Jim Emerson, the founding editor-in-chief of RogerEbert.com, is running an interesting project on his scanners::blog where he looks at (and asks readers to submit) opening shots of movies and discuss them.
The opening shot can tell us a lot about how to interpret what follows. It can even be the whole …
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It seems the makers of Blu-ray and HD-DVD are determined not to come to a compromise and so the two formats will remain separate according to this article on the BBC. As stated, the problem then is that neither format will be adopted, consumers simply won’t buy until either …
UK cinema staff are to be trained by a former police office turned cinema investigator to allow them to spot people trying to record and to ‘examine incidents where recording equipment has been used in cinemas.’
This is due to an increase in cinema piracy here as more movies get simulaneous …
It appears the sky is no longer falling in Hollywood as the 2006 box office shows signs of recovering from a dismal 2005.
Last year’s slump was put down to a poor year of films. What’s worrying for the audience this year then, is that we seem to be going …
Mini Reviews
As I don’t always feel like writing full entries for movies I see, I’ve finally installed a plugin that will let me just put the title and a star rating, as well as a few words if I want, so that I can still recommend or save you from …
A new Transformers movie due for release on 7th April 2007 (7.4.7.), you can visit the official site but there’s not much there yet. The big news is that it’s being directed by Michael ‘Bad Boys’ Bay, who also directed such high-concept, effects-laden, story-lacking flicks as Armageddon, Pearl Harbour, …
Monique, a sexy girl walks into an Italian restaurant. As she approaches a booth with Duke, Toby and Justin, Justin calls out to her.
Justin
Hey, pretty lady.
Monique
Ew, what– what are you, hitting on me?
Justin
Erm, just–
Monique
(imitating him)
Erwi just, hm, yeah. Okay, let me put a stop to that little brain …
After Viola reveals that she has been masquerading as her brother for the past two weeks and asks Duke to forgive her and let her play football to prove that girls can play as well as guys, Duke responds.
Duke
It’s just like what coach says before every game; be not afraid …
