I managed to get through the initial rush of Marvel Comics film adaptations without being troubled by the movies. The Iron Man DVD even lived in my house for a good couple of years without it attracting my interest. Then this summer I went to see Captain America: The First Avenger…
Working it Out
23 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been quite good with my reading recently. There’s a lot of serious books in my To-Be-Read pile and I’ve been reading classics like Pride and Prejudice and Phantom of the Opera as well as highly acclaimed new books such as Alexander Maksik’s You Deserve Nothing
Con Air
22 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
There are some things that films need to be truly great – strong acting, meaningful narrative, subtle direction. Oh and explosions, big explosions. And a toy bunny in peril. Thankfully Con Air has all – or almost all – of these elements in abundance (or at least the elements that really matter anyway) …
Gregory’s Girl
21 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago there was a great discussion on Twitter about High School Movies. One of the questions up for debate was which film most closely represented your own high school experience. I snorted. I went to a comprehensive in a working class area of Glasgow. We didn’t have a prom, no-one burst into song in the middle of the canteen….
Top Ten: Books On My Christmas List
18 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
Christmas is coming, Santa’s nearly here. Hooray. I’ll try not to get too excited too early and frustrate everyone but it’s mid-November, perfect timing to start thinking about the festive season. I’m now getting daily text messages from my mum updating me on her shopping…
Welcome to the Rileys
17 November 2011 by 1 Comment
One of the best websites I’ve discovered since setting up LouiseReviews is Launching Films, home of the Film Distributors’ Association. It has all sorts of interesting information such as the current box-office Top 15 and the UK film release schedule….
And Still I Rise
17 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
I didn’t realise when I started to read Doreen Lawrence’s autobiography a couple of weeks ago that the trial of two men accused of her son’s murder would be starting this month, making the events described in And Still I Rise seem very recent and frighteningly relevant once again….
The Bourne Identity
16 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’m a big fan of the James Bond films. I think that, on the whole, they are sharp, full of excitement and (let’s be honest) as camp as a row of tents. I recently decided to watch all of the Bond films again to get myself ready for the 50th anniversary next year and the release of Bond 23, Skyfall …
Was Jane Austen Murdered?
15 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
Jane Austen, author of classic books including Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Sense and Sensibility, died in 1817 at the age of just 41. Since then there has been much speculation about the cause of death with suggestions including Addison’s Disease, Hodgkin’s Lymphona and Bovine Tuberculosis. The latest theory comes from crime novelist Lindsay Ashford is that the author died of arsenic poisoning, very possibly deliberately administered…
The Iron Lady Trailer Arrives
15 November 2011 by 1 Comment
The full trailer for The Iron Lady, the Margaret Thatcher biopic has arrived online and it appears to show a fairly sympathetic portrayal of the former Prime Minister and her life. Early word came out on Twitter yesterday which seemed to imply that the Daily Mail critic enjoyed the film and the Guardian critic hated it. So no tribalism there then….