Category: Features
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Why Brooklyn Deserves to Win Big at the Academy Awards
We’re putting forward a case for the affable romantic drama Brooklyn to win big at the Academy Awards… Read More >
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The Importance of ‘The Master’
The Master is one of a kind. The layers of storytelling are seemingly endless – not unlike a cinematic labyrinth. You can watch Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic five or six times, and I guarantee you’ll come out with a new detail you hadn’t noticed before. On the exterior, it’s a story about an alcoholic drifter… Read More >
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Mississippi Grind & Why We Gamble On Movies
There is something ineffably cinematic about gambling. Perhaps it’s the range of emotions that derive from the simple act of turning over a card, or throwing a dice – moments that can quite literally make or break those taking part. More so than in real life, casinos have always proved to be a somewhat triumphant… Read More >
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Everest – Climbing Everest Featurette
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face… Read More >
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A Decade of Life and Death: The 5 Most Powerful Moments From Six Feet Under
It’s been ten years since the final episode of Six Feet Under aired. For many, it has never been equalled – even by the likes of Breaking Bad, Mad Men or The Wire (yes, even The Wire). That’s because there was nothing ever quite like this show, and there hasn’t been since; during its five… Read More >
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Southpaw – “Jake training” Featurette
Behind-the-scenes look at Jake Gyllenhaal and director Antoine Fuqua’s training regimen and physical transformation for Southpaw. Read More >
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The Green-Light | Entourage has a terrible movie-within-a-movie. Here’s how it could have been great
Welcome to The Green-Light, a new column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. I wasn’t that insulted by Entourage. Sure, it’s by no means a great movie, and in many ways it’s rather a bad one – but I didn’t leave the cinema feeling… Read More >
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Emmy Wish List: Outstanding Drama Series
The Emmy nominations are less than a month away! In preparation, I’ll be sharing my personal picks for what should be nominated in all the major categories over the following weeks. Let’s kick matters off with Outstanding Drama Series. Here are several shows that continue to push the limits of what television can be, often… Read More >
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Why Game of Thrones is likely to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series this year
For several weeks, audiences generally complained that nothing was happening this season on Game of Thrones. What those people failed to realize, is that there’s a difference between a show being slow and taking its time to build things up… Read More >
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A Most Violent Year costuming an era featurette
Learn the art of “Costuming an Era”, and see how the gritty, elegant look came to life in A Most Violent Year. Read More >
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