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 10: The Circle of Life
Disney seem to be pushing their live-action remakes with a vengeance. This year alone we have both Alice Through the Looking Glass (a remake/sequel) and Pete’s Dragon. Adding to that is the Emma Watson starring role in Beauty and the … Continue reading Why Disney need to make a live-action Aladdin
Watership Down feels like a missed opportunity. It sits in the middle of a children’s animated film and a gritty drama – about rabbits. It has some very mature themes, tackles adult ideas and has some real violence and peril, with … Continue reading Watership Down (1978) Review
While watching the new live-action remake of The Jungle Book, I couldn’t help thinking that there was another animal based series which could do with a big-screen, CGI re-imagining. When I was a kid there was a BBC TV show called … Continue reading Why they should remake The Animals of Farthing Wood
A remake should only ever be made if it improves upon the original. Just cashing-in on the success and popularity of a past story isn’t enough and is also the reason why many remakes fail. Luckily, The Jungle Book seems to … Continue reading The Jungle Book (2016) Review
As you’d imagine, an article about spoilers will contain some spoilers but only for films that have been released for a long time and spoiled for many if they haven’t already seen it. The statute of limitations on spoilers for … Continue reading Can you enjoy a movie which has been spoiled?
Age has not been kind to The Wicker Man. What may have been disturbing, shocking and creepy back in the seventies just seems to be strange today. It is difficult to get behind a movie where “the outsider” is just met … Continue reading The Wicker Man (1973) Review
I’m getting my vote in early and campaigning way before the time. We aren’t even sure that Daniel Craig will be stepping down as the British spy but seeing as the rumours have already started and names have already been thrown … Continue reading My choice for the next James Bond
Midnight Special feels like “real science-fiction.” This may seem like a contradiction in terms but the way that writer and director Jeff Nichols presents his science-fiction story is completely in the realms of realism and fact. Throughout the film the aspect … Continue reading Midnight Special (2016) Review
Recently, Oscar winning movie Birdman was heralded, amongst other things, for director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s ability to make the whole movie seem like one long scene. If you watch closely you can just about spot the “joins” but Inarritu manages to … Continue reading Why do directors use “one-shot” scenes?
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