BFI 52nd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest
The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard’s screen version of Peter Morgan’s hit play. Over the past few weeks I’ve been dashing hither and...
View ArticleThe Best view | More action than magic in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince...
Following Peter Jackson’s triumphs with The Lord of the Rings and the continuing success of the Harry Potter franchise, it’s no surprise that Hollywood has sought to plunder another much-loved series...
View ArticleOut on DVD | Easy Virtue
Australian director Stephan Elliott, maker of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (which opens in a musical stage version in London’s West End this month), has come up with a sparkling...
View ArticleNews Muse – Disney abandons ship whilst Depp walks the plank
Stand-in News Muser Caitlin Maggs ponders over the latest movie gossip, giving you her unique take on all the showbiz shenanigans… Media giant Disney recently decided to drop the third and latest...
View ArticleThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
After the epic sweep and grandeur of Tolkien and the wit and magic of J. K. Rowling, the fantasy world of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia tales has always struck me as rather pinched and priggish. I’m probably...
View ArticleDVD review | Killing Bono – Rock ‘n’ roll dreams fall flat for U2′s classmates
Breezy comedy caper Killing Bono recounts the true-ish story of music journalist Neil McCormick’s misadventures in the rock business from the moment in 1976 when a classmate at school in Dublin pipped...
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