Posts Tagged ‘david thewlis’

War Horse (2011)

War Horse (2011)
When people saw the first trailer of Steven Spielberg’s follow-up to his 3D performance capture adventure Tintin, many claimed that War Horse was going to be a vomit-inducing sentimental tale of a boy and his horse. However, for those who are familiar with Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 children’s novel...
January 17th, 2012 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

Potty About Potter

Potty About Potter
A creation that has as much magic in the backstory behind it as it does on the page and on the screen, young Harry Potter was brought to life by J. K. Rowling in the wonderful city of Edinburgh while the woman struggled to cope with life as an unemployed, single mother (I’m not using [...]
December 1st, 2011 | Feature, Spotlight | Read More

The Omen Pentology (1976 – 2006)

The Omen Pentology (1976 – 2006)
I don’t think I need to say too much about The Omen before moving on to review the movies in the series. It’s a very particular type of horror movie but it’s quite possibly the best of that type and stands tall as yet another classic of the genre. So let me just begin with [...]
October 31st, 2011 | Feature, Spotlight | Read More

Resurrected (1989)

Resurrected (1989)
Based on quite an extraordinary true story (just google “Philip Williams Falklands” to find out more), Resurrected is far from a perfect film but it’s a quietly powerful one and launched the film careers of both Paul Greengrass and David Thewlis, with both having been involved in numerous TV projects...
July 21st, 2011 | DVD Reviews | Read More

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One (2010)

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One (2010)
The final adventure for Mr. Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger is so jam-packed with story strands to be tied up, character arcs to be completed and thrills to be had that it has to be spread over two whole movies. And that still may not be enough room to fit in everything that fans [...]
April 30th, 2011 | Film Reviews | Read More