A lot has happened since The Blair Witch Project came into the world like a cinematic wrecking ball back in 1999. Even though it wasn’t the first feature to use the “Found footage” … it was certainly the most successful and when coupled with a marketing campaign that genuinely had
Many will be more than aware of Dave Eggers’ literary genius thanks to his show-stopping debut, the autobiographical and very aptly named ‘A Heart-Breaking Work of Staggering Genius’. Genuinely heart-rending as much as it is brutally honest and very, very funny, the book charts Eggers’ efforts to take charge of
Salon Pictures has announced that principal photography on My Name Is Lenny has wrapped after a four weeks shoot in the East End of London. The feature film, which added Academy Award nominated and BAFTA winning actor John Hurt (Alien, Midnight Express, The Elephant Man, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Tinker Tailor Soldier
There is an understandable temptation for a writer to begin what is essentially a ‘History of…’ at the very outset of cinema. The author, Ryan Uytdewilligen, strives to be thorough, so wouldn’t want to risk missing anything out. In this instance he should have ignored that temptation and cut straight to
Roku and Wuaki.tv have revealed that Games of Thrones, Doctor Who and The Walking Dead are the boxsets driving the highest level of online conversation in the UK this year*. With 38% of 18-34 year olds admitting that they would say they’d watched a movie, TV show or sporting event in order to
