Archive for January, 2012

War Horse

January 29th, 2012 by alandunn | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

My lovely Horse, running through the fields…
 
War Horse tells the tale Albie, a modest stable boy from a struggling rural family whose father takes a chance on a spirited young foal to change the fortunes of their failing farm. Albie forms a bond with the horse, Joey, but before long the pair are separated by [...]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

January 29th, 2012 by alandunn | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Finchers Re-inked rethink…
 
A shamed journalist is hired by a wealthy magnate to solve a 40 year old mystery surrounding his missing Grand Daughter. To help him, he recruits a lone woman, an investigative reporter with a tragic and dark back story. Together they get more than they bargain for when their digging around turns deadly.
There [...]

Senna

January 29th, 2012 by alandunn | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

 
Documentary made from stock footage and interviews about the rise and death of Formula One champion Ayrton Senna.
I had initially avoided this film because Formula One holds absolutely no appeal to me, I figured it would only be of interest to the fans of Top Gear and Sunday afternoon Grand Prix lovers. However you don’t [...]

Shame

January 29th, 2012 by alandunn | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

 Sex and the City 3…
 
Set in New York, Michael Fassbender plays a cool headed businessman consumed by sex addiction. An unscheduled visit by his flaky and vulnerable sister leads him to face up to his demons.
Upon viewing I was left cold by this film, its stark visuals, lack of dialogue and abundance of sex just [...]

Winter Blockbusters

January 29th, 2012 by alandunn | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

 How Mission Impossible 4 and Sherlock Holmes teamed up to show Transformers how it’s done…

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.
Tom Cruise returns once again as Ethan Hunt, and after breaking out a Russian Prison in a barn storming opening sequence finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time; outside the Kremlin just after it’s been [...]

The Artist

January 12th, 2012 by alandunn | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Silence is Golden? Can barely hear a thing over all the hype…
A film set during the declining years of silent cinema, in which huge star George Valentin develops a fondness for rising beauty Peppy. However when the talkies takeover, so does Peppy’s fame, eclipsing poor George who finds himself, his art form and his love, [...]

The Iron Lady

January 12th, 2012 by alandunn | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

 
Memoirs of a Milk Snatcher… troubling film tries to spin contested Tory to Glory.
 
It seemed inevitable that at some point someone would attempt to make a film exploring the life of one of the 20th Centuries most memorable and controversial characters, it’s just a shame that this particular film is far too sugary and one [...]