A refreshing, charming classic! After her mother’s unfortunate death (crushed by a tourist who committed suicide), Amelie (Audrey Tautou) is only left surrounded by fantasy, growing up. As a child, she stayed in her room and relied on vivid daydreams for entertainment. Now, a 23-year-old waitress in Paris, she rarely leaves her apartment, unless it’s to go…
High School Musical skips college… Aspiring DJ, Cole (Zac Efron), promotes himself at local clubs with his friends. On one of the nights, DJ James (Wes Bentley), (a well known DJ), is headlining an event promoted by Cole, along with his friends. James bumps into Cole behind the scenes and invites him to a party held at his home.…
The summer film season is quickly coming to a close. It is now time for the juicy Autumn and Christmas films to make their mark. Whether you are a film fanatic or you simply want to get a glimpse of what the cinema has to offer in the coming months: here are some of the films which will be released and…
Who said being dead was easy… A dead body inconveniently appears on the hillside above the town of Highwater, Vermont. It is stumbled upon on by Captain Albert Wiles (Edmund Gwenn), who is convinced he shot the man when previously trying to kill a rabbit. His efforts in hiding the body however, are thrown down the drain as fellow…
For this week’s top ten, I found inspiration from watching Coraline. Honourable mentions include: Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) – I wasn’t a fan of the film itself, as Wes Anderson films just don’t seem to tickle my fancy, but I can certainly recognise that the stop-motion was done ever so well. Without further ado, here is my top ten… 10. The…
Pixar is by far one of my favourite production companies. I had previously created a list similar, though it needed updating and mixing around a little! After the release of Inside Out, the ideal thing to do was to rank all the old ones. This ranking is NOT worst to best, but my least favourite to most favourite.…
“Do you ever look at someone and wonder what is going on inside their head?” Pixar returns – this time bringing something a little different to the table. Inside Out looks into the head of a young girl named Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) exploring the core emotions that control her. Therefore, Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Disgust (Mindy…
Dial H for Hitchcock. 1954 was certainly a great year for Hitchcock – his masterpiece Rear Window came out the same year. Margot (Grace Kelly), the wife of ex-tennis player Tony (Ray Milland) has been having an affair with crime-fiction writer, Mark (Robert Cummings). However, the couple are unaware of Tony’s knowledge of the affair. As a result, he plans to kill his wife, though refuses…
“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather tells the story of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), the ageing don of the Corleone Family. His son Michael (Al Pacino), has just returned from World War II for his sister’s wedding, and has never been involved in the…
Us watching someone watch someone else… A week before scheduled to get out of a leg cast that has made him housebound, photographer L.B. Jeffries (James Stewart) witnesses what he suspects to be a murder. He informs his nurse, who dismisses the idea, advising him to stay out of other peoples’ business. His girlfriend, Lisa (Grace Kelly), doesn’t believe…
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