Films That Matter
Boo Business
A comedy tinged horror film, The Frighteners (1996) was actually the feature Peter Jackson co-wrote and directed right before moving onto The Lord of the Rings trilogy... and funnily enough, both The Fellowship of the Ring and today’s picture are celebrating worthy milestones this year – 25 and 30 years. Co-written along with longtime writing partner Fran Walsh, the story follows Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox), who after suffering some memory loss after a car accident that killed his wife, now has the bizarre ability to see and communicate with the ghosts who have not ‘moved on’.
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It’s the End of the World as We Know It
Children of MenMay 30, 2013One of my favourite film styles is the post apocalyptic genre. Depending on the time of production, these movies depict the fears of the day. For instance, in 1973 Soylent Green was made, which highlighted the possibility of overpopulation, lack of employment and most importantly, food shortages; (look for a review of this film at a later date). Quite differently, in the 2006 motion picture Children of Men, we see quite the opposite – a world that is dying as humans are no longer able to procreate.
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A Tribute to the Late Roger Ebert
Dark CityApril 8, 2013As most of you probably already know, Roger Ebert passed away last Thursday after a bout with cancer at the age of 70. If there is such a thing as a superstar movie reviewer, Ebert would be it. Since the 1960s he reviewed films for the Chicago Sun Times and spent years bringing motion pictures to his audience through his television programs which featured his iconic two thumbs up rating system. Though I did not always agree with his opinions, he had the amazing knack of reaching both knowledgeable film experts and the ordinary moviegoer. As a tribute to this gargantuan movie expert, I will highlight three films that he loved during my next three articles.