Director: James Watkins
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz White
Distributed By: Momentum Pictures/CBS Films/Alliance Films
Release Date: February 2012
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Movies about ghostly goings on can be tricky but what I really like about this story is that the tension is there right from the start and this builds slowly but steadily throughout to a surprising ending.
The cinematography is quite beautiful and I love the setting and the fact that the dialogue is really sparse.
Daniel Radcliffe spends a great deal of the movie on his own and he carries this really well.
He is very suited to serious and somewhat sad roles and I always find myself wanting him to be happy, which just proves what an impressive actor he is, especially when considering the amount of screen time he has had as Harry Potter; it's great seeing him become other characters.
He is definitely one of Britain's most talented young actors.
This is spooky, atmospheric and captivating with every scene. It might not be the scariest movie you'll ever see, but the acting by all is superb and this is a ghost movie that I'll be watching again and again...
~~Nikki~~
Director: Jon Stevenson & Mark Osborne
Starring: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogan, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Michael Clarke Duncan, Dan Fogler, Jackie Chan
Distributed By: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: June 2008
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I really like this movie, the animation is beautiful and the voice cast is perfect.
Jack Black really steals this and has the best lines, but it’s the way he delivers those lines that really makes this enjoyable!
A clumsy panda learning something that is about finesse and technique is very funny and Dustin Hoffman's Master Shifu really lays it down for our unlikely hero!
A beautiful score by Hans Zimmer also accompanies this movie, so sit back and enjoy!
~~Nikki~~
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller
Distributed By: EMI Films/Paramount Pictures
Release Date: October 1980
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This is an incredibly moving film about the life of John Merrick who suffered extreme deformity all over his body.
The film is handled with great care and both Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt bring sensitive performances to each character and the fact that it's shot in black and white makes the Victorian setting feel very realistic.
A true classic of cinema; this is a movie that deserves to be appreciated.
~~Nikki~~
