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17 August 2018
Friday Film News and Comment Digest. One Stop Shop. All you Need to Know.
…DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF FILM.. Going to a party this weekend? I know I am! So it helps to be up to date on all the latest cinematic talking points. Here, at a glance, is a mini digest of news and comments, pre prepared, for your...
09 August 2018
2012Bond 25Daniel CraigDark Knight RisesEditorialsEuropeEventsFan Made WorkFilm SkillsFranchise filmsGeopoliticsJames BondJames MurphyLea SeydouxLondonNewsnostalgiaOlympicspatriotismPodcastPolit-FlixPoliticsRetrospective SeriesReviewsSam MendesSKYFALLSPECTRETerry BamberThrillersTrailersUKUK Elections 2017
TBT: SKYFALL AND THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. REMEMBERING THE SUMMER SPIRIT OF THE OLYMPICS AND ITS LASTING GLOW OF 2012 OPTIMISM
Throwback Thursday. SKYFALL /DARK KNIGHT RISES: HEROES’ JOURNEYS OF POLITICAL/SOCIAL/MORAL IMPORTANCE, VIA SOME 2012 OLYMPIC SPIRIT Looking Back. Moving Forward. With James Murphy In a recent post on Twitter/Facebook, the comedian and actor, David Schneider, noted the spirit of joy that ignited in Britain during the Olympic summer...
08 August 2018
DEBRIEF on MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE -FALLOUT.
FIELD REPORT: MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT AGENT JAMES MURPHY, Reporting for Duty.. There was little point in ‘reviewing’ Mission:Impossible-FALLOUT. When one reads a consensus of reviews that sing a movie’s praises in all the same ways? Chances are..they have a point. More fun to just sit back and enjoy the...
08 August 2018
RED LETTER MEDIA RUNDOWN RECENT COMIC-CON TRAILERS SO YOU WON’T HAVE TO! As always: see the original and best viral YouTube content critics at work..
RED LETTER MEDIA are STILL the Masters of Online Film Criticism with a Comedic Twist. A potted Film-School Class, via some edgy, post-modern satire and character comedy. They practically invented the art of the YouTube Video Essay. Despite occasional setbacks (Plinkett out of action too long; tendency...
30 July 2018
Comic Con London July 2018: NO WAY OUT of Here! Featuring The Lovely Sean Young, Miranda Richardson, Helen Atkinson Wood, The world’s greatest Artists and Cosplayers, At Least Seven Doctor Whos, Ebony Maw, Jack O’Halloran and AQUAMAN!
COMIC CON LONDON SHOWMASTERS JULY 2018 DEBRIEF: NOW I know what they mean by a ‘sweaty’ in the Fan world! So I went. And I survived! Comic Con, London. I have a complicated relationship with these events. When we acquired Movie Viral back in 2015, I...
