HeyUGuys IMDb250 Project Wk 7 – New Hollywood
In the 1950’s and early 1960’s, the Hollwood blockbuster had been born to combat the advent of television. Attendances had begun to dwindle, so the studios created big, epic movies, technicolour, and elaborate musicals, in an attempt to draw the crowds back in. This was initially successful, but as the sixties came in the demographic [...]
Is 3D the Future of Cinema? – HeyUGuys in Conversation with The Observer
On the eve of the release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, with Avatar’s Oscar hopes either to be realised or dashed this Sunday night, 3D technology is finding its feet with cinema and critical audiences right now.
It has become part of the discussion on the future of cinema, and opinions are raging on the [...]
Stop Hating On Remakes!
There was much consternation over the weekend over the gall of someone daring to develop a remake of, shock horror, an Alfred Hitchcock movie. I appreciate that yes, Hitchcock is one of the greats, but to suggest that to remake his work would be a travesty is, to be frank, a little strong. It’s nothing [...]
HeyUGuys IMDb250 Project – Week 4
The IMDb250. A list of the top 250 films, as ranked by the users of the biggest movie Internet site on the web. It is based upon the ratings provided by the users of The Internet Movie Database, which number into the millions. As such, it’s a perfect representation of the opinions of the movie masses, [...]
What Is The Cost Of Casting Rumours?
Last week saw a rumour spreading regarding the casting of the lead in Sony’s Spider-Man reboot. Apparently OK, along with a couple of tabloids picked up on a story that High School Musical’s Zach Efron was signing to play Peter Parker for $9m. I don’t want to go too much into this specific story, Ben Mortimer’s [...]
HeyUGuys IMDb250 Project – Week 3
The IMDb250. A list of the top 250 films, as ranked by the users of the biggest movie Internet site on the web. It is based upon the ratings provided by the users of The Internet Movie Database, which number into the millions. As such, it’s a perfect representation of the opinions of the movie masses, [...]
HeyUGuys IMDb250 Project – Week 2
The IMDb250. A list of the top 250 films, as ranked by the users of the biggest movie Internet site on the web. It is based upon the ratings provided by the users of The Internet Movie Database, which number into the millions. As such, it’s a perfect representation of the opinions of the movie masses, [...]
HeyUGuys IMDb250 Project – Week 1
The IMDb250. A list of the top 250 films, as ranked by the users of the biggest movie internet site on the web. It is based upon the ratings provided by the users of The Internet Movie Database, which number into the millions. As such, it’s a perfect representation of the opinions of the movie masses, [...]
New A-Team Images Come (Out) Together
Six new images from the Joe Carnahan directed The A-Team movie have found their way into the open via the good people at Latino Review and there’s enough explosions, guns and warehouses to keep even the most sceptical The A-Team fan happy. Not much to entice the casual viewer though and they all seem to [...]
Bazmann’s Christmas Address
It’s been a great year for the British film industry. It kicked off with the British invasion of the Oscars, with notable wins for Kate Winslet, and Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. The huge amount of British Actors plying their trade successfully in Hollywood continued to grow, with Scot Gerard Butler particularly in demand with parts [...]
