Many would assume a ‘family film’ from Martin Scorsese would involve the mafia however his first foray into 3D is a film for ‘all the family’. I’m not a fan of 3D, and Scorsese hasn’t convinced me, but at least its use is integral to the film. By focusing on a pioneer of early cinema, [...]
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Pixar is an extraordinary production company: how many mainstream films, aimed at a family audience, feature a cantankerous old man (well Secondhand Lions immediately springs to mind but you get my point)? And, brilliantly, pull off the pathos of age whilst celebrating the joi de vivre of youth? Add the homages to Looney Tunes, brilliant [...]
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The new Star Trek has been, like Casino Royale, described as a reboot. Both were long running series that had grounded; the makeover for Bond was based on ‘going gritty and serious’ to distinguish it from Brosnan’s parody (though Connery had parodied too). Star Trek, however, had always taken itself seriously so that option wasn’t [...]
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