By Louis Baxter. From my limited and probably uninformed experience, the two most common types of short film are as follows. There’s the high concept, which will be something like ‘Superman but as a Dog’ which will get the best out of a simple set-up, and blessed with a shorter running
By Louis Baxter. Piracy of music, film and games is illegal (you should buy DVDs from places like John Lewis) It’s taking money from the pockets of the people in a position to make the culture you love happen, and while their claims of closed down cinemas and imminent destruction are
It's rare we come across female directors, especially in the horror genre, the Soska Sisters are a perfect edition, identical twins who have not only written and directed American Mary they also make a super creepy cameo appearance. Are sisters really doing it for themselves? Mary Mason (Katherine Isabelle) as a struggling
The Rettendon Range Rover murders, which shook Essex to its core in 1995 have been back in the news again this fortnight, with one of the murderers of the infamous 'Essex Boys' having his appeal rejected for a second time. The killers have always protested their innocence, and in the years since
By Adam Blampied. John McClane was an underdog. Before his debut in 1988, the community of the action hero was dominated by the superman. They were overwhelmingly-trained elite soldiers (Cobra, Delta Force, Rambo), baby-oiled sculptures of tightened meat (Schwarzenegger in Predator, Raw Deal, Red Heat), or a combination of the two
