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The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones: The Secret Ingredient of Two Bestsellers

Jamie Adair October 13, 2014

Although The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones are both runaway bestsellers, in some ways, they couldn’t be more different....

It’s Happening Again – David Lynch’s Twin Peaks to Return in 2016

C S Hughes October 8, 2014

years ago Twin Peaks re-invented television drama, bringing style, cool, a cinematic sensibility, adding beguilement to the mystery of murder,...

Death in the Suburbs: Gone Girl

Jamie Adair October 6, 2014

When Amy Elliot Dunne (Rosamund Pike), a cool blonde preternaturally poised Manhattanite, vanishes from her Midwestern McMansion, the police –...

Studio Ghibli The Tale Of Princess Kaguya

C S Hughes September 24, 2014

Studio Ghibli’s The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya, directed and co-written by Isao Takahata, based on a 10th century Japanese...

Sleepy Hollow – Was Benjamin Franklin Really A Nudist?

C S Hughes September 23, 2014

The new season of Sleepy Hollow began in spectacular fashion, with our heroes Ichabod, Jenny and Abbie racing against time...

The Tale Of Studio Ghibli A Not To Be Missed Cinematic Showcase

C S Hughes September 6, 2014

For two weeks in October put away cynicism and worldly concerns and prepare for wonder, joy, guileless laughter, profound tears...

Faking Pregnant Teenage Panda Wasteland

C S Hughes August 30, 2014

With their black eyes and exposed white bellies you thought they were merely cute, or at least symbolic of the...

Subversive Pop Movie!

C S Hughes August 22, 2014

A Hard Day’s Night – Head – Catch Us If You Can The formula of the pop idol movie is...

Terror In Resonance – Old School New Anime

C S Hughes July 18, 2014

here seems to be an awful lot of pap in anime these days. Stories with the barest pretense of plot giving...

Death Shall Have No Dominion: What Remains of Richard III

Olga Hughes July 11, 2014

Killed by the sword but murdered by the pen, this is the story of a King who lost more than...

Madman’s Anime Lab – Fresh Anime Streaming

C S Hughes May 29, 2014

Madman are undoubtedly the local experts on the sometimes bizarre and fascinating world of Japanese anime, so when Madman starts...

Richard III Short Film ‘Finding Richard’ Premieres at Cannes Film Festival

Olga Hughes May 18, 2014

A short film featuring the discovery of the remains of King Richard III in Leicester has premiered at the Cannes...

Fargo And The Minnesota Accent

C S Hughes May 12, 2014

Fargo is the now classic breakthrough film from 1996 by Joel and Ethan Coen, a crime drama, apparently based on...

Madman’s Interview With Finn and Jake – No Whatevs!

C S Hughes May 9, 2014

Adventure Time is the story of Finn the Human and Jake the Dog, two best buddy adventurers in a surreal...

The Miracle Of Silence – The Seven Wonders Silent Film Festival

C S Hughes April 12, 2014

There is something particularly entrancing about silent films, not only as a reference to the origins of film, but also...

Belle – Surprise And Prejudice In Regency England

C S Hughes April 8, 2014

Belle is a story that turns the usual pattern of Regency romance upside down, at once presenting a love story...

The Movies are Broken: Can Veronica Mars and Crowdsourcing Fix Them?

Jamie Adair March 31, 2014

Movies like Veronica Mars are good news for movie fans everywhere – even if teenage-detective film noir isn’t your cup...

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