It’s a new buzzword in the field of filmmaking, but in truth, crowdfunding has been around for a while. Marillion used fan funding for several oftheir albums since 1997, and movies have been doing it since 2004 (Demain la Veille). I’ve never tried it myself, so I thought I’d take a look at the different [...]
I’ve just seen Battle:LA, starring Aaron Eckhart, and it seems that an era is over. The film itself isn’t especially remarkable Sci-Fi fare, covering a fictional world invasion, and a platoon of marines caught up in the mayhem. Indeed, the usual stereotypes are there; the hard-bitten sergeant with hand tremors; the lieutenant with no combat [...]
I have been shooting a documentary recently, and I decided to get a 550D for that purpose. I’d heard a lot about the camera, and it seemed the most cost-effective way to get cinematic video. It’s cheaper and lighter than the Z1, but now shooting has wrapped, how did it perform?
I had some spare time last week, and needing some new dice, I wandered over to Games Workshop. Although they don’t supply the gel-dice I was after, they did have some lying around unclaimed from previous warhammer tournaments. While I was there, the assistant offered to take me through a demonstration game of Warhammer 40K, [...]
Best Motion Picture – Drama Avatar Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Hangover Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side Best Performance by an Actor in a [...]
There were quite a few good films released in 2009, amidst the dross. Here’s my pick of the notables. Bronson Quirky and stupendous. Tom Hardy excels in this operatic biopic of (career criminal) Charles Bronson’s legend. The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus A true Terry Gilliam film (genius but flawed), and a fitting tribute to Heath [...]
Bolt (John Travolta) is a superdog. He uses his powers to continually protect his owner Penny (Miley Cyrus) from the evil plans of Dr. Calico (Malcolm McDowell). Unfortunately, this is all a deception. Penny is an actress, Bolt isn’t super, and Calico’s henchmen are all stuntmen. When ratings slip, the Hollywood studio plans a storyline [...]
Jamal (Dev Patel) goes on “Who Wants To Be A Millionnaire” in order to contact his childhood love Latika (Freida Pinto) and ends up (look away now) winning the top prize of 20 million rupees. The film opens with the police interrogating Jamal, thinking he’s been cheating to reach the 10 million, and the story [...]