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Serenity premiere
Summer Glau (River Tam in Serenity) is very pretty. I attended the premiere in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening, where Summer and Nathan Fillion (Captain Mal Reynolds) were guests of honour. Quite a few good shots even though the red carpet … Continue reading
Finding Serenity again
I am a lucky bastard, I get to go to the Dutch premiere of Serenity on September 6. United Pictures have been very generous. Cast members Nathan Fillion (Mal) and Summer Glau (River) will be attending too, but I’m more … Continue reading
Serenity: ‘Oh, God, oh, God, we’re all gonna die?’
I saw the movie Serenity this weekend. This is my ‘review’. Serenity is the Joss Whedon film based on the shortlived Firefly TV series. Last Saturday, I joined the fans at browncoats.nl, for a very special screening at the UIP … Continue reading
And the Oscar goes to: R2D2
No, I haven’t left the house to go see it in the cinema, I watched the leaked Star Wars work print after coming home from work today. I agree with what most people have been saying: best of the three. … Continue reading
Classic films you haven’t seen
Listening to Michael Geoghegan’s Reel Reviews podcasts has rekindled my interest in film and I picked two classic movies on DVD today (both of which I have seen before): Once upon a time in the west, and Scarface. I hope … Continue reading
Corbijn directs Ian Curtis biopic
God, sorry, Anton Corbijn is set to direct a biopic of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis. It’s going to be Anton’s first feature film. This is great news and hopefully only the beginning of this new twist to his career. More … Continue reading
Marlon Brando, great contender, dead at 80
Broadway theatres are dimming their lights tonight at 8pm. I suggest we all open our windows and holler in honour of the man: “Steeeeeeelllaaaaaaaaa!!” (mp3) Zeldman’s lovely obit New York Times obit Hollywood Reporter Brando movie quotes Metafilter thread, some … Continue reading
Kubrick: “Fan – Crazy”
From ‘Citizen Kubrick’, The Guardian: “The fan letters are perfectly preserved. They are not in the least bit dusty or crushed. The system used to file them is, in fact, extraordinary. Each fan box contains perhaps 50 orange folders. Each … Continue reading
