Tag: Film
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An Astounding Discovery: Part 2
We once were, in everyone’s home. We used to be current, useful and necessary. At one point, if it hadn’t been for us, you’d have never seen a fraction of those movies as a kid. You used to be excited when you found us, opened our cases and put us into our old friend, VCR. […]
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Please take me ‘Out of this Storm’
If you go to the cinema expecting a modern day version of 1996’s ‘Twister’, then I’m afraid you have wandered into the wrong screening. Brought to you by the director of the fantastic, Final Destination 5, I had high hopes for Into the Storm and hoped to see something exciting and modern. Disappointed is perhaps […]
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An astounding discovery
An establishment from a time now forgotten. A time when Friday and Saturday nights meant a visit to one of these ancient crypts. A time when only a few channels occupied the TV and only the ‘rich’ had satellite TV. A time when seeing a movie either meant a trip to the cinema or to […]
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5 Easy ways to make your Film for free!
As a dedicated and aspiring film maker, the need to find ways to create projects on small or zero budgets is always present. In todays world, people like you and I can create quality films for the world to see from our own home. No longer do we need to personally know Stephen Spielberg, […]
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Becoming The Iron Lady
When Margaret Thatcher was in Power, I was just a small boy attending Primary (Elementary) school. I can remember seeing news stories about her on the TV while I ate my dinner at night and can still see pictures of her on the front page of my Dads newspaper. I also recall listening to my […]
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That really gets my goat! Part 1: Cinema Commandos
I love the movies. I always have. I remember way back when I was 10, and my mother would give my brother and I a few pounds each to go and see the latest Disney film or similar children’s guff while she headed off to the supermarket. It was great. The feeling and atmosphere you […]
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12 Things we learned from Die Hard
It’s a classic. We love it. We grew up with it. We still watch it, excited, thrilled and rooting for unsuspecting cop, John Mclane. When realesed in 1987, John McTiernans Die Hard set a new standard for action movies, while spiralling Bruce Willis into superstardom and pocketing him, a then unheard of, $5 million dollar […]
Store Manager of the Year 