How much you enjoy Absolutely Fabulous will completely depend on how much of a fan of the original series you were. Not that this movie isn’t accessible for anyone who hasn’t seen the sitcom that inspired it but there is something about Absolutely Fabulous that … Continue reading Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) Review
Today sees the release the long-awaited Absolutely Fabulous movie. For many US fans this won’t mean very much but to a lot of British TV viewers from the nineties, this will be music to their ears. Should it be though? Unfortunately for the … Continue reading Can British sitcoms make good movies?
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 19: Han Shoots First
There is a great central idea at the center of The Secret Life of Pets but it soon becomes apparent that the idea doesn’t have much depth. The trailers and marketing for the animation is essentially the first ten minutes of … Continue reading The Secret Life of Pets (2016) Review
San Diego Comic-Con is coming and with it will be an opportunity for studios to showcase their films and begin their marketing and advertising. For many this will be almost a whole year in advance, with limited footage or just some … Continue reading Are movies advertised too far in advance?
The main role of Seymour Parish in One Hour Photo could only have been played by Robin Williams. The role was always going to be a creepy one, no matter who played him, with “Si” being too friendly, too much of … Continue reading One Hour Photo (2002) Review
There are hundreds of examples of “almost castings;” moments when the studio almost went in a completely different direction for a role and cast an actor we would not associate or even imagine in the role today. The most iconic ones … Continue reading What if?… OJ Simpson had been The Terminator (and other almost castings)
Punch-Drunk Love will annoy many people. It won’t be anything to do with the story, which is solid and has some great little aspects to it. It won’t be the characters, which are bizarre but likable and keep you engaged. It … Continue reading Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Review
A lot of actors try their best to avid being type-cast. They go their whole careers being known for one particular type of role and then find it difficult to do anything else. Actors like Michael Cera, Vince Vaughn and Vin … Continue reading Is being type-cast a bad thing?
When it was announced that Sofia Coppola was directing a movie about the teenagers who “broke-in” and robbed Hollywood and Los Angeles star’s homes, the real-life “Nicki,” a girl called Alexis Neiers was quoted as saying “I hope that this … Continue reading The Bling Ring (2013) Review
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