Archive for the ‘film fun’ Category
Quantum of Solace - Now It’s Personal
Written by James on November 2, 2008 – 4:32 pm -
Ah, the joy of finally using Picturenose as a bag to swing around my head, as others frequently do with their own blogs (we’re a website, actually, but the point stands) - namely, to bang on about something that has got on my wick, big time.
Tags: Chris Stokes, Daily Mail, Daniel Craig, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Matthew Bond, Quantum of Solace, Quantum of Solace review, The Mail on Sunday
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‘Singalonga’ Quantum of Solace
Written by James on October 24, 2008 – 10:55 am -
It’s that magical time again - since star Daniel Craig and director Martin Campbell blew their genuinely Ian Fleming-style Bond into the 21st century, with the simply marvellous franchise reboot that was Casino Royale (2006), 007-ites the world over have been waiting, with expectations understandably heightened, for Quantum of Solace (2008), the first Bond sequel ever (and it’s also the shortest film in the series to date, at a mere one hour 46 minutes).
Tags: Alicia Keys, Another Way To Die, Casino Royale (2006), Chris Cornell, Daniel Craig, Dominic Greene, Jack White, James Bond, Jesper Christensen, John Barry, Judi Dench, Le Chiffre, Mads Mikkelsen, Marc Forster, Mathieu Amalric, Mr White, Quantum of Solace (2008), Quantum of Solace news, Quantum of Solace review, Stay (2005), You Know My Name
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LUX Cinema Prize: Winner announced
Written by James on October 22, 2008 – 7:26 pm -
And, guess what? Our man James got it wrong, of course, a fact that will come as no surprise to anyone who has ever read any of his Oscars predictions…
Tags: Arta Dobroshi, Auf der anderen seite (2007), Citizen Havel (2008), Czech Republic, Delta (2008), European Parliament, Fabrizio Rongione, Fatih Akin, Félix Lajkó, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Jérémie Renier, Johanna (2005), Kornél Mundruczó, Le silence de Lorna (2008), Luc Dardenne, LUX Cinema Prize, Miroslav Janek, Morgan Marinne, Občan Havel (2008), Olivier Gourmet, On the Edge of Heaven (2007), Orsolya Tóth, Pavel Koutecky, Vaclav Havel, Yvette Biro
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Hail To The Chief: A Brief History of American Movie Presidents
Written by James on October 13, 2008 – 1:23 pm -
Following the victory of Barack Obama in the 2008 US Presidential Elections, Cillian Donnelly (author of what was Picturenose’s most popular post, 100 Movies To Be Seen Before You Die, until James’s Quantum of Solace review blew it away, ha-ha) returns with a look at how America’s Chief Executive has been portrayed on the silver screen. So, another list of films, eh Cillian? Nice one…
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Airforce One (1997), Alexander Knox, Amistad (1997), Annie (1982), Anthony Hopkins, Biff McGuire, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Bill Pullman, Birth of a Nation, Blind Ambition (1979), Bob Gunton (1995), Churchill and the Generals (1979), Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002), Dan O’Herlihy, Dave (1993), DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003), Dean Stockwell, Dennis Quaid, Dick (1999), Dr Strangelove, Dr Strangelove (1964), DW Griffith, Fail Safe (1964), Freedom: A History of US (2002), Frost/Nixon, George Bush, George W.Bush, George Washington, Harrison Ford, Henry Fonda, Independence Day (1996), It Happened One Night (1935), J. Edgar Hoover (1987), James Stewart, Jason Robards, John Fitgerald Kennedy, John Quincy Adams, John Voight, Kevin Kline, Kissenger and Nixon (1995), Krusty the Klown, Lyndon Johnson, MacArthur (1977), Night Moves (1975), Nixon (1995), Oliver Stone, Oppenheimer (1980), Paul Schrader, Pearl Harbor (2001), Richard Milhouse Nixon, Robin Williams, Ronald Reagan, Roosevelt, Secret Honour (1984), Seven Days in May (1963), Sullivan's Travels (1941), That's My Bush! (2001), The American President (1995), The Blue and the Grey (1982), The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951), The Godfather (1972), The Grapes of Wrath (1938), The Longest Yard (1974), The Walker (2007), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Timothy Bottoms, Tom Hanks, Tricky Dicky, Truman at Potsdam (1976), Ulysses S Grant, W (2009), Watergate, Werewolf of Washington (1973), Wilson (1944), Winchell (1998), Woodrow Wilson, Woody Harrelson, You Only Live Twice (1967), Young Mr Lincoln (1939)
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This is why the internet was invented…
Written by James on September 15, 2008 – 11:10 am -
You don’t need to look any further. A combination of movie mania, painstaking research and quite simply mind-blowing fun has been created, discovered and, thanks to the miracle of modern technology and the fact it’s now touted on Picturenose, everyone will soon know about it.
Tags: Alonzo Mosley
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20 years, 10 terrible films
Written by Colin on September 12, 2008 – 4:56 pm -
Subjectivity abounds in this piece. I’ve no doubt that whatever I cite as my 10 most prominent cinematic pieces of chaff, there will be those who will cite at least 11 I have missed. You are more than welcome to point out the error of my judgement.
Tags: Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, batman, Batman and Robin (1997), Battlefield Earth (2000), Bette Midler, Brother Bear (2003), Catwoman (2004), Dirty Dancing (1987), george clooney, Halle Berry, Joaquin Pheonix, John Travolta, L. Ron Hubbard, Lost in Translation (2003), Mel Gibson, Nanette Newman, Nicole Kidman, Paris Hilton, Pearl Harbor (2001), Phil Collins, The Bodyguard (1992), The Hottie and the Nottie (2008), The Stepford Wives (2004), Uma Thiurman, Whitney Houston
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Brussels Movie Days
Written by James on September 9, 2008 – 10:08 pm -
Aurore Engelen, writing for our good friends at Cineuropa.org (checked out our European Film Awards blog yet?), lets us in on the cinematic surprises beginning today (10 September), in the heart of Belgium…
Tags: Abel, Agnès Jaoui, Ben Stiller, Brussels Movie Days, Burn After Reading (2008), Christophe Barratier, Coen, Gérard Jugnot, Gordon and Romy, Jack Black, Jamel Debbouze, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Kad Mérad, Paris 36, Robert Downey Jr, Rumba (2008), The Chorus (2004), Tropic Thunder (2008)
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BFI - British Film Institute, or Bad Film Ideas?
Written by Colin on September 3, 2008 – 5:06 pm -
To celebrate the 75th birthday of the BFI Southbank, the British Film Institute asked 75 celebrities (some you may have heard of, the rest appear to be fillers) for their favourite film.
Tags: A Night at the Opera (1935), BFI Southbank, Blade Runner (1982), Closely Observed Trains (1966), Home Alone (1990), If... (1968), Jaws 2 (1978), John Duck, Ken Loach, Ken Russell, Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Lost in Translation (2003), Metropolis (1927), Scarlett Johansson, Sir Roger Moore, Spaceballs (1987), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), The Matrix (1999)
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Short and sometimes sweet
Written by Colin on August 27, 2008 – 9:47 am -
Having returned after taking a few days off from, well, from everything except eating, drinking and sleeping, I come back to the news that not very much has been going on in Tinseltown or anywhere else for that matter. There are a few stories worth an honourable mention in this news round-up, so I’m going to ease myself back in by summing them up in as few words as possible. This is either an exercise in minimalist journalism, or sheer laziness. It’s your call.