Danny Wallace - the finest comedy writer in Britain?

There aren’t all that many British writers that have had their moderately successful tale of a man taking on a weird and wonderful challenge, but mostly sitting around in his flat drinking tea, made into Hollywood movies. Read more

State of Play film review

Hardline investigative reporting meets the blogosphere in this taught political thriller which is a must see for any aspiring journalist.

Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe) is a hard-bitten journalist on the Washington Globe from the old school who has the best contacts in the business and can smell a story from a mile away. Della Frye (Rachel McAdams) is a new member of staff who writes the blog for The Globe from Capitol Hill. Read more

Glory Glory Damned United

There was always going to be a major issue if and when anyone eventually dared tackle Brian Clough on the big screen. Read more

Damned United: From Book to Big Screen

The family of Brian Clough are to boycott the film ‘The Damned United’ which is to be released on March 27. Read more

The History of James Bond

Bond…James Bond. A catchphrase, and a name, that are both instantly recognizable. You hear the name, you immediately think of the suave, woman-pleasing super spy with the ability to dodge more bullets than even Neo could in the Matrix. That’s not surprising - Bond has been around for a very long time. So long in fact that he recently starred in his 22nd outing, Quantum of Solace, which is soon to be released to DVD - making it the perfect time to look back at the history of one of cinema’s greatest characters. Read more

Watchmen explodes into cinemas

Dividing the critical world with Moses-esque panache, Watchmen is the finest current example of just how much of a poisoned chalice fandom is. Read more

Watchmen: From paper to big screen

The cinema world has had it’s fair share of comic book heroes.  It has seen Spiderman spinning his web across Manhattan as he tried to save the city from enemies, including his best friend who turned bitter on him. Read more

Slumdog movie worth more than a million

Completely unaware of the storyline, I sit popcorn in hand ready for a winner’s story based around the Indian version of ‘Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?’. How wrong could I be? Read more

Deserved success for Benjamin Button

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button scooped three oscars at the 81st Annual Academy Awards and stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett alongside a brilliant cast. Read more

And The Oscar Goes To . . .

After 12 months of epic movies, highly acclaimed performances by big names in big movies and endless queues by eager film fans, the time has once again come to roll out the illustrious red carpet. Read more

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