“What are they gonna say about him? What are they gonna say? That he was a kind man? That he was a wise man? That he had plans, man? That he had wisdom? Bullshit, man. What are they gonna do when he’s gone?”
Dennis Hopper died at 9am local time at his home in Venice, California yesterday after losing his battle with prostate cancer he was 74.
He was born in Dodge City Kansas on 17th May 1936 and showed interest in acting from a young age. He began his acting career with several TV performances but his first movie role was in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and it was during the making of this film that he met James Dean, their meeting had a huge influence on Hopper and went a long way to transforming him into the great career actor he has become in the staggering five and a half decades since.
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Posted by Owen Nicholls in Reviews
28/05/10
Before popping along to my local multiplex yesterday I considered myself somewhat of a liberal. Okay, “somewhat of a liberal” may be pushing it a bit as normally I espouse the kind of socialist hippy bullshit that would make Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels blush, but I would have placed me in the gay-loving, jew-humping, rights for all, equalitist section of your local library.
Two and a half hours after watching some spoilt, shopoholic American whores moan that their lives aren’t quite perfect enough and I’ve been turned into a homo-phobic, misogynistic anti-semite (and I also hate the Irish too). The new ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ could site this movie as inspiration for his actions and there isn’t a jury in the land that would convict.
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There’s a lot to do in Cannes. Watch movies, laugh at Russell Crowes accent, watch movies, watch topless women sunbathing, watch movies, etc, etc. But where’s the fun in just watching a movie when you can film one?
The age old question which is better Cats or Dogs gets an outing 100 million times better than The Revenge Of Kitty Galore (that’s a new kids film not some smut I found late at night). Two friends pit Pooch Vs Pussy in a verbal battle to prove the perfect pet. A twist in the tail makes for an unlikely champion.
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Posted by Lewis in New this week, News
25/05/10
Over the years Saturday Night Live has been responsible for numerous Hollywood feature films. Yet for every Wayne’s World there’s a Night at the Roxbury, for every Blue Brother’s there’s a Blues Brothers 2000. This is not to say that SNL is a dying concept. Stars like Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon and the brilliant Bill Hader all cut their teeth on the long running skecth show. Whilst the noughties has been kind to SNL’s stars the show’s writers have not faired so well. There has been a noticeable lack of SNL spawned features over the last decade, 2000’s avoidable The Ladies Man being the most recent. That is until now!
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To add to our rosta of Musicians, Politicians, Presenters and Actors, who have all taken time to talk to us about movies, we can now add a Sportsman, and you’d better believe that darts is a sport! But Bobby ‘Dazzler‘ George is much more than just a man who chucks a few arrows.
Entertainer, Actor, Labourer, Mathmatician(?!), Mr. George is the definition of an all round talent and certainly not a man that you can judge by his throaty cockney twang and excessive bling. He’s even sang with Diana Ross and Leo Sayer.
He might not talk a great game when it comes to Films but we at thisfilmison could chat to him about anything. Without further ado, Let’s. Play. Darts!!!!
Who are you and what do you do?
I am Bobby ‘Dazzler’ George the king of bling – I play darts/bbc pundit and I am a jack of all trades!
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Posted by Owen Nicholls in Reviews
21/05/10
Most movies fall into the categories of a) complete bullshit (80% of films), b) well-made but far too worthy (15%) and c) truly excellent works of fiction (4%). The remaining percent is for films that are just watchable. A film that you can sit down for a couple of hours, fix your eyes upon, open your ears and just let wash over you. No emotions being twanged, no anger being induced.
Prince of Persia is, and I don’t give this up easily especially when a film is based on a video game, watchable.
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Posted by Owen Nicholls in Reviews
20/05/10
Why does nobody in Hollywood understand the 80′s suck? Yuppies, Wham!, Thatcher, Reagan, AIDS, me being spit out from my mothers cosy womb. All horrible, horrible events. Yet with Nightmare on Elm Street, The A-Team and The Karate Kid all getting revamps the tools of tinsletown think the decade of decadence was a-okay.
Now comes Cop Out, a black/white buddy-cop comedy straight out of the ‘left to gather dust’ mould of Lethal Weapon and 48Hours. More worryingly though, in the clusterfuck to cash on on 80′s nostalgia, they’ve forgotten to add the funny.
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As the most splenderific film fans in the world you’ll all be aware that the Cannes film festival is currently in full swing celebrating film in all shapes and sizes. Beyond the Tim Burtons, massive promos for Gullivers Travels and the general feeling that 2010 is shaping up to be a pretty lacklustre year are a host of awesome little movies.
None more awesome and little than Crash! Bang! Wallow?
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Posted by Lewis in New this week, News
18/05/10
Those of you fortunate enough to have been born and raised in the 80’s will remember the enduring pleasure of Saturday TV. Back when there were only four channels, no remotes and channel hopping was merely a twinkle in Rupert Murdoch’s eye it was completely conceivable that a prepubescent boy could spend almost one hundred percent of his day basking in the comforting glow of a cathode ray.
The afternoon, pre Noel’s House Party slot was arguably the most lucrative slot of all, often filled by such transatlantic delights as Air Wolf, Knight Rider