In just under a week’s time London’s Raindance Film Festival will begin. This is the first film festival that I’ll be attending since launching LouiseReviews and I have to admit I’m pretty excited about the festival, seeing so many new films, meeting film-makers…
Archives for September 2011
Miranda Hart to offer advice to young people
21 September 2011 by 2 Comments
I adore comedian and actress Miranda Hart. She’s awkward, funny, intelligent and the kind of woman I’d love to be friends with. Or at least that’s the public persona she has created and which the country has fallen for in the past couple of years. It was announced a couple of days ago that she’ll be writing an advice book…
The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex
21 September 2011 by 1 Comment
I’ve always enjoyed film criticism – even when I’ve not agreed with the critic. I grew up watching Barry Norman on the BBC’s iconic Film programme and tried to persuade my parents to get satellite TV when he moved to Sky. I’ve always bought movie magazines and flick straight to the review columns in newspapers….
J. Edgar Trailer
20 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
We’re now well into the back half of the year and it’s time for the Oscar contenders to start rearing their heads and making their pitches for glory. Clint Eastwood’s latest assault on the Academy is J. Edgar…
Armageddon
20 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
We all know about the joys of comfort eating. Feeling a little bit poorly or low and digging into a dirty big slice of cake to make it all better. We’ve all done it and all secretly enjoy it. I’m sure it works with movies and books too. Yesterday morning I twisted my back slightly…
Author Interview – Carver Greene
19 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
Carver Greene is the author of the fantastic new military thriller, An Unlawful Order, which I reviewed today. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, the characters and the whole idea of a military story featuring a strong female protagonist so I asked Carver for some insight….
An Unlawful Order
19 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before but I love Twitter. In a society where it can be difficult to get to know neighbours or find people locally who share your interests social media is a great way to “meet” people. Indeed online friendships can become real life relationships. I love chatting to other book and movie fans….
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
16 September 2011 by 2 Comments
When I named my five must-see films for autumn/winter 2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was right at the top of the list. The extended clips and discussion with producer Robyn Slovo and screenwriter Peter Straughan at Empire Big Screen really whetted my appetite….
1Q84 – The New Harry Potter?
16 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
In hype terms at least there’s a similarity. Japanese author Haruki Murakami’s cult trilogy 1Q84 is coming to the UK and US next month and already there’s a big buzz surrounding the release. Over 1 million copies were sold in Japan in just two months and high sales are also expected in Western markets.
Downton Abbey: Series 1
16 September 2011 by Leave a Comment
If there’s anything that us Brits can do well it’s the costume drama. No matter what we try to say about being edgy and modern we love a bit of corset. Throw in a bit of upper class snobbery and lower class bitterness and we’re in heaven (ignore the middle classes though, they are no fun at all). Last year ITV1 struck period drama gold with Downton Abbey…