This is madness!

300: Film Review
The 'Man' Movie of the New Millennium

There is a long list of movies to be watched with your mates whilst eating a large meat feast pizza , screaming every famous line in the movie. To add to a list that includes “I’ll be back” and “You talking to me?” comes a few new famous lines, such as “Tonight, we dine in hell”. After watching 300, you will certainly get the urge to reply “Madness? THIS IS SPARTA!” when someone next says “This is madness!” to you. Although you might best be advised not to follow up with a kick to the chest as they fall into a bottomless pit. Too much? Sorry, this movie has got to me...

(Read the rest of this review by clicking on the comments section below.)

Kevin L (yr12)

Hollywood Studio system.

"Any understanding of Hollywood at the turn of the millenium requires some knowledge of the studio system which dominated cultural production between the 1920s and late 1940s"..so says Nick lacey at KATPAD. You can read more by clicking on the title 'Hollywood Studio system'.

WITHNAIL AND I-Film Review

Withnail and I review –

This review may be a little biased as this is my all-time favourite film, but hopefully after reading this you will be encouraged to see it and maybe you’ll also enjoy it. Withnail and I was made in 1983 and stars Richard E Grant and Paul McGann. They play two failed actors trying to make it in London in the sixties, who 'accidentally' go on holiday to the countryside. That’s the plot! This absence of a more complicated plotline may mean some of you might think this film is going to be boring or a bit hard to watch . However if you concentrate on it, it is really a very funny film and even heart-wrenchingly sad towards the end.

Richard E Grant shines in his best role (forget about the spice girls movie people!) and gives a touch of ‘elegance’ to the permanently drugged up and drunk Withnail, while Paul McGann is equally brilliant, giving an excellent portrayal of a very anxious and agitated ‘I’. Richard Griffiths also plays a great part in the film, but does not match the brilliance of the two lead roles. Withnail and I is one of those films that you either love or hate. I love this film, and I am asking you to go and watch it and make up your own mind about it.

(click on the title above for more IMDB info)

Emma H -YR 12

Happy Easter

Sorry but I couldn't resist posting this. Following the Easter egg reference in a previous post (7th MARCH) I thought I would help your egg search over Easter.

Click on the title above for a comprehensive dvd easter egg selection .

Happy Hunting.

Making Films.

You may have noticed that we have organised the links section into 3 areas. The 'i'm gonna be a contender' section is of use to those of you interested in actually making films.

The BBC have some excellent resources that you can access and I would suggest you click on the title above and get redirected to BLAST. It contains advice on all aspects of film making and it will even showcase any films/animation you have already made.

Below is an example ot the kind of helpful info it has ...
"BEING A RUNNER.Running is a really good way into the industry, and there are basically two types. Production runners work on location and see what goes on behind the camera. Post-production runners work at facilities companies and assist during the editing process."

Film Review-The Scariest Comedy of all Time?

Young Frankenstein –

Horror-Comedy isn’t a new idea and it was used by comedy legend Mel Brooks in one of his funniest films, ‘Young Frankenstein’. Starring and penned by Gene Wilder (the original Willy Wonka), it follows the physical and emotional journey of Frederick Frankenstein (‘frawn-ken-steen’ as he puts it) as he comes to terms with the work of his grandfather the late Victor Frankenstein of Mary Shelly’s book.


Riotous laughter ensues as we meet Igor, Frederick’s sarcastic manservant, who is involved in some of the best gags of the film; “Walk this way,” as he produces a short stick and limps awkwardly, before passing it to Frederick and insisting he ‘walk this way’. We also meet Inga, Frederick’s attractive assistant, and Frau Blücher, whose name is feared by horses far and wide, to the amusement of Igor. It soon comes to pass that Frederick finds his grandfather’s work (in a book titled ‘How I Did It’) and proceeds to grab a recently deceased person from the graveyard, avoids the local police by pretending one arm of the corpse is his own, and reanimates it in his new castle in Transylvania…
David R yr12
(This review continues in the comments section)
Score: 9.1/10

Coming to our Sixth Form?

WELCOME to all of you who are checking out the blog following your visit to the Prospective Sixth Form Open Evening.


We hope you were impressed by what you saw on Tuesday evening. This blog and the media studies blog (which can be found by clicking the title above)should give you a real insight into the kind of work we do at Canon Palmer.

Good luck in your GCSE's and maybe your work will be featured on this Blog next year.
(p.s we also have a blog to help those doing year 11 media...the link can be found on this blog.)


D White

I knew that was gonna happen!

Click on the title above to enjoy the use of Cliche in films.

Take this for example...

SUSPENSE
In any movie where "something" has happened and villagers come to look at it, they always decide to "go for help".
The most expendable member of the group is left to "keep an eye on it", and supplied with a weapon or signaling device "in case something happens". Said member ALWAYS responds: "What could happen?" This is a certain signal that he will die, gruesomely, within 2 minutes.

Know your gaffer from your best boy.

As with all occupations Film makers use JARGON. You need to familiarise yourself with the terms used.

TOP TIP:Watch the credits! Some films even make it worth your while e.g Ferris Bueller's Day Off .

These 'extra bits' were the precursor to the Easter Eggs found on DVD's. (Do you know of any films that reward those who watch the credits?)

In the mean time click on the comments below to update yourself with Film Terms.

Film Reviews-(Written before the Oscars)

The Departed - Scorsese does it again, with this remake of the brilliant Infernal Affairs, with the best cast of the year.This film rocked. Maybe too much swearing (237 times they say the f word)maybe too long a running time, but for this kind of movie, you'd expect it. DiCaprio's acting was wicked, Nicolson as always 'himself', excellent. Wouldn't it be funny if he won the Oscar for this because it’d be for a film that wasn’t even his own original idea.

(click on the main title above for IMDB info on Scorsese )



8/10

Pan's Labyrinth - Before I saw The Fountain, this was the best film I had seen in a long time, It's just fantastic, original, beautiful and just down right amazing. Fantasy meets reality in a such a way that you feel a part of the world. Del Toro has outdone himself. This better win Best Foreign Film at the Oscars, if it doesn't then Hollywood deserves to burn in hell.

9.5/10


Rahman

Welcome to the Film Blog

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