The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Review

The epic conclusion to the Legend of Batman . . . The Dark Knight Rises

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July 20, 2012 7

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Teaser Trailer

The first trailer, that being a teaser trailer has been released for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ which is going to be Christopher Nolan’s last Batman film in his franchise. If the first two have been anything to go by, we are in for another fantastic journey. This trailer is a very good teaser to the film, as it hardly shows us anything but still makes us wonder what is to come next.

July 19, 2011 2

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Teaser Poster

The first poster for next years next Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises has been released in the past few hours. This is ahead of a possible small trailer attached to the final Harry Potter film. Seems so cruel to start this a year before the film comes out, I for one cannot wait!

July 12, 2011 2

Top 10 – Best Films of 2010

The 10 films I found the best from the year 2010. I think overall it has been a pretty good year for film, so I probably could have had more than 10 on this list! I have managed to see 41 films from the year 2010, so picked my 10 best from those!

A couple of the films which have made the list managed to surprise me as I might not have been expecting very much from them before watching them.

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March 1, 2011 8

Oscars 2011 – Live Blog

Live updates with my thoughts on the 2011 Oscars!

Well I made the decision to watch E! for the red carpet coverage, which I have no idea if it was a good thing or a bad thing. Ready for the Oscar ceremony to start on Sky Movies.
Alec Baldwin included in the opening scenes with James Franco and Anne Hathaway. Appearing in all the best picture nominees. Brilliant start!
Ahhh Morgan Freeman making a little appearance too!
Very clever editing Franco and Hathaway into the films!
Hugh Jackman looked like he wanted to be back on the stage!
Getting the parents and grandparents involved. Very funny! Especially Franco’s grandmother saying Marky Mark! Mark Wahlberg, love it!
A look back at ‘Gone with the Wind’ the ultimate classic ❤
Tom Hanks presenting ART DIRECTION – WINNER – Alice in Wonderland
CINEMATOGRAPHY – WINNER – Inception
Credit given to Christopher Nolan!
Awww Kirk Douglas! Standing ovation for him. He’s just incredible for his age. Very funny with both Franco and Hathaway. Struggling to speak bless him!
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – WINNER – MELISSA LEO for The Fighter
Now for a very over the top speech . . . Or maybe not, she actually sounds very nervous. Just dropped the f-word too.
Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis presenting. Timberlake claiming to be Banksy!
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM – WINNER – THE LOST THING
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE – WINNER – Toy Story 3
Hathaway talking about the very first Academy Awards
Presenters Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem . . . wearing old school white tux’s.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – WINNER – The Social Network – Aaron Sorkin
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – WINNER – The King’s Speech – David Seidler
Oldest person to win that award, he hopes its broken quickly and often.
Hathaway performing musical number, directed at Hugh Jackman . . . Using ‘On My Own’ from Les Mis. Franco comes on in a very pink dress. Charlie Sheen joke!
Helen Mirren and Russell Brand presenting
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – WINNER – IN A BETTER WORLD (DENMARK)
Reese Witherspoon presenting. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – WINNER – CHRISTIAN BALE for The Fighter
He actually sounds rather nervous with his speech, Dicky Eklund is there too 🙂 Very emotional in his speech, especially towards his wife and daughter.
Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman presenting . . . Aussie rules!
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – WINNER – THE SOCIAL NETWORK
SOUND MIXING – WINNER – INCEPTION
SOUND EDITING – WINNER – INCEPTION

February 28, 2011 0

BAFTA 2011 – Nominations & Predictions

Here are the nominations for this years BAFTA awards with my views and predictions. I really have a feeling that The King’s Speech will sweep the awards! My favorite two films within the nominations have to be “Inception” and “Black Swan” both incredible thought-provoking films. So I shall be rooting for them. Excellent to see “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” getting some recognition!

BEST FILM

BLACK SWAN – Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin

INCEPTION – Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan

THE KING’S SPEECH – Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Céan Chaffin

TRUE GRIT – Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

If “The King’s Speech” does not take this award, which I think it will do. I would love to see Inception get some recognition in awards terms as it really has been one of the most talked about films in recent times.

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January 28, 2011 2

Golden Globes 2011 – Nominations

The nominations for the 2011 Golden Globe awards were announced today. The nominee’s are:

Best Picture: Drama

Black Swan

The Fighter

Inception

The King’s Speech

The Social Network

Best Picture: Comedy or Musical

Alice in Wonderland

Burlesque

The Kids Are Alright

Red

The Tourist

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December 14, 2010 2

Batman 3 – Return of the Riddler?

The third installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise really is going to have a massive following and build up after the success of Batman Begins and then The Dark Knight in recreating the Batman series the third installment which is currently slated for a 2012 release, has been creating press since The Dark Knight’s credits rolled. Heath Ledger’s death which occurred before the release of The Dark Knight, the ending which had us wondering The Joker’s fate, yet we knew we would never see the character in that form again. A sad moment for so many reasons, Ledger’s Joker gained an Oscar and so much critical acclaim and was definitely one of performances of the decade if not all time. This has then all raised the very good question of which villain shall be making an appearance in this third film in the series. Apparently the answer to that question is THE RIDDLER.

The Riddler was last seen in Batman Forever portrayed by Jim Carrey, in a fun crazy way. Very light and comic book like, seemed as though he came straight from the pages of the comics these films are based on. I can’t deny that I have always loved Jim Carrey’s Riddler for the age I was when Batman Forever was released and class that film as a very guilty pleasure now. But we have already witness that Nolan’s Batman films aren’t like anything we have ever seen before, they are darker and not going for obvious laughs in a fun way. They are more serious and after what he did with The Joker, we can only begin to imagine how sinister and evil he could make The Riddler.

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July 25, 2010 8

Inception (2010) Trailer

With one week to go until the release of Inception, last night at the cinema I saw for the first time a second trailer for the film. Which I think is much better than the first trailer and makes me want to see the film even more. It really does look like such an interesting concept and some brilliant effects.