Hammer, the studio synonymous with Horror in the 1950s and ’60s with classics like The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Horror of Dracula (1958) and countless more opened its doors again to terrify a whole new generation of audiences. Its chosen subject; The Woman in Black a popular horror novella written by author Susan Hill in […]
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For whatever reason, Baby Boom was always on TV during the holidays when I was a kid, whether it be Easter or a bank holiday, it would be on and I always watched it, every time. So you could say I grew up with this film, it is my idea of a perfect cosy Sunday
When Harry Met Sally is in my top 3 all-time favourite movies. I could watch this film at any time of any day over and over on a loop. It never gets old, and never loses its charm. This is due to one woman and one woman only; Nora Ephron. One of the best women
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This review was first published in February 2014 I have always dreamt of visiting Ireland, it is on the top of my list and this year I will get there. I think one of the most prominent reasons for my love of anything Irish is John Ford’s The Quiet Man. John Ford was one of
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Christopher Nolan’s first feature, Following – a small “no-budget” experiment – is a fitting introduction to all of the trademark tropes that have appeared throughout his career ever since. About as noir as they come, complete with gritty black-and-white film and a femme fatale, it centres around an unemployed, aspiring writer (referred to as ‘Bill’
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This was first written in January 2014. There is an update at the end of the article. After watching a documentary about the show, I was inspired to re-watch The Munsters. This was a successful American television show that aired for 2 seasons from 1964-1966 on CBS. In the early 1960’s Universal sold the rights
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“Now you’ve done it” – “What” – “You’ve tore off one of my chests” “I’m engaged” – “Congratulations who’s the lucky girl?” – “I am.” “But you’re not a girl! You’re a guy and why would a guy wanna marry a guy?” – “Security” “Water Polo, isn’t that dangerous?” – “It sure is. I had
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