was more likely than not American vocal legend Don La Fontaine who recorded thousands of voice-overs for film trailers and TV commercials before his death in 2008. The vacuum he left in
Read moreNoah begins with a potted history of the Old Testament that is strikingly reminiscent of the opening scenes in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. That sequence sets the tone for the film, as this interpretation of the story of Noah, the Ark and the flood that wiped out humanity, plays like a Tolkien action-fantasy.
Read moreMary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein introduced the notion of the modern Prometheus and of man attempting to play God by fashioning a living being from the remnants of the dead. It explored themes such as the power and danger of science posed when combined with man’s hubris. Some scholars have also theorised that Dr. Frankenstein’s unnamed monster represents the anonymous
Read moreFitting somewhere between Twilight and The Hunger Games in terms of subject matter, scenario, characters and quality, Divergent is the latest cinematic adaptation to emerge from the lucrative teen lit genre. Based on the series of novels by Veronica Roth, the film sees the very Katniss-like heroine Tris (Shailene Woodley) battling for survival and attempting to discover her identity in
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 18th April 2014 1. DALLAS CRANE – Dirty Hearts. (Aus) 2. THE CLOUDS – Here now. (Aus) 3. THE PICTURES – See Ya home tonight.(Aus) 4. JAKE BUGG- Lightning bolt. 5. KELLEY STOLTZ – Are you my love. 6. THE ARCTIC MONKEYS – She’s Thunderstorms. 7. AC/DC – Thunderstruck. (Aus) 8. AC/DC –
Read moreThere are a few swinging voters like myself but It seems most people either love or hate Wes Anderson’s supremely quirky picture-postcard fantasies. His latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, is such a fun ride, however, that it may even seduce the detractors. Like the antique dioramas Anderson often displays in his movies, this film reveals its story through several
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