Sep 032012
 
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

With an understated gold band firmly on her finger, Becca whispers the words ‘one ring to rule them all…’ With it being almost three months until the much-anticipated Hobbit film is released (that is, the first part), I thought I’d write a review for the films that brought Peter Jackson to fame. Plus, I absolutely […]

Aug 242012
 
Ted

Ted review by Pond… When you hear of a film about young boy’s teddy bear coming to life you automatically think of a movie for the whole family, well Ted certainly isn’t that, but it is a hilarious yet heartfelt comedy that will have everyone (over the age of 15) laughing, but what else would […]

Aug 232012
 
The Doctor Who Experience (Cardiff 2012)

  Amy reports on what could just be the most exciting (and geeky) moment of her life… When booking my trip to Cardiff this summer a friend gave me the most exciting piece of information I could have wished for, the brand new Doctor Who Experience was due to open just days before my trip […]

Aug 232012
 
Doctor Who Series 7: Spoilers, Sweetie…

Are the Daleks to return? Is Pond going to die? Tell us, Amy, tell us! The eagerly awaited Series 7 of Doctor Who returns to our screens early in September, like the previous series this will be split into two, we have 5 episodes in the 1st instalment with the Christmas special dividing the two […]

Aug 152012
 
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises   Becca dons her cape to cover the latest release in what has become the summer of the superhero… Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy comes to an end (of sorts!) in this epic conclusion. Eight years have passed since the pivotal escapades of The Dark Knight. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has gone […]

Aug 032012
 
The Lorax

Pulling no punches, Becca Jackaman covers the most recent Seuss outing… Yet another one of Dr Seuss’ famous stories gets a dash of movie magic, in this vibrantly coloured tale about the town of Thneedville where everything is made of plastic, and people have to by fresh air from a bottle. Straightaway the moral message […]

Aug 012012
 
The Invention of Film and Cinema

Amy Bell looks at the birth of a medium…

Film and cinema was one of the greatest inventions of all time because it provided people with a brand new way of finding enjoyment. One of the first motion pictures to ever be released was The Horse In Motion, which was released in 1878. Eadweard Muybridge, who was a photographer, made this film. He took several photographs of the different movements of horses. He put all the photographs together to make it look as if the horse was actually moving. He set up a row of twelve cameras, each making an exposure in one-thousandth of a second. He later made a lantern to project moving images of horses.

Aug 012012
 
The Woman in Black & The Desert Trail (1935)

Amy Bell reviews – the recent Women in Black and the John Wayne classic The Desert Trail. The beginning of the film is innocent, focusing on three little girls, playing in their bedroom. The Woman in Black appears in the room. The little girls take one look at her and stop their activities, slowly walk […]

Aug 012012
 
Bridesmaids

It is said, that the woman who is appointed maid of honour at her best friend’s wedding must organise everything, to make the bride really feel special before her special day. Sadly, Annie (Kristen Wiig) has enough life troubles, without the pressure of such a title on her shoulders. She’s recently single, and her cake […]

Jul 312012
 
Chernobyl Diaries, The Pact & The Five-Year Engagement

Amy Pond reports having surviving three new horror films   Chernobyl Diaries New horror film Chernobyl Diaries see six tourists hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to the abandoned city Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor but during their exploration, they soon discover they are not alone. Drawing from […]