Tag: Film

Welcome To The Bates Motel

“I think I must have one of those faces you can’t help believing.” – Norman Bates. Psycho (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, shot by John L. Russell. In response to the Daily Post challenge: Shadowed.

Iron Jim on Avatar

“It’s fine to say, ‘Hey, we did all this unprecedented stuff’, but you have to be willing to go through the painful steps of creating those things and going from an idea to a prototype to a production-ready toolset in a very, very rapid timeframe.” – James Cameron. Pioneer of visual effects technology, 3D cinematography,…

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2014…The Year Of Groot

2014 saw some truly remarkable characters in film. Be it Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, Mason in Boyhood, Gustave in The Grand Budapest Hotel or Caesar in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, there were some real gems. But my favourite of all….Groot!

Exodus: Gods and Kings Review

Ridley Scott returns to swords and sandals with Exodus, a Biblical epic of the grandest proportions. Much like Kingdom of Heaven (2005) his previous attempt to rekindle the grandeur and emotional punch of his classic Gladiator (2000), Exodus falls short against his perfect Roman tale, but what it does do is provide a surprisingly fun, if…

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No Justice Without Sin

“My dad – I’d love him if I didn’t hate him! He spent a fortune hiring every expert on the planet to grow back that equipment you blew off between my legs! He succeeded, although, as you can see, there were some… side effects.” – Yellow Bastard. Sin City (2005), shot by Robert Rodriguez. Nancy, meet Yellow…

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