Bee on Film

Friday, 20 January 2012

The Buzz: 20/01/12

Above, poster for Hunger Games

Adaptation of "The Host" moving forwards with casting rumours

Director of Speed and Twister has "5 minutes to live"

Jack the Giant Killer delayed

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

The Buzz: 18/01/12

Above, poster for ne film Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

George Lucas has had enough!? Probably for the best mate

Idris Elba up for Thor 2, thank Odins Raven!

Tommy Lee Jones is General Douglas MacArthur

Saturday, 14 January 2012

The Buzz: 14/01/12

Above, first pic from new Bond is surprise surprise him in swimming gear!

Fantastic Four reboot talks Director

The Avengers will be told mostly for Captain Americas perspective, which is a lot like the comics really

Poster for the remainder of the second series of The Walking Dead

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

The Buzz: 11/01/12

Above, is this the "Space Jockey" from Prometheus?

News for Thor 2

Michael Fassbender talks more Magneto yipee!

Jersey Boys gets movie adaptation

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

The Buzz: 10/01/12

More Star Wars: Live Action TV Series Videos

Above, Rick McCallum talks Star Wars: Underworld the Star Wars TV series!?

Jim Carrey to reprise his role as Bruce Almighty

The third Riddick thickens its cast

Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton are Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters but with a bit of a delay

Monday, 9 January 2012

The Buzz: 09/02/12

Above, poster for new Bourne

Concept art for the Quinjet in The Avengers

J.J. Abrams starts shooting for Star Trek 2 starts thursday

Kiefer Sutherland sais filming on 24 film starts in April

Saturday, 7 January 2012

The Buzz: 08/01/12

Tim Burton wants Robert Downey Jr for "Pinocchio"

Olboy remake delayed

Tom Hardy is Al Capone, best casting news for a while? yes!

Gus Van Sant replaces Matt Damon

The Coolest film of 2011?

Lover: Taken from IMDB
“You might hear one comparing this to a Tarantino film, but leave all worries at the door, this is an absorbing and tremendously unique piece of cinema from Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn. The reason it works so exquisitely well is because the film grabs hold of you and takes you inside this often dark and dream-like LA setting. So, when the end of the film hits, you feel apart of this film, and it's there to stay. This film also offers a Ryan Gosling like you've never seen him, speaking only when necessary, with tension and fury in his eyes. He's silent, caring, and ridiculously tough. Every line is delivered perfectly and every gesture is natural. I saw this at the LA Film Festival on a mammoth screen with booming speakers. The music only makes this film more unique. It is catchy and synchronized perfectly with the TRULY beautiful cinematography. This film is the BEST of its genre. I honestly cannot compare it to any other film, for it is truly that different. "Drive" is already the best of the year, because I'm POSITIVE no other film will haunt and invade me quite like this film has. This is not just a classic for its genre, but a beautiful and bold classic in general.”

In essence the film isn’t that original; a getaway driver falls for a girl and gets himself in some deep water with some public enemies. The fact it was originally touted as a starring vehicle for Hugh Jackman directed by Neil Marshall is proof of that, however with a simple change of director and star it becomes something else entirely.

Hater: Taken from IMDB
“awful, just an awful movie! It tried too hard to be an Oscar candidate by using this Pavlovsky copycat driver who is too cool to be true mixed with new age camera angles and story telling. I had to make this profile just because of how awful this movie is. People need to be warned before they spend money renting this nonsense. Better off looking out your living room window for 2hrs. Even if there is a brick wall outside! OK, I need to write 4 more lines in order to have this posted. Even if I already have written enough to state what I feel about this movie the extra effort I now put down is totally worth it in order to warn other innocent people from being let down in the most horrible way by a potential great movie (title)”

A character too cool to be true, is that a negative really!? It’s not that new age the film is supposed to be harking back to the neon crime action thrillers of Walter Hill and Michael Mann in the 80’s, just listen to the soundtrack. The rest of the review is pointless bashing.

