Funk’s Top 10: Best Voice-Over Narrations

Many screen-writers consider the use of a voice-over narration to be a cheat tactic, but when used right it can be an emotive and powerful contribution to story. Here’s some of the best examples of the narrative technique. 10. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang – Robert Downey, Jr. **Clip below is from the END of the … Continue reading

[Review] Green Lantern (2011) by Dan McIntosh

[Review] Green Lantern (2011) by Dan McIntosh

Director: Martin Campbell Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard and Mark Strong. The Film: Green Lantern is another film in what is coming to be a long line of comic book to movie adaptation films. It tells the origin story of the most familiar of the Green Lantern characters, Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds). The … Continue reading

DVD review: Certified Copy [M15+]

Dir: Abbas Kiarostami Starring: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell The Film The only word that escaped my mouth as the credits rolled for Certified Copy was ‘stunning’. It truly is, in every which way; I haven’t seen anything quite like this for a long time. The film is that of mystery, but not for the characters, … Continue reading

Funk’s Top 10: Comic Characters on Film

Comic books, like any form of story-telling, relies on strong characters to connect with the reader. When dealing with such fantastic and otherwordly characters, this becomes a greater challenge for comic book writers, especially when they make the leap to the silver screen. This turned out to be a remarkably tough list to narrow down … Continue reading

Bede’s Month In Movies – July

NOTE: Sorry that I’m really late with mine again this month, I been so busy the last few weeks that I only had a chance to it until now. Number of Movies Seen This Month: 42 Number of Movies Seen This Year (so far): 315 5/5 – Excellent Lawrence Of Arabia Captain America: The First Avenger … Continue reading

Movie Moments with Super Marcey

1. First Movie I ever saw in theaters: It might have been The Little Mermaid, at least thats what I remember the earliest 2. Last Movie I saw in theaters: I don’t remember but Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes has been the best this month 3. First Movie I bought on DVD: I … Continue reading