Only a week to go until The Odyssey hits screens and we get to see Odysseus’ loyal pal Argos. With The Dog Stars and Heart of the Beast on their way too, Hollywood seems to be letting the dogs out. In the spirit of that, I’ll be looking at some of our furry fellas on the big (and the small) screen.
Continue reading “Friday Film Fight: Dogs”A Mads Mikkelsen Ranking
I recently managed to watched The Last Viking when it got its UK release, so I thought I’d tally up what I’ve seen from this talented guy so far. And there’s still a lot of Mads’ work I haven’t seen so far, so this post will inevitably be updated at some point too.
Continue reading “A Mads Mikkelsen Ranking”Friday Film Fight: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) vs The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) vs The Count of Monte Cristo (Also 2024)
Apparently there are over 40 different adaptations of Dumas’ novel, so I haven’t even scratched the surface here. Anyway…here’s a brief comparison between these three lads, since these are the ones I’ve viewed so far.
Continue reading “Friday Film Fight: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) vs The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) vs The Count of Monte Cristo (Also 2024)”Anecdotes From Abroad
I recently ventured away from my usual territory for a bit of downtime, and I thought I’d regale you with some of my activities on foreign turf. Not a humble brag, just a nice chill post about some of my experiences, k?
Continue reading “Anecdotes From Abroad”Tuner and the Sound Film
‘Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain’t heard nothing yet!’
Al Jolson’s ad-libbed opening line in The Jazz Singer famously announced the era of the talkie with the novelty of synchronised sound. With noise on the scene, intertitles were no longer necessary as a means of driving narrative. Characters could tell the story with their own voices. Jolson could express the joy of sound with all his dynamic, newly discernible vocal cords.
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