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December 13, 2013

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?



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Published on December 13, 2013 07:11

December 10, 2013

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.



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Published on December 10, 2013 08:30

December 3, 2013

Is This Really The Worst Film Of The Year?

Forbes magazine recently announced The Fifth Estate to be the biggest financial flop of the year. But is this really the worst film of 2013?



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The Worst Five Films of the Year So Far

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Published on December 03, 2013 07:29

November 29, 2013

Hunger Or Greed?

Like some other recent franchises the final book in the Hunger Games series will be split into two films. Is this an artistic or a financial imperative?



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Who cut the Hunger Games?

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Published on November 29, 2013 06:58

November 26, 2013

Starstruck

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I recently interviewed Emma Thompson and confess to being completely starstruck by her. But is that such a bad thing?

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Published on November 26, 2013 09:35

November 22, 2013

The Centre Of Gravity

I posted recently about the movie Gravity and asked which format you preferred seeing it in - 2D or 3D? Here I pick out some of the many responses to my question.



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Gravity

An Announcement  

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Published on November 22, 2013 09:43

November 19, 2013

The Mary Poppins Test

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I love Mary Poppins and I don’t really understand anyone who doesn’t. Is there a film for you that can decide whether or not you can be friends with someone or not?

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Published on November 19, 2013 13:46

November 15, 2013

And the nominations are...

It’s awards time and I am considering the nominees for the Kermodes. What are your suggestions in the major categories?



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Published on November 15, 2013 06:19

November 12, 2013

Gravity

I admitted last week that Gravity is a film actually worth seeing in 3D. Have you seen it yet and if so what did you think?

 

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Published on November 12, 2013 06:40

November 8, 2013

Pilgrim's Progress

I’ve programmed Scott Pilgrim Versus The World at the Cinemagic festival in Belfast this month. It was a flop on release but now I can’t find anyone who will admit to not liking it.



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Published on November 08, 2013 02:27

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