Friday, 26 October 2007
Bland Finale: How Not To End A Picture
posted @12:31 p.m. by Richard Kelly
Another gem from Listmania 2007! Henrik Hansen's 'Ten Otherwise Wonderful Movies Let Down by a Naff Ending.' The written word can't entirely do justice to the performative vigour Henrik brought to his argument on the night, but you will certainly see how one man's incensement can be presented for the amusement of many. Henrik also exposes the base logic of Hollywood storytelling to a scrutiny that ought to make studio development types wake up and smell the coffee...
Thursday, 25 October 2007
Quite Contrary? When Movie Characters Change Their Minds...
posted @12:14 p.m. by Richard Kelly
I was fascinated by Hope Dickson Leach's Listmania entry, 'ON THE OTHER HAND - TOP TEN CINEMATIC CHANGES OF MIND', which proposes ten great hinge moments in movie dramas where characters suddenly reverse their intended course of action. Because that's what drama's all about, really. "Let's go home, Debbie..."
Thursday, 25 October 2007
Gotta Sing! Even Though It's Not A Musical...
posted @12:01 p.m. by Richard Kelly
Another top-ranking Top Ten from Listmania 2007: Shamini Sriskandarajah delighted us all with this witty, fond and discerning selection of magical movie moments where characters suddenly feel like a song is in order, whether or not they have a backing track...
Thursday, 25 October 2007
A Classic, a Snooze, or a Turn-Off?
posted @11:34 a.m. by Richard Kelly
I like a public speaker who's prepared to take on his audience, and such was the combative demeanour of Steve Rutherford at Sunday night's Listmania! contest, with his list of ‘Ten films that failed the ten-minute test'. As Steve recited the many great and much-loved movies he had found to be not worth his time, the shrieks and groans of the audience in hearing their favourites so traduced seemed only to embolden him further. That's the spirit...
