31 December 2018
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...
12 August 2018
Racism a no no. But Ageism alive and well it seems in the Film Commentary Universe? The sickening Double (0) standard at the heart of the Idris Elba as Bond Debate
‘I’M NOT AGEIST BUT’: STOP HIDING BEHIND THE AGE ARGUMENT WHEN DISCUSSING THE IDRIS AS 007 PROSPECT! JAMES MURPHY IS ON THE CASE..’EYES ONLY’. Idris Elba is NOT James Bond. At least, not yet. But whyever not? Well, really, idiots, it’s because Daniel Craig IS James Bond. He will...
09 August 2018
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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...
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...
