Blog posts by year and monthDecember 2013
Posts (8)
Bad Hair Days
Getting the hair right can be a vital part of an actor鈥檚 performance. Here are some of the best - and worst examples in the movies.
What Makes Gravity So Great?
Britain鈥檚 foremost silent movie accompanist Neil Brand and I talk about his favourite film of the year - Gravity.
Christmas films
There are hundreds of films on TV over the next two weeks. Here is my pick of the best of them.
Give Me Sunshine
I did an on stage interview at the recent Shuffle Festival about the film Sunshine with Director Danny Boyle and Professor Brian Cox . Here is an exclusive behind the scenes chat I had with the two of them.
Fighting Over Philomena
A public row has broken out about a review of Philomena in a New York newspaper. But is this all part of craziness in the run-up to the awards season?
The Desolation Of Smaug - An Analysis
The second of the three Hobbit films is released this week. I decided to investigate just how such a short book could take up so much screen time - here are my conclusions.
Is This Really The Worst Film Of The Year?
Mark asks whether The Fifth Estate is really the worst film of 2013.