Archive for the 'Film' Category

Why Goblet of Fire is My Favourite

7/12/2005

Originally posted on Potter’s Place
As I mentioned in my review, Goblet of Fire is my favourite of the Harry Potter books (thus far at least). For many fans Prisoner of Azkaban was the high point of the series, so I decided to try and explain just what it is I like so much and [...]

The Cinema Indoors

3/06/2005

Originally posted on Filmography
There have been a number of articles about the movie industry reducing the time between a film appearing in the cinema and being available on DVD of late. The reasons given tend to be cost (you spend less on advertising), piracy (it gives pirates less chance to get illegal copies distributed) and [...]

Made for the Screen

9/05/2005

This article was originally posted on Filmography
With the current furore over The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxyfilm I am beginning to wonder if it’s actually possible to adapt a beloved and bestselling book to the screen successfully. I suppose the other question is what makes an adaptation successful?
Due to the relatively short runtime of [...]

Is Disney Finished?

11/01/2005

I finally got round to seeing The Incredibles over the Christmas period (and it was by far the busiest of the three films I went to see at the Cinema) and it got me thinking. I remember reading news that Pixar will be discontinuing their relationship with Disney after their current contract runs out. [...]

Film Piracy

18/04/2004

I read recently, courtesy of the BBC, yet another story of the film industry trying desperately to curb piracy. I remember the issue of using night vision in cinemas coming up before as a method to stop people taping the movie and thought it bizarre, if rather harmless. Let’s face it, it’s completely [...]