Dec 172012
 
Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook – review by Pond When I went to see this film I wasn’t expecting much but I came away very pleasantly surprised, it was original, extremely funny, and contains outstanding acting from all involved. Former teacher Pat Solitano comes home to find his wedding song playing as his wife Nikki is cheating […]

Dec 132012
 
Creative Film, Cinema & Web

Free NLDC Courses 19+ Creative Film, Creative Cinema & Creative Web. These fun courses run for 8 weeks @ 3 hours a week. Learn how to understand the language of film. Learn to conquer web & blogging. For further info go to ‘free training’

Nov 272012
 
Breaking Dawn Part 2

Pond just loves that Twilight!! Ok I am not a fan of the Twilight books or films, I haven’t read or seen any of them but I promised a friend I would accompany her to see this, the final instalment. I didn’t really have any expectations but was pleasantly surprised with some aspects of the […]

Nov 232012
 
Skyfall

Bond returns in Skyfall and there are smiles all round… The last time I went to see a Bond film was in 2008, Quantam of Solace was eating up the box-office, yet I left the cinema feeling…disappointed. The villain was as wet as a sock in a puddle, and Bond had lost his edge after […]

Nov 212012
 
Love Bite

This is going to be a bit of a short review as there really isn’t much to say about it… The premise of Love Bite is a group of teenagers attempting to lose their virginity in the British seaside town of Rainmouth, and with a werewolf intent on turning anyone who has not popped their […]

Nov 212012
 
Paul

Is Paul out of this world? Becca investigates further… Nick Frost and Simon Pegg; they’re the Ant and Dec of the film industry, seen together in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and even The Adventures of Tintin, while silently accompanied by Edgar Wright, who is the director and/or writer for all of these rather […]

Nov 082012
 
Madagascar 3

As a self-confessed big kid when it comes to animated movies (ok everything) I was really excited to go see Madagascar 3 and I was not disappointed, it’s actually my favourite movie of the year so far, it was hilarious, vibrant, emotional and just plain brilliant! I have now seen it twice and I would […]

Nov 062012
 
Paranormal Activity 4

Pond tells it like it is… After seeing Sinister I was quite looking forward to watching this film as it was made by the same people, and especially as I have never seen any of the previous instalments, however after sitting through the film I can honestly say it was one of the worst horror […]