Both the Avatar Blu-ray and DVD will be released without any superfluous trailers, as James Cameron, so do I. Especially the ones you are unable to skip. Doesn’t make any sense.
Thanks to Frank for pointing out this link.
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Author: Alton Williams
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I Agree With James Cameron
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The Scouting Book For Boys
Set in a Norfolk coastal caravan park, The Scouting Book for Boys is a British drama about careless and free Emily and David, both fourteen, who fill their summer days climbing on roof tops, swimming in the pool and playing tricks on each other. The teenagers’ unshakable friendship suddenly is put under threat and, as a result, the kids come up with a terrifying plan. Brace yourself for a stomach kicking, shocking turn of events, as The Scouting Book For Boys is not for the faint hearted!
Aptly described as the coming of age love story with a sting in the tail, The Scouting Book for Boys is the cinematic debut of Bafta award winning shorts director Tom Harper and Skins writer Jack Thorne, assisted by some of the team behind Slumdog Millionaire. This Is England’s Thomas Turgoose delivers an excellent performance depicting the awkwardness and contradictory instincts typical of an adolescent finding his feet through adulthood.
The film has screened at festivals around the world including The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival earlier this year, where writer Jack Thorne won Best British Newcomer Award for his screenplay.
I personally recommend this beautifully shot British drama, a refreshing change from predictive story lines and Hollywood painted glitter
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Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang – Review
Or Nanny McPhee 2 if you prefer. Or if you’re fond of sarcasm, like me, Mary Poppins 3.Having been forced to sit through the first Nanny McPhee film so many times I actually grew to enjoy it, and then so many times after that that I got totally sick of it, I didn’t hold out much hope of liking this.
My first thoughts at the start were surprise that the middle-English voice narrating belonged to Maggie Gyllenhaal, and that the narration itself along with the freeze-frames at the start were really annoying. What I hadn’t expected was for the annoyingness to wear off, and that the whole thing would continue to be quite tolerable.Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a mother trying to run a farm and bring up three kids, while her husband is away at war. The children are supposedly running riot (but actually seemed pretty well-behaved to me). Rhys Ifans plays Maggie Gyllenhaal’s brother, who is a jerk and trying to persuade her to sell the farm to cover a gambling debt. Two posh kids from the city show up, act like spoilt brats and make life even more difficult.
Cue Emma Thompson’s magical nanny who shows up in the nick of time to teach the kids to be nice, and basically save the day.There are a fair few laughs to be had with the magic tricks that McPhee pulls – my kids had a rare moment of agreement that the flying pig was the best part of the film – and there are some interesting big-name in small cameos (Ewan McGregor barely has a single line).
The kids both agreed it was better than the first Nanny McPhee, though they disagreed on whether it was better than last week’s How To Train Your Dragon – this may be a girl/boy thing (it was my son who preferred the dragons, in case your wondering).
Personally I would also have to say that this is a more enjoyable film than the first Nanny McPhee, although I may change my mind after another thirty viewings…
© BRWC 2010.
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I’m Here Online
Click on the ABOUT pic to tell you more…
Click on the other pic to see this wonderful short film© BRWC 2010.
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Quick News
Philip Seymour Hoffman wanted for Daniel Johnston biopic?
John Malkovich and Frances McDormand join Transformers 3.
Brad Pitt looks great at Kick Ass premiere.
In The Darkness trailer is creepy.
Studio Ghibli – Nisshin advertisement.© BRWC 2010.
