As I may* have mentioned before I hate 3D (*definitely, on numerous occasions). Hate it with an absolute passion. It’s usually a pointless gimmick which offers little to the narrative and relies on flashy whizzing tricks flying off the screen to elicit “ooohs and aaahs” from the audience…
Oz The Great and Powerful
12 April 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Wizard Of Oz holds a special place in my heart. It isn’t my favourite film or even my favourite musical but it is the film which first showed me the magic of cinema. It was the early 80s…
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
1 March 2013 by 2 Comments
It’s the week after the Oscars, the point in the year when the next awards season is as far away from everyone’s minds as it is possible to be. Therefore it is the perfect time for the studios to dump the films they want people to forget about as soon as they can. Given that Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters was filmed in early 2011…
Les Mis – Some Good News
6 December 2011 by Leave a Comment
As regular readers know I am half excited and half terrified by the forthcoming movie version of my favourite musical, Les Miserables. The recent announcement that rising star Eddie Redmayne had been cast as Marius was a real relief, I couldn’t have stood it if Nick Jonas had got the role. More good news came this week from director Tom Hooper who has confirmed that filming would be in 2D rather than 3D
Sue Sylvester dropped from Glee 3D. Is there any point seeing it now?
10 August 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’m a bit of a Gleek. Not a massive, massive fan but it’s fun. There’s a lot of excitement about the 3D cinema release of the live Glee experience but none from me. The only thing that could make the film worthwhile would be an appearance by the fantastic Jane Lynch as sadistic cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester. The news that her scenes have been cut just convinces me that I’m not interested in seeing the film at all. There’s only so much autotuning one girl can cope with.