
A few thoughts on The Film With No Name

Bit of an unusual piece, this one, as it’s not exactly a review or a feature, rather it’s a little look at an upcoming project I was lucky enough to see recently – The Film With No Name.
Now, as the film is still a work in progress (it was shown with rough VFX, a temp score and in need of ADR in places), I’m obviously going to stay as spoiler-free as possible while going into a little detail about the story and hopefully leaving you curious to see it yourself.
Continue reading “A few thoughts on The Film With No Name”Chopper (2000)
Written and directed by Andrew Dominik

Continue reading “Chopper (2000)”“Keithy’s done himself a mischief!”
Hey Look, A New (Tenuous) James Bond Theory…

The dust has begun to settle on No Time To Die now, but don’t worry – this isn’t anything to do with the film and there are no spoilers in this Quick Read.
Continue reading “Hey Look, A New (Tenuous) James Bond Theory…”Slither (2006)
Written and Directed by James Gunn

Continue reading “Slither (2006)”“Don’t forget your guns. We don’t want any Lyme Disease popping out at us.”
An Unkindness Of Ravens – Never Say Nevermore Again
A Special Feature by Dan Bean.

Whether you know much about Edgar Allan Poe’s work or not, there’s a decent chance you’re familiar with his poem The Raven – it was adapted in one of The Simpsons’ earliest Treehouse Of Horror episodes, and I reckon if anyone asked you to finish the line “Quoth the raven…”, you’d respond “Nevermore”… right?
But how do you adapt a poem about a man being distracted from his reading and mourning of his dead wife by a crow into a feature film? The answer is – you don’t.
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