Tag Archives: hollywood

HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS (Tommy Wirkola, 2013)

  Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen You may like this if you liked: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Timur Bekmambetov, 2012), Drive Angry (Patrick Lussier, 2011), Dead Snow (Tommy Wirkola, 2009) Right, well we all know the fairy tale, … Continue reading

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BROKEN CITY (Allen Hughes, 2013)

  Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones You may like this if you like: City Hall (Harold Becker, 1996), State of Play (Kevin Macdonald, 2009), Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) In New York private investigator and ex cop Billy Taggart … Continue reading

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MOVIE 43 (lots of directors – but Peter Farrelly is the main culprit, 2013)

  Starring: Quite a few people You may like this if you like: Torture, pain and misery The actual ‘story’ to this film varies depending on what country you watch it in. Apparently in the states it centres on a … Continue reading

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WORLD WAR Z (Marc Forster, 2013)

  Starring: Brad Pitt, Mirreille Enos, Mathew Fox You may like this if you liked: 28 Days Later… (Danny Boyle, 2002), I Am Legend (Francis Lawrence, 2007), general zombie apocalypse-ness Gerry Lane (Pitt + mullet) is an ex UN investigator … Continue reading

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HALF TERM REPORT: MY PERSONAL TOP 10 FILMS OF 2013 SO FAR

To qualify, films have to be released theatrically in the UK in 2013. This unfortunately means I cannot include Life of Pi or The Hobbit, but rules are rules. Full reviews of all films mentioned can be found on this … Continue reading

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WARM BODIES (Jonathan Levine, 2013)

  Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich You may like this if you liked: Twilight (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008), Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990), Romeo +Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996) After the usual apocalypse we see in films, a vast majority … Continue reading

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THE GREAT GATSBY (Baz Luhrmann, 2013)

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Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan Genre: Drama/Romance/Typical Baz Lurhmann Migraine-inducing-style-over-substance-rubbish Set in the backdrop of the roaring twenties, The Great Gatsby is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway (Maguire). He moves to upstate New York opposite his … Continue reading

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MAN OF STEEL (Zack Snyder, 2012)

Starring: Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams You may like this if you liked: Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005), Superman Returns (Bryan Singer, 2006), The Amazing Spider – Man (Marc Webb, 2012) I think we all know the story, but … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: THE WORST FILM ACCENTS EVER

Mad, bad or just completely outrageous. This is my personal top 10 of the worst accents I have ever seen in films. Hollywood has a tendency for scoring own goals when producing films set overseas and prefers to cast a … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: GUILTY PLEASURES AKA THE FILMS I LOVE TO HATE

These are films that have gaping plot holes, Pierce Brosnan attempting to sing, illogical endings, terrible acting and dialogue, Pierce Brosnan attempting to sing, and sometimes not even a particularly good story but yet still we cannot help but love … Continue reading

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