The Great Film Debate Mk 3 – Historical Inaccuracies

This is always a controversial point, and a huge thing of contempt for myself, so let us delve into some of the most blatantly inaccurate films ever made… First off – The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas (2008) It’s a goldmine! An enjoyable film, yes, and very readable book, but to get properly ‘in’ to [...]

The Great Film Debate, Mk 2.

Adapting Words To Film Is it ever a good idea to change the medium of a story to retell said story? How much of the tale gets lost and is there an optimum format to digest the initial tale through? Now our first example, for want of a better adaption in the last 100 years [...]

The Great Film Debate: Mk 1

The Charm Of The Black And White Film. You know it really does exist. A sad but true fact is that I generally prefer black and white films to the “new” ones – although this may be because of my rather cultured upbringing. Haha. I am aware the black and white aspect of films can [...]

‘The Road’ – Cormac McCarthy. (CONTAINS SPOILERS)

Well. This book’s quite moving isn’t it. Eye-opening. Enthralling. Amazing? Amazing. I quite liked it yes. YOU NEED TO READ IT. EVERYONE needs to read it. I am rather interested to see the film now – even more so than I was, except most cinemas don’t seem to be showing it much or at all [...]

Basterds of the Inglourious Nature.

I cannot believe it took me until last Tuesday to first see this. It’s like ‘Pulp Fiction’ but with Nazis! So many merits on so many aspects, I have no idea which to divulge into first. Seeing as I’ve sampled a few pieces here, let’s try music (if you haven’t yet pressed PLAY, you’re a [...]