Case Study: The Tower Heist Website A Formal Case Study on a 2011 Website of a recently released film, auditing the user experience of the website and all of the processes involved for cross-promotion, sharing and getting people to see the actual film.

Ever since the advent of Social Media and other trending cross-promotion…

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With the end of a fantastic decade of cinema behind us, I decided to look back at some of my favourite films of this decade on a year by year basis. Remember these are my personal favourites, not necessarily the best films but they have a charm, rewatchability and sheer awesomeness which I find personally appealing to my own tastes.

2000: Almost Famous

"I'm flying high over Tupelo, Mississippi, with America's… Continue

Sean Penn's Oscar victory for Best Actor on Sunday was somewhat of a surprise to most pundits because of the competition of heavy favourites Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon). Though many may view the various awards associated with '… Continue

After reading comments on the Spill blog announcing Keanu Reeves to play Spike Spiegel in the upcoming Cowboy Bebop film from 20th Century Fox (ugh why Fox) I have to settle something with my fellow spilldos on the choice of Keanu Reeves in the role of Spike Spiegel.



Anybody who has watched the original Cowboy Bebop series knows that Spike is as cool as the come.… Continue

Now I'm one who isn't a greatest fan of Romantic Comedies but I do appreciate a good romantic story if it is well made and has a great script. 2008 was a very mixed year for romance on the silver screen but with any genre you take the good with the very bad...



Stinker of the year

Over Her Dead Body. Aptly name because this film was completely fucking lifeless.… Continue

American History X is one of my all time favourite films in which I will review today. I plan on reviewing each on of my all-time favourites which can eventually be found on my page



American History X is a powerful crime/drama film set in Los Angeles in which in follows the story of two brothers played by Edward Norton and Edward Furlong (most of you remember him from Terminator 2) who are involved with a… Continue

Speed is one of my all time favourite films and what I consider a perfect genre film. I plan on reviewing each of my favourite films so that you can enjoy the experience with me.



Speed is a 1994 tension-packed action film with all things considered is probably one of the finest executed genre films I can possibly remember filled with likable protagonists, an eccentric villain with all of the characters… Continue

SOURCE: Box office mojo

Defamer

So Delgo opened up recently in over 2,000 theatres as an animated feature with a cast of the likes of Freddie Prinze Jr ,Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anne Bancroft,… Continue

Eddie Murphy, one of the most naturally funny men in Hollywood, had a fascinating filmography in which his career can be distinguished in clear arcs of differing success and body of work. I decided to look back at Eddie Murphy at what he was, what he became and what he is now.



About the man



Now if you don't know who Eddie Murphy is (which I find borderline impossible) he is a comedian/actor who made… Continue

After scanning through the movie channels on my local Pay-TV service (Foxtel for Australia) and I bypassed several films in which I've seen before with bizarre plot elements which I found seemingly unnecessary in the realm of cinema are seemingly more appropriate for the traditional sitcom you commonly find in television.



I think to myself why writers find it so necessary to give main characters unusual jobs or bizarre situations merely as a plot device to intertwine several… Continue

Films with gimmicks and you



Often times films are made in order to experiment with a style which doesn't follow the conventional narrative connotations in which we are all accustomed to. These films incorporate techniques in either their story element, shot selection or pacing of the film in which can memorize or attract an audience because it is either something different to what is normally perceived or simply a marketing ploy to attract audience.



Examples of this… Continue