What I thought:
With the leather driving gloves pulled up to the wrist, the watch strapped to the steering wheel, “THAT” jacket on his back and a toothpick between the teeth Ryan Gosling created an on screen legend of cool. All of that and he hardly opens his mouth the entire running time, of course there’s more going on here apart from gangsters, mechanics and the girl next door it’s about retro chic. Like the action thrillers of the 80’s by the likes of Walter Hill and Michael Mann, it has visual panache and a retro soundtrack but above all it embraces them instead of mock them.
Ok so there are some plot holes and as one Guardian critic has said the 5 minute rule does seem a bit weird. Some plots holes are forgivable but that rule does leave a sour taste in the mouth, I justify it by saying that this ice cool character knows that after 5 mins he’ll have you clear of the pursuing police and that’s all he’ll do for you? For me that works but then I’m a sucker for a character cool enough to chew a toothpick.
Performance wise, well whilst anyone can go on about Ryan Gosling his support is pretty damn awesome too. Carey Muligan though underused is utterly convincing, Ron Perlman gangsters it up with enough menace not to make him too panto and Albert Brookes playing a bad guy without really even trying. Of course there is violence but it’s not shouted about or over indulgent it’s just there and yep for a film called Drive there isn’t much of it but this movie is seriously the coolest film of 2011.
Out on DVD and Blu Ray: 30th Jan
Running Time: 100mins
Cert: 18

Top 10 Studio Ghibli FIlms

Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli never ceases to amaze audiences with their illustrious and fantastical animations. The following top 10 list takes a closer look at some of the studio’s greatest pictures.

1. Ponyo 2008

The award-winning Ponyo is based on an unusual friendship formed between the 5 year old son of a sailor and a beautiful goldfish princess who yearns to become a real girl. Sosuke rescues the small, aquatic princess and names her Ponyo after finding her trapped in a glass bottle. The daughter of a sea goddess and a powerful wizard, her magical father performs sorcery to make her human and Ponyo finds herself falling for Sosuke. However, as the story unfolds and the two’s friendship deepens, consequences are soon realised from the power wielded to make Ponyo human.

2. The Cat Returns 2002

After helping a strange cat from oncoming traffic, young Haru finds herself being showered with gratitude from the King of the Cats in the form of gifts and favours; much to the dismay of his feline followers. But Haru gets more than she bargains for as the mysterious King wants seeks to marry her to his son, Prince Lune. With the help of a rotund, grumpy ordinary cat and an elegant cat sculpture come to life Haru must find a way to escape the Cat Kingdom before it’s too late!

3. Spirited Away 2001

The Oscar-winning, Spirited Away, is another epic feat from the producers at Studio Ghibli. This enchanting tale exudes an extraordinary imagination and a delightful narrative. Young Chihiro finds herself inadvertently stumbling in to a mysterious realm filled with strange creatures, gods and spirits and magical places. After being terrified by the unusual things she finds in this weird world, she runs to return to her parents only to find they’ve been turned into pigs and her way of escape gone! She meets a young boy, Haku, who finds her a job and promises to help her parents and herself escape.

4. Princess Mononoke 1997

This tale begins with a young warrior stricken with a curse from a rampaging boar-like demon after protecting his village from its attack. Whilst on his way to seek out the cure for the mysterious curse, Ashitaka finds himself caught between the warring sides of a mining colony, Tatara, and the gods of the forest. During his quest he meets San, the Princess Mononoke.

5. Pom Poko 1994

This is the touching tale of a community of shapeshifting racoons desperate to save themselves and their forest homes from the concrete monster of urban development and its resulting threat of extinction.

6. Porco Rosso 1992

It’s the 1930s in Italy and air pirates, bounty hunters and sky high fliers of all kinds dominate the heavens. The most cunning and skilled however is former Ace pilot, Porco Rosso. He now makes his living flying contract jobs and rescue missions – that’s when Donald Curtis, his rival in the air, isn’t challenging the hero (and stealing all the women) with various obstacles and hindrances.

7. Kiki's Delivery Service 1989

This is the tale of thirteen year old witch, Kiki. She begins living her compulsory year of independent life, where she settles into a new community and starts running her own air courier service. Kiki is ready to take on the world and extend her horizons despite her initial challenges, all with the help of newfound friends and her close companion and talking cat, Jiji.

8. Grave Of The Fireflies 1988

This is a tragic but touching tale of friendship, loyalty and self-discovery as brother and sister, Setsuko and Seita, struggle to survive in wartime Japan. Their mother is killed in an air raid and then the duo are left homeless following quarrels whilst living with family relatives – oblivious to their soldier father’s whereabouts, the two must somehow strive to keep a roof over their heads and food in their stomachs.

9. My Neighbor Totoro 1988

Two young girls, Satsuke and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. The two discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros. They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures!

10. Laputa: Castle In The Sky 1988

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.