Masters of Love Raindance 27th Film Festival film with legs

Lets all focus on Finding Love! (True or Otherwise!)                                                                                                            Writer/Director of Truck Films Matt Roberts examines in this comedy the age when more is expected of people and yet sometimes nothing will still go right when one is in ones thirties! It is when one is expected to marry, have kids, get a promotion, get…

Homeless Ashes

“Homeless Ashes” – a delight of a drama on the silver screen concerning one man’s socially interactive struggle with domestic disputes and life on the street.§ Marc Zammit was not only behind the fundraising and directing of this film, he is also the enchanting star player in this gripping drama.  One might think that a…

27th RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

18-29 September 2019 www.raindance.org/festival   The Raindance Film Festival returns to London 18-29 September for its 27th edition. Against a backdrop of divisive politics and global turmoil, Raindance uses the medium of cinema to amplify the voice of indie filmmakers with compelling stories to tell. Whether it’s honest narratives from trans people, exposing environmental crimes,…

Streaming diminishes the US big screen cinema box office appeal

A string of flops have left the US box office down 6 per cent in the year to date. Several independent new films release are  threatened with extinction  as superheroes and sequels dominate the box office as streaming diminishes the box office appeal. Despite the release of Avengers, Endgame, the highest grossing  film in history,…

Scooby-Doo makes it to 50

Scooby-Doo an American franchise with several animated television series produced from 1969 is 50 years. Joe Ruby and Ken Spears created the original series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! For Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1969. The basic story, of classic Scooby-Doo cartoons, has entertained three generations of children and today, the Franchise is cclebrating 560 years aired…

Breaking the sexual harassment story

On October 5, 2017, two New York Times reporters  – Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey – wrote a bold but painstakingly recounted allegations from a string of women that they had suffered sexual abuse by Weinstein while he was running the movie company that carried his name, although he maintained that any sexual contact was…

ENJOY A WONDERFUL HOMESPUN DRAMA GLITTERING WITH CLASS

    The Downton Abbey series was created by Julian Fellowes.  It’s four years now since it’s been a regular on the small screen but now this new movie set in 1927 is gracing the silver screen with as many, if not more, mischievous antics and twists and turns than anyone could hopefully expect to…

“Wake-up Moment” as YouTube drops Paywall for shows

YouTube is abandoning its plan to lure more paying subscribers and stepping back from the Netflix-led ware on streaming. Google-owned platform is reverting back its original programming free to watch on its website. YouTube is focusing on its ad-supported model, rather than chasing content providers such as Amazon and Netflix as Apple and Disney are…

Russi Taylor voice of Minnie Mouse dies aged 75

Russi Taylor famous for the voice of Minnie Mouse for more than 30 years has died aged 75. Russi provided the shrill, simpering tones of the Disney character in several TV series and in films including Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers which entertained millions of children and adults worldwide.…

Yesterday

Review of “Yesterday” by Penny Nair Price In this light hearted cosy film, Himesh Patel plays Jack Malik and Ellie – his manager is played by Lily James. Danny Boyle – the film’s producer says he just knew Himesh was the right person to play the lead role in the film as soon as he…