The news that Ridley Scott agreed to direct a follow-up to his sci-fi classic Blade Runner will comfort fans who feared a quick-buck travesty. “It’ll certainly be fascinating to see what the “new, exciting direction” turns out to be, not least because this time...
40 is the new 30 in Hollywood
posted by Ben East
The acclaim from the movie The Wrestler did more than simply win Marisa Tomei the smattering of high-profile roles she’s promoting this month: with that role, she was seen to champion the middle-aged woman in youth-obsessed Hollywood. “Late-blooming” is surely one of the most...
THEME PARKS OBSESSED WITH FILM
posted by Ben East
When Disney announced that they’d bought the rights to “Avatarworld”, it set me on a nostalgia-laden trip to Universal Studios California, and the increasing realisation that most new theme park rides are based on blockbuster films. Does “The Big Dipper” no longer...
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