Myke Bartlett's Blog, page 144
January 20, 2016
Quentin Tarantino talks about quitting filmmaking and kicking...
Quentin Tarantino talks about quitting filmmaking and kicking off a new career in theatre in a snippet from our interview for The Weekly Review.
December 15, 2015
Forget Ross and Rachel. Forget Johnny and Winona. The greatest...
Forget Ross and Rachel. Forget Johnny and Winona. The greatest screen love affair of the 1990s was Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
I remember The X-Files at The Weekly Review
November 18, 2015
“Mockingjay feels particularly bold as it asks us to side with...
“Mockingjay feels particularly bold as it asks us to side with the sort of people current headlines are begging us to fear. Right now, it feels dangerously easy to switch allegiance to the villainous President Snow who is, after all, only seeking to protect his capitol of decadent fashionistas.”
My review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two
November 8, 2015
“There was still this moment when I went ‘Oh my god, I’m in...
“There was still this moment when I went ‘Oh my god, I’m in Doctor Who!’”
I spoke to Mark Gatiss about Sherlock, Doctor Who and where being a fan can take you.
October 28, 2015
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2kth...) My interview...
October 26, 2015
“When a cynical CIA man tries to lecture Donovan about means and...
“When a cynical CIA man tries to lecture Donovan about means and ends, the lawyer reminds him that the rules – meaning the justice system – are the defining aspect of American (for which we are meant to read “Western”) civilisation. It’s an observation that inspires a pang of nostalgia for the certainties of the Cold War (even if one of those certainties was imminent nuclear annihilation), but seems to have little to say to our modern world. Post September 11, 2001, Donovan’s America is gone. For all its cloying sentimentality, Bridge of Spies reminds us that we’re living in the wreckage.”
Bridge of Spies reviewed for The Weekly Review
September 25, 2015
Secret Bond Songs
The new Bond theme by Sam Smith is less vodka martini, more herbal tea. Here are five swaggering songs that, by rights, should have graced the titles of one of 007′s adventures.
k.d. lang - Surrender
Technically, this is already a Bond song, featuring as it did on the end credits of Tomorrow Never Dies. This clip imagines how much better the opening titles would have looked if they’re ditched the whiny Sheryl Crow track.
Richard Hawley - Leave Your Body Behind You
With a potent mix of grit and glamour, this storming track from the Northern crooner’s psychedelic phase would be perfect for Daniel Craig’s darker approach to Bond.
Amy Winehouse - You Know I’m No Good
This is so obvious I don’t think it needs explanation. A great missed opportunity. Roger Moore even gets a namecheck.
Suede - She
Glamorous and sinister, oozing dangerous sex and armed with John Barry-esque strings. Luther made good use of it during its first run.
Portishead - All Mine
As cinematic as it is ballsy. Again, this is how you do swagger.
September 22, 2015
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PS3e...) “I don’t think...
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PS3e58j4XY)
“I don’t think of twists like a dance move.”
My interview with M. Night Shyamalan.
September 20, 2015
“I wanted to feel that sense of ‘there’s no way out of this...
“I wanted to feel that sense of ‘there’s no way out of this unless I make a great story.’ When it’s your own money, your livelihood on the line and you didn’t get paid anything, you’re approaching it in a different way and I think everyone, crew and cast, can feel it coming off you.”
M. Night Shyamalan on what it took to get The Visit made
August 19, 2015
“While the best of these flicks lay bare the brutal reality of...
“While the best of these flicks lay bare the brutal reality of the noble art, Southpaw just feels like the work of some guy who once watched Rocky.”
Southpaw reviewed for The Weekly Review.
