Dustin Hoffman’s interest in music – he learnt piano as a child – has come to the fore in recent years. His first outing as a feature film director, Quartet (2012) was set in a retirement home for musicians. In The Choir, which is released on Friday, certificate PG, he’s back in front of the camera, playing a maestro in charge of highly esteemed group of young singers. But London Mums’…
If you follow Freda Cooper’s film reviews here on London Mums, you’ve probably listened to her brand new movie podcast, Talking Pictures. And if you haven’t, you really should! It’s now on iTunes and TuneIn, as well as SoundCloud.
In around twenty minutes every week, she gives you the lowdown on the week’s big new releases at the cinema and on DVD, there’s a celebrity interview, the…
My Talking Pictures podcast this week is an abs-olute scorcher! The Big Interview hot seat is positively sizzling: not surprising as Channing Tatum is talking about his latest movie, Magic Mike XXL.
And two big cinematic figures are back this week – Arnie in Terminator:Genisys and Orson Welles in documentary, Magician.
I’m also casting mycritical eye over…
The holidays may not start for another couple of weeks, but it’s summer already at the cinema and the first of the family blockbusters has arrived. Minions, which is released on Friday, 26 June, certificate U, puts Gru’s little yellow helpers from the Despicable Me series well and truly in the spotlight. But how will they fare without their dastardly master? Banana in hand, London Mums’…
After years in the doldrums, the western is having something of a revival this year. The 2015 versions have been mixing traditional with spaghetti and Slow West, released this Friday, 26 June follows the same path. It also puts a young person at the centre of the story – think True Grit or even the classic Shane – but this time one who’s a stranger to the West. London Mums’ film critic…
These days DVDs are out for sale within five months from theatre release and Fifty Shades of Grey is no exception. Fans of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele will be able to have the ultimate at home-cinema experience when Fifty Shades of Grey, the global phenomenon that grossed more than £335 million globally, comes to Digital HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on Monday 22nd June 2015 from Universal…
The Fighter (2010), Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and American Hustle (2013) – all great modern movies and all from the same director, David O Russell. But he made a movie back in 2008 that he doesn’t want to talk about – and it’s released in cinemas on Friday with a 15 certificate. London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, finds out what’s wrong with Accidental Love.
The…
It may not be official yet, but 2015 is The Year Of The Blockbuster. Think of what we’ve had so far this year: a glut of films from Disney, including Big Hero 6 and Avengers:Age Of Ultron, the latest in the Divergent series, The Insurgent, one for the grown-ups in the shape of Mad Max:Fury Road and Jurassic World is settling in for the long haul in cinemas.
So what’s lined up for this summer?
Disney Pixar will be releasing a new movie this November called The Good Dinosaur. During an exclusive presentation hosted by no less than the mind behind this (and many other famous) Disney Pixar movie, Peter Sohn. he provided great insights into the world of Disney Pixar which has been his home and family for the past 15 years.
He went through his personal journey of self discovery to talk about…
Remember the original Jurassic Park? When we first saw those incredibly realistic dinosaurs on the big screen? Believe it or not, that was 22 years ago and those prehistoric monsters really started something. They were the forerunners of the special effects we’ve come to expect at the cinema.
The film itself spawned a couple of sequels, the last of which was in 2001. Then the dinosaurs went into…