Film and Theatre Lover!
I like putting together a list of films that I eventually watched for the first time in a year, which I had never previously watched. I guess this links into the whole Blindspot area that a lot of people aim for each year, as a way to catch up.
When putting this list together though I have noticed that I actually missed reviewing a couple of the films, which is a slight fail. But at least I can then recognise them in this post!
Continue reading “Top 10 – Films I Caught Up With in 2023”
A trial about to begin which is against a major gun manufacturer after an innocent man was shot and killed at work. This leads to Nicholas Easter getting on the jury along with Marlee on the outside as they try and manipulate the trial.
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Continue reading “Runaway Jury (2003) Review”
Three generations of the same family are brought together for a robbery when Adam is offered to make $1m by stealing from a high tech companies lab. Enlisting the help of his Grandfather Jessie it’s not long before his father Vito is in on the act to protect him as well.
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Continue reading “Family Business (1989) Review”It may no longer be as welcome, but smoking has had a place on screen since the medium began. It’s synonymous with the black-and-white era of cinema with screen giants like Humphrey Bogart and James Dean stealing scenes with the simple puff of a cigarette. But, even if it’s to a lesser extent, modern cinema has retained the tradition of depicting smoking on screen. Here, we’ll take a look at some of the most iconic smoking scenes across movie history.
Humphrey Bogart’s Oscar-nominated turn in the all-time classic ‘Casablanca’ included plenty of scenes of him smoking at the bar. After uttering the immortal line “Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine”, his character Rick Blaine stares into the distance forlornly, only pausing to take a smoke. Bogart was able to use smoking as a subtle expression of emotion, whether laid-back cool or heartbreak.
Continue reading “The Most Iconic Smoking Scenes in Silver Screen History”
Four best friends see a prank go disastrously wrong in a moment which will change their lives forever. They are sent to a detention centre and must battle to survive the must horrific of abuse. Thirteen years later a chance meeting leads to revenge and an elaborate plan must follow.
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When a deadly virus is brought to the US and spreading rapidly throughout California army doctors must try to find a cure for it before its too late and locating the African monkey thats the carrier!
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Michael Dorsey’s career as an actor has stalled and he has gained a bad reputation to work with. He then comes up with an amazing plan to dress as a woman and audition for a role on a hospital soap, getting the part!
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Amanda and Iris both have relationship problems in the build up to Christmas. They then decide to house swap for the festive period after finding each other online, Amanda living in LA and Iris in Surrey, England. It is quite the culture shock of each woman.
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Hook turns 25 today so what better to celebrate that than coming up with plenty of things to love about the very different tale of Peter Pan? Even if like myself you do not want to admit that one of your childhood favourites is this old as it also means you are therefore older than the film!
I have always seen this as my Peter Pan film as other than the Disney animated version this was the newest one that came out when I was a kid and plus Robin Williams totally owned the 1990s when it came to kids films. He really was our actor, the best thing I think is that these performances have stood the test of time and are really something special.
I just love what Steven Spielberg was doing with this story though what if he did grow up, how would he actually be in life? Would he remember Neverland or was that all just a silly “dream”. I know this film seems to get a little flack but I certainly love it, always have and always will!
Don’t forget to let me know your thoughts about the film! Was this your Peter Pan story? As we certainly have had plenty more since this was released 25 years ago and I still think it is the best one we have had in that time, even though many have tried to re-invent it I think this remains so unique.
1. Robin Williams is Peter Pan!
Lance Armstrong was one of the most popular and famous sport stars in the world. Coming from beating cancer and being unstoppable on the bike, but an Irish sports journalist David Walsh isn’t convinced that the amazing performances are done without cheating.
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