Less than ten days to go until the remastered DVDs of the original Star Wars trilogy hits the stores! It’s out in the UK the day before its release in the US and Canada. As a mega-fan of the epic story (I saw the original in 1977 at the Tottenham Court Road cinema in London) […]
Category: Film
Amazon delivers with Star Wars DVD
As always, Amazon.co.uk delivers (pun intended) and exceeds expectations. This morning, I received delivery of the Star Wars DVD box set. That’s great in itself (so no guesses on what I’m going to be spending time on tonight, no matter what!) My expectation was exceeded primarily because the package arrived much earlier than I expected. […]
Filmmaker Theo van Gogh murdered
News this morning of the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, gunned down last night in Amsterdam. Police reports said van Gogh was stabbed and then shot dead by an unnamed assailant near the Oosterpark in east Amsterdam. The killer then engaged police in a shootout before being wounded and arrested. The great-grandson of […]
Dutch freedoms under real threat
The news this morning of the burning down of a mosque in the eastern part of The Netherlands is the latest worrying development here following the murder of Theo van Gogh, the controversial Dutch filmmaker who was gunned down in Amsterdam on 2 November. There have now been more than 20 incidents like this in […]
The Incredibles is just that
We went to see The Incredibles yesterday which opened in The Netherlands last Thursday. I’d agree with every comment I’ve seen on many blogs already – an astounding film, definitely worth seeing. From Pixar Studios via Disney, who did Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Monsters Inc and Finding Nemo. If you’ve seen any of Pixar’s […]
Talk about total commitment
Komo News: Are you ready for Star Wars: Episode Three? Don’t get excited just yet, the new movie doesn’t open until May. But for one Seattle fan, it’s never too early, or too cold, to start the wait. Jeff Twieden [sic] doesn’t care that it’s freezing outside. He’s camping out in front of the Cinerama […]
Star Wars reunion photo shoot
With Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of The Sith just months away (opening in most countries on 19 May, to be exact), the February edition of British Vanity Fair magazine has a terrific 4-panel panorama foldout cover photo spread of the main stars, current and original trilogy, with photos taken by Annie Leibovitz. Ewan […]
Will Paris’ podcast have character?
I’ve heard this already described as a ‘character blog’: Podcasting is hot. But it just got hotter. Paris Hilton invites you to join her on "The Paris Hilton Podcast — Countdown to House of Wax," beginning on April 29. Join Paris and friends as she shops, parties, poses and publicizes in the days leading up […]
High expectations for final Star Wars episode
Just over a week to go until Star Wars Episode III Revenge of The Sith opens! Lots of pre-reviews are appearing around the net, nearly all highly positive commentaries about this final episode in the Star Wars saga. This comment from a review by the Daily Telegraph on Saturday sums it all up well: The […]
Star Wars is simply a great story
Ten days after it opened, I finally managed to see Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith yesterday. And what a phenomenal film it is! If you haven’t seen it yet, do go. And if you do plan to and don’t want any spoilers, then don’t read the rest of this post. There […]
Blog a movie and influence the world
Spotted in a post by Hugh MacLeod – an innovative (and, today, hardly surprising) approach to building buzz about a movie by getting bloggers to talk about it. In return, they get free tickets to the US preview. The details are in an Instapundit post: […] The PR folks for the forthcoming Joss Whedon (Buffy, […]
Open source film making
If you can post the content of a book to a blog as you develop the book, why not a film? That’s precisely what Scottish film director David MacKenzie is doing with the script for Hallam Foe, a film based on the novel by Peter Jinks. Hugh MacLeod writes: […] So here’s what we decided. […]
Working out a fair deal for iPod TV
BBC News: Unions representing Hollywood actors, writers and directors have called for talks over the use of TV shows on Apple’s new video iPod. The unions want to ensure their members get a cut of the revenue generated by the sale of TV shows on Apple software. A new (and clearly disruptive) technological advance enables […]