Archive for the ‘Features’ Category
Revenge of the Sith - How did you find it?
RodneyFeaturesWell we've reviewed Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith... ...John's review... ...I really enjoyed watching Revenge of the Sith. And yes, it is quite a good film. However, the scenes with Pa...
Movie Theaters Vs. Home Theaters
John CampeaFeaturesThere has been some good discussion going on here lately about the pros and cons of watching a movie at an actual movie theater, or at home on a decent TV and sound system. Some people on here have t...
What’s Your Favorite Kind of Theater?
John CampeaFeaturesI know you could probably break theater types into 5 or 6 categories, but for the sake of silmplicity let me generalize it into 2 types. 1) The MEGAPlex Theater You know the ones I'm talking about. ...
How do you like your POPCORN BABY!
John CampeaFeaturesYou know what, I’m just a walking Pavlovian experiment. The moment I walk into a theatre… my mouth starts to water. Even if I just came from dinner and Iâ€...
Scottish Film Industry failing
RodneyFeaturesThe Scottish Film Industry is dying according to an article in The Herald. Scottish Screen, the agency charged with promoting Scotland as a film venue, said the nation was losing out to its European ...
Expectations
John CampeaFeaturesYou even notice how much your expectations of a film effect how much you enjoy it when you finally see it? You know what I mean. You think a movie that your girlfriend is dragging you to will totall...
Record Profits for Hollywood
John CampeaFeaturesSo some really interesting numbers have just come out. It looks like Hollywood has enjoyed a record breaking year as far as generated revenue goes. Profits from video sale are up 10%, and despite th...
Pain Killer wraps and why we should support smaller productions
RodneyFeaturesMainly we talk about big movies and big productions, but it's so refreshing to look at smaller productions. Mainly because they tend to be a lot more open about the process, and since the process is a...
Studios release DVD before Cinema?
John CampeaFeaturesStudios, it seems according to the BBC, are re-thinking their ideas of combating piracy, it actually looks like they are beginning to change their mindset. One of the ways they are thinking of is to b...
Cinema etiquette - The guide to behaving in the cinema
John CampeaFeaturesJohn's recent post on the best tips for a movie first date got me thinking, no, not in that way! First thought was that we should collate all the answers and build a nice little FAQ out of it, I can h...
How to Effectively Use a Movie as Part of a Good First Date
RodneyFeaturesWelcome to The Dating/Movie Blog! Although I've never been really popular with the ladies(I think dating me is officially listed with the government as "Charity Work"), I have always liked making a f...
Should we care if a celebrity is a jerk?
RodneyFeaturesSeveral times over the last couple of years we've put up posts about various movie celebrities who have proven themselves to be jerks by either words or actions. Usually it's because they do or say s...
Bill Gates to market dead celebrities
John CampeaFeaturesYou might not be thinking that Business news is very exciting, and the following snippet from the Guardian won't immediately make you think of much. Corbis, the digital image company set up by Bill G...
Is VIP cinema seating needed?
John CampeaFeaturesThere's an interesting article in The Guardian today about VIP cinema seating being introduced in America. Typically they are talking about things such as: ...extra-wide, VIP leather seats - no arm-r...
William Hurt
RodneyFeaturesThere are some actors that for the life of me I can't figure out why are so popular. And then on the other hand there are some REAL actors who I can't figure out why don't get the true respect they d...
Japanese horror is scarier than American horror
RodneyFeaturesDuring my daily swing around various news sources I came across this great little article in the New Zealand Herald about the differences between Japanese horror and American horror films. I'm still ...
Ireland to convert to Digital Cinema in one move!
RodneyFeaturesIreland is set to become the world's first country to have digital film in every cinema. All movie houses in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are to have their traditional 35mm film proj...
How to build your own local cinema
RodneyFeaturesNow I keep meaning to get an interview with a couple of my local privately owned cinemas and get some interesting insights into being a privateer in the big chain business, but I just haven't had the ...
Suggestions for the Oscars
John CampeaFeaturesI was floating around some of my favorite regular news sites and came across this interesting little article over at the Chicago Tribune. In the article, the author talks about the unwarrented compla...
How could they change the Oscars?
John CampeaFeaturesAfter some completely off the wall discussions on the Chris Rock story, one of the posters managed to move away from their one tracked discussion and bring up a good question. Let's just say that Chr...
Can a movie deserve Best Film without any other awards?
John CampeaFeaturesThe BAFTA's are passed, and I'm being asked what I was going to comment on, what wasn't said in the post of the winners. Well, I have a problem with the Best Film winner. The show was a very enjoyabl...
Ever Wonder What A Producer Is?
RodneyFeaturesI've always thought that actors get far too much credit for the films they're in. Don't get me wrong, they are an important piece of the movie puzzle, but the general movie going audience seems over ...
UK Film Production drops rapidly
John CampeaFeaturesBad news for the UK film industry with production reported to have fallen by 40% in 2004. The Guardian reported today: According to figures assembled by the journal Screen International, the number o...
The One Good Thing About Pornography
John CampeaFeaturesGot your attention didn't I? A couple of weeks back a friend of mine and I watched Old School again. Pretty funny movie, but I still don't think it was as great as a lot of people believe it was... ...
The Movie Blog’s 10 Worst Films of 2004
John CampeaFeaturesOk, I decided to actually wait until the start of the New Year to put up my list of worst films of 2004. The most beautiful thing about film is the pure subjectivity of it, some I'm sure some of you ...
Have a Safe New Year You Stupid Ass - A Public Service Announcement From The Movie Blog
John CampeaFeaturesHey there folks, John here to wish you a safe and festive New Years Eve! Help to keep it safe by not drinking and driving. No, wait a second... that's not enough. Everyone is always so damn polite ...
