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 30: Bunny Boiler
I have written about my love for podcasts before but with a few odd episodes being an exception, none of them feel specifically for movie and TV fans. We’re Alive is different. It isn’t TV or movie related directly, it isn’t a podcast about … Continue reading “We’re Alive” – a podcast for movie and TV fans
In the week that Warner Bros announce an extended cut of Suicide Squad that is sure to feature more of Jared Leto’s Joker, it has also come to people’s attention that the super-villain team-up movie has been a box office … Continue reading Why Suicide Squad’s success is a good thing…
During a recent trip to the cinema, a trailer for a film I have no real interest in started rolling. The usual dramatic phrases and ominous voice-over accompanied the panicked scenes and landmarks and my mind began to wander. That was … Continue reading Can an actor alone convince you to watch a movie?
The third movie in a trilogy is a tricky one. Usually the first movie has been critically acclaimed and the second has built upon that potential but the third then lets the rest of the series down, usually feeling inferior compared … Continue reading How to… make the third movie in a trilogy
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 28: “Ezekiel 25:17”
TV has entered a new era of streaming and binge-watching. This has many positives, improving the writing of shows, developing story-lines which unfold over many episodes and also increasing the “must-watch” TV that prompts people to consume a whole season in … Continue reading The importance of “Previously on…”
I have been nominated for a Sunshine Blogger Award. My nominator was Alicja over at Reel Red Reviews (Click the link and check it out). The rules for accepting such a prestigious award is that I answer the 11 questions Alicja set … Continue reading My First Sunshine Blogger Award
There is no arguing that this is the Golden Age of Superhero movies but there are plenty of other heroes than didn’t originate in the pages of DC and Marvel. Before superheroes and super-powers, there were heroes of a different kind, … Continue reading Five “classic” heroes in need of a reboot
Many people claim movies have changed their lives. This could be because it touched them emotionally, opening a part of them they never knew existed. Some movies can change a person’s perceptions, fundamentally altering beliefs. Others are the reasons people have … Continue reading How the Final Destination series has changed my life
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