Saturday, 29 January 2011

(*) ALIEN *****

USA/UK: Ridley Scott, 1979

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NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND ***½

Original Title: Kaze no tani no Naushika
Japan: Hayao Miyazaki, 1984

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DEFYING GRAVITY - SEASON 1 (7/10)

USA/Canada/UK/Germany: Various Directors, 2009 (Created by James D. Parriott)

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VIDEO GAME COLLECTION

Peggle: Nights

Platform: PSN
Region: UK (PAL)
Developer: PopCap Games
Publisher: Sony
PSN Release: 18/2/2010

BD/DVD COLLECTION

My Neighbour Totoro (1988)
SD DVD (Studio Ghibli Collection)

Director: Hayao Miyzaki
DVD Release: 27/3/2006
Region: 2 (UK)
Label: Optimum

BD/DVD COLLECTION

Laputa - Castle in the Sky (1986)
SD DVD (Studio Ghibli Collection)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
DVD Release: 27/2/1006
Region: 2 (UK)
Label: Optimum

BD/DVD COLLECTION

Nausicaa of the Valley and the Wind (1984)
SD DVD (Studio Ghibli Collection)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
DVD Release: 26/9/2005
Region: 2 (UK)
Label: Optimum

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Monday, 24 January 2011

Sunday, 23 January 2011

Thursday, 20 January 2011

VIDEO GAME COLLECTION

TV Show King

Platform: PSN
Region: UK (PAL)
Developer: Gameloft
Publisher: Sony
PSN Release: 6/8/2009

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

(*) THE 82nd ACADEMY AWARDS - OSCARS 2010 (TV) ****½

USA: Hamish Hamilton, 2010

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MOVIE MATTERS PODCAST - EP5 'OUR TOP 10 FILMS OF 2010'

In the first Movie Matters episode of 2011, co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie cast they eyes over the best (and some of the worst) films of 2010, counting down their ten favourites of the past year. The listeners also get their time in the spotlight with their own personal lists.

With over 2 hours and 45 minutes of banter, this is the biggest Movie Matters episode yet!

The music sampled in this episode is from INCEPTION (Symphony No. 3, 4th Movement: Passacaglia - Allegro Moderato by Krzysztof Penderecki), AMER (from WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS? by Stelvio Cipriani), KICK-ASS (the Prodigy), the Millennium trilogy (Jacob Groth) and TOY STORY 3 (Randy Newman). Special thanks to David Mackenzie for audio support.

http://moviematterspodcast.blogspot.com

Monday, 17 January 2011

Friday, 14 January 2011

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

PEEP SHOW - SERIES 7 (7/10)

UK: Becky Martin, 2010 (Created by Andrew O'Connor, Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain)

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Monday, 10 January 2011

VIDEO GAME COLLECTION

Zen Pinball

Platform: PSN
Region: UK (PAL)
Developer: Zen Studios
Publisher: Sony
PSN Release: 14/5/2009

Saturday, 8 January 2011

VIDEO GAME COLLECTION

Bayonetta

Platform: PlayStation 3
Region: UK (PAL)
Developer: Nex Entertainment
Publisher: Sega
Retail Release: 8/1/2010

BD/DVD COLLECTION

The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)
Blu-ray

Director: Daniel Alfredson
BD Release: 10/1/2011
Region: B (UK)
Label: Momentum

BD/DVD COLLECTION

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
Blu-ray 3-disc Collector's Edition

Director: Masakazu Hashimoto
BD Release: 18/10/2010
Region: B (UK)
Label: Manga

(*) [REC] 2 ****

Spain: Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, 2009

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Friday, 7 January 2011

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT ****

USA: Lisa Cholodenko, 2010

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MOTHER ****

Original Title: Madeo
South Korea: Joon-ho Bong, 2009

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Sunday, 2 January 2011

Saturday, 1 January 2011

DOWN TERRACE ***

UK: Ben Wheatley, 2009

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FOUR LIONS ***½

UK: Chris Morris, 2010

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MY TOP 10 FILMS OF 2010

This list is based on the films I saw from Jan 1st to Dec 31st in 2010. The only criteria I adhered to is that the films must have been released theatrically or straight to DVD in the UK during 2010.

1. TOY STORY 3 (dir. Lee Unkrich)
2. INCEPTION (dir. Christopher Nolan)
3. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (dir. Niels Arden Oplev)
4. KICK-ASS (dir. Matthew Vaughn)
5. THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (dir. Juan Jose Campanella)
6. [REC]2 (dir. Juame Balaguero and Paco Plaza)
7. THE SOCIAL NETWORK (dir. David Fincher)
8. SHUTTER ISLAND (dir. Martin Scorsese)
9. THE HORSEMAN (dir. Steven Kastrissios)
10. GREEN ZONE (dir. Paul Greengrass)

Honourable mentions must go to the following films that could quite easily of found themselves in my list: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED, THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE, THE ROAD, CEMETARY JUNCTION and THE KILLER INSIDE ME.

I should also point out I've yet to see critically acclaimed films such as MOTHER, FOUR LIONS, DOWN TERRACE, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, AMER, A PROPHET, EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP and EASY A.

My worst film of the year was without doubt A SERBIAN FILM. I've said pretty much all I care to about this abhorrent mess on the MOVIE MATTERS podcast. UK new releases in 2010 which disappointed include FROZEN, LEAP YEAR, THE LOVELY BONES, WHIP IT and DATE NIGHT.