Archive for the 'Films to See' Category

Donnie Darko

30/03/2005

This is part of my section on alternative film recommendations, check out the Films to See category for other recommendations.
Now, a lot of people in the UK will have heard of Donnie Darko. It was championed by a Radio 1 DJ, and one of the songs from the soundtrack was Christmas number 1 in [...]

Shaun of the Dead

21/03/2005

This is part of my section on alternative film recommendations, check out the Films to See category for other recommendations.
Zombie movies aren’t something I usually make a beeline for I must confess, but Shaun of the Dead is different. The filmmakers argue that it’s actually a Zom Rom Com (i.e. a Zombie Romantic Comedy), [...]

The Dish

8/03/2005

This is part of my section on alternative film recommendations, check out the Films to See category for other recommendations.
As Neil Armstrong was taking his first steps on the moon, the radio signals carrying the television pictures were being received by Parkes radio telescope in Australia, the largest of several radio telescopes that were drafted [...]

Blackball

27/01/2005

This is part of my section on alternative film recommendations, check out the Films to See category for other recommendations.
Now, I’m not a fan of lawn bowls. In fact, I would generally describe it as a boring game played by old people. Not something you would typically want to make a movie about, [...]

Brotherhood of the Wolf

23/01/2005

This is part of my section on alternative film recommendations, check out the Films to See category for other recommendations.
Brotherhood of the Wolf is a French-language film (with subtitles, though you do get a dubbed English-language track on the DVD) based on a myth/legend of a werewolf killing people in 18th Century France. This [...]

Films Worth Watching

5/01/2005

Now, it is with some trepidation I write that I am going to start my own little series recommending movies that people may not have seen, but are well worth a look (at least, in my opinion). The reason this concerns me is that it will probably open me up to some serious ridicule. [...]