It is Hollywood gold and at awards season it becomes the fashion to make true stories into movies. A movie not part of awards season but based on elements that are true made me question the suitability of some film’s source … Continue reading When is it inappropriate to make a “true story” movie?
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 was their Career Peak? – David Fincher
Today is the third anniversary of Views of the Sofa and to commemorate the birthday of the blog, I take a look back at the previous year in film with my Views from the Sofa Awards. These awards are slightly … Continue reading Views from the Sofa Awards – 2015
Zodiac’s appeal is in the fact it is a shockingly real story. It’s appeal is also in how recent the events in question are and the mystery that still surrounds it. In some cases this makes it chilling but interesting – in … Continue reading Zodiac (2007) Review
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