A trip to the pictures today to see this adaptation of Stephen King’s short story. Arriving ahead of Rdgar Wright’s new take on another tale from The Bachman Books, The Running Man (with Glen Powell), this has had much less fanfare. I read the story nearly thirty years ago and remembered the premise, but I […]
Read more "Tonight’s Viewing – The Long Walk (2025)"Day 20 Best love triangle Here we are – Day 20. My favourite love triangle goes all the way back to Twin Peaks again, as I give you that wonderfully comedic triple-act of Lucy Moran, Deputy Andy Brennan and clothing salesman Richard Tremayne. I know it’s a little hokey, but I love these three and […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 20 – Best Love Triangle"Day 18 Best ‘forced proximity’ love story Feeling better today. This one is easy today and I MUST go back and watch this film again as it’s been far too long. Forced proximity is when our two characters can’t get away from each other, and that’s how the romance begins. Imagine they’re stuck in a […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 19 – Best ‘forced proximity’ love story"Day 18 Best ‘meet cute’ on screen Quick one today, as I’m not feeling great. My vote for this goes to Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts meeting in Notting Hill. A great premise and well-written and acted. There are things about the film that I don’t like, but their meeting is very well done indeed. […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 18 – Best ‘meet cute’ on screen"Day 17 Best ‘Unrequited Love’ Story Very recent, this one; but something that’s really stuck with me ever since I saw it. I didn’t expect to be as taken with Netflix’s 3 Body Problem as I was, but when I watched it, I was hooked. I found the story of Will and Jin to be […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 17 – Best ‘unrequited love’ Story"Day 16 Best Pickup Line What’s the best opening line you’ve ever heard on screen? The best hook that gets the romance going. Well, for me there’s no doubt. It’s Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese (The Terminator, 1984) with this one… “Come with me if you want to live?” Cheers and see you tomorrow, Richard […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 16 – Best Pickup Line"Day 15 Best Father or Mother of the ‘Bride’ If a couple are to be together, sometimes they have to overcome the obstacle of a parent or two. Be that Spencer Tracy or Steve Martin, Keith David or Anne Bancroft, they’re usually a massive obstacle. For me, my vote goes to Robert De Niro in […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 15 – Best Father or Mother of the ‘Bride’"Hi everyone, I realised today that I haven’t written anything about this film. After all those posts about the first instalment, I’ve been completely silent on this one. It’s getting close to trailer time; it can only be a few days before we all get to see something that only a few have seen so […]
Read more "Casting Dune 2 – Vanity Fair first look reaction"Hi everyone, I’ve been wanting to get this post in the bag for some time now, since seeing the first film. I made some predictions when all this started about who I thought should be in the key roles. That’s all ancient history now and, suffice to say, I didn’t get any of them right. […]
Read more "Casting Dune – Part 2 Casting Wishlist"Well, here we are. After so much time, I finally got to see it. I’ve been looking forward to this moment since long before the film was announced. I heard rumours years and years ago about the rights being passed around and I knew it would be only a matter of time before this happened. […]
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