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December 20, 2004

What are the black dots you see every 20 min at the cinema?

Reel change markers, simply reel markers, cues or 'cigarette burns' are used to indicate to the cinema's projectionist that it is time to change the reel of film. [...] MORE...


September 17, 2004

The 'Super Size Me' debate

[...] Although noone has ever doubted that McDonald's food or fast food in general isn't particularly healthy, it's the marketing machine, the focusing on 'recruiting' new, young diners and the political lobbying that should wake people up. [...] MORE...


August 27, 2004

The Village

Bonus: If buying three or more tickets to The Village as ODEON Leicester Square, they throw in a Collectors' Edition DVD of Sixth Sense. Do you really need more convincing? MORE...


Get it from the Source: Quentin Tarantino is blogging

Quentin Tarantino is NOT blogging, and answers fan mail and hate-mail alike... MORE...


August 16, 2004

I, Robot and American Double Standards

Equality, ladies! What happened to it? ;-) Is this just more US over-political correctness - not showing female skin, while male poses in-shower are no issue? MORE...


April 23, 2004

Kill Bill 2 minireview

[...] A must watch. (but watch Kill Bill vol 1 first) [...] MORE...


April 21, 2004

Kill Bill 2

Kill Bill 1 was as gory yet artistic as ever on re-seeing it, and I really really look forward to seeing Kill Bill 2 tomorrow night. I so very very much hope that I won't be disappointed like from watching Martix 2 & 3... MORE...


November 05, 2003

Kill Bill

With videogame-like beauty, Uma Thurman slices, dices and decapitates her enemies in a style more refined than the first Martix film (which did have excellent fighting scenes too) and far gorier than [...] MORE...


October 30, 2003

Mystic River

Good film. IMDB reviewers on crack? (read more...) MORE...


September 05, 2003

Buddy (2003)

Buddy is an excellent new Norwegian film about fame, friendships, relationships and how difficult it is to work out the whole girl-meets-boy (and vice versa) thing :-) MORE...


May 18, 2003

José Álvaro Morais: Quaresma

I went to see José Álvaro Morais' latest film ''Quaresma'' at the Cannes film festival's ''Directors' Fortnight'' last night. Should it pop up at a cinema near you, be aware that it's arty. Very arty... MORE...


May 17, 2003

The Matrix Reloaded & Reviewed

I just came back from watching The Matrix Reloaded. First impressions? Well - a bit of the magic is gone... MORE...


May 01, 2003

Welcome to Collinwood

It's a fun film about a couple of worthless criminals attempting to get their ''Bellini'' (heist of a lifetime), but it all turns into a bit of a ''Kaputchnik'' (clumsy crime)... Where do the words come from? MORE...


April 29, 2003

The Matrix at IMAX

''Earlier Wednesday, Imax and Warner Bros., [...], announced that the second and third chapters of ''The Matrix'' trilogy, to be released in the spring and fall, will be digitally-remastered using Imax DMR - a technology that upgrades live-action 35mm films into the Imax experience.[...]'' MORE...


April 19, 2003

KOPPS (2003) vs Super Troopers (2002)

Trigger-happy swedish police, sexually frustrated German prisoners of the Highway police? What the H is going on? Go to the cinema! MORE...