AND THE FIRST RULE IS…
I’ve sort of talked about this topic before but something recently has brought it back to the front of my mind, and that’s the idea of non-film lovers’ discussing film. I’ve written about what I…
DISCUSS: ADAPTATIONS VS. CRITICS
Last weekend The Hunger Games opened in the US (and in many international markets) to the biggest weekend box office of the year so far. Usually I try to avoid discussing a films’ revenue or…
DISCUSS: OPENING CREDITS (AKA. JASON REITMAN MOVIES)
Jason Reitman is a filmmaker who I’ve come to love. He’s directed four feature films thusfar: Thank You For Smoking, Juno, Up In The Air and Young Adult; and I love each one in their own special…
DISCUSS: #HASHTAGS
[blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/gmanreviews/statuses/843448662″] My first ever tweet was enacted on exactly ‘1:25 PM – 25 Jun 08’and I said ‘I’m finally Twittering…what the frig is twittering??’. I remember in my early days slightly concealing my tweeting…
DISCUSS: HISTORY VS. REVERENCE VS. ACTION
The other day I found myself revisiting Braveheart, the story of William Wallace and the role he played in Scotland’s rebellion against the English, and was struck by something that I find bothers me more…