ISN’T THAT ILLEGAL?

It’s not, but it should be. The crime? Bad screenwriting. It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of the Percy Jackson series. Or that I was counting down until the film. Or even, that I have no patience for people who without fail come out of a book-to-film adaptation saying, “It wasn’t as … Continue reading »

THE BOOK TO FILM MUTATION

So, I’m wondering how worked-up you get when one of your favourite books is turned into a film? Personally, I get crazy excited about the book-to-film transformation. It’s as though Christmas has come early and I’m googling for the IMDB page to tell me the casting and production rumours. My obsession with books and films … Continue reading »

FANTASTIC MR FOX

Ummm…why didn’t any of you tell me they were making Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox into a movie? I love Wes Anderson and this film has some big names attached like Meryl Streep, George Clooney and Bill Murray, so hopefully it will be awesome. It’s supposed to be released in Australia on 7 January 2010. … Continue reading »

GO OSCAR!

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have made a statement that there will be ten nominations for Best Picture category in the next Oscars, rather than the usual five. I think this is great news and should open up the running for more popular genre flicks, musicals and foreign films. Too often these … Continue reading »

DISNEY KID

At the moment I’m editing my MS, leaving my job and about to start another, rehearsing a show and generally trying to prevent my head from exploding. The last few weeks have been really stressful but I came home today to the Lion King playing on TV and instantly I started smiling. I’m a Disney … Continue reading »