Our latest bout of Doctor Who series 6 speculation lands at the feet of Amy Pond. Truthfully, a couple of days later, our heads still hurt. But we figured youd be disappointed if we didnt try and make sense of it all. So, lets start with what we know. Amy Pond has been a ganger for some time (which accounts for the lack of costume changes). Not least because we liked them....
Dont think this is me overcompensating, though, or fulfilling my end of a deal. I had to return a screener disc last week, leaving me empty and bereft of a repeat viewing. No, I am true to my word.Barneys Versionis every bit as good as my opening salvo suggests. But Im trying to temper expectations. On another day, I could have spent the entire interview slot talking about that back catalogue....
Read on, but beware, for there arespoilers, swearing and sledgehammer-strong opinions contained herein… It is what it is. Its the first time Ive made a movie where Ive had no time to think. So, I think its a mixture of both. But this process has been nuts. Would you be able to elaborate on that process a little? So, it was mostly you and Jane, then? The WGA dont think that, but theyre fuckwits....
Its worldview is bleak, the violence abhorrent. And then in 1971, Stanley Kubrick went and made a film of it. Ad content continues below Like Burgess novel, Kubricks movie is related in three distinct parts. When it first came out, people were stunned, he said. We had a midnight screening that Ill never forget. People were genuinely shocked. It is shocking when you first see it. Of course, it was the key to the second half of the movie, for us....
You know that moment when someone asks you what makes science fiction and fantasy so special? We’ve got the answers right here… It seems unlikely, impossible even, but all we have to do is spread the word. Its time for us to demonstrate to the world that sci-fi and fantasy are for everyone. Modern audiences ask too many questions. Can the heroreallyalways win? Surely that would be far too unrealistic?...
But in many sci-fi movies, the genre is equally about exotic weapons and their impact on peoples bodies. Undoubtedly the coolest weapon anywhere in the series, for my money, is definitely the AT-AT. The bone gun is unforgettable, its unexpected power hideous. The Sols victory is short-lived, however. A Hollywood remake ofAkirahas been in the offing for several years now. For several generations of children, the ray-gun replaced the traditional cowboy six-shooter as the playground weapon of choice....
A Clockwork Orangeis 40 years old this year, of course. How do you think its held up over the years? They love this film they cant get enough of it. Its young kids who go to college who find the movie and start a whole new generation ofClockwork Orangeenthusiasts. So Im delighted to say that they do find it and they love it. They love it for different reasons, perhaps, now....
Cinematic sequels, meanwhile, are as old as the practice of filmmaking itself. The pattern of sequels riding in the wake of success has endured ever since. When the wellspring of Fleming novels ran dry, they simply began creating new stories of their own. It wasnt until the 70s, however, that the modern, numbered sequel came into being. Other examples of the landfill sequel includeRoboCop,SupermanandThe Karate Kid. Generally speaking, this would happen a couple of films after most of the makers best ideas ran dry....
Its this simple fact that forms much of the basis ofL.A. Noire, Rockstars latest high profile release. Noireis a new IP that casts players as Cole Phelps. This is noGTA,though, andL.A. Noireis a totally different animal to Rockstars flagship title. Solve enough cases and youll get promoted through the ranks of the L.A.P.D. Accompanying the investigations are plenty of on-foot and vehicle chases, and a good amount of gun play....
What was the editing process forBlitzlike? It went on longer than I thought it was going to. These things always take a while to come together. It was sort of reinvented a little bit. The original script was more of an ensemble thing. It was much more episodic. Ad content continues below Instead, it became centred more around Jason Stathams character. Audiences responded to him more. He was magnetic for people....
When adapted for the big screen, even the finest novels can suffer decidedly mixed fortunes. The best and most faithful adaptation, though, was undoubtedly the first. But how many more of these will I have to make before theyre all destroyed? Sadly, the meagre budget is evident throughout. Its a far cry from Francis Lawrences widescreen vision of the end of the world,I Am Legend. Last Manis the only adaptation to date that retains the revelation that there are two kinds of vampire....
But is it any good? Newsflash: bullying is wrong, and the 1960s were a time of rosy-tinted wonder. If either of these seem revelatory, thenThats What I Ammay be for you. If not, dont bother. Instead, its a dumb, blithely simple drama that is all moral and no content. And there endeth the lesson. Ad content continues below What is funny, though, is when the film tries to be serious....
Ryan takes a look back… What elements do you should probably create a genuinely entertaining film? An unnerving air of unpredictability? The 1980 Hong Kong movie,Encounters Of The Spooky Kind, has all those elements and more. Its energy, humour and charisma really is infectious. So begins a 90-minute onslaught of supernatural chills, kung fu and horror. Hung makes imaginative use of Chinese mythology and Taoist principles, too. Hopping corpses may seem incongruous to western eyes, but Hung manages to invest them with humour and menace....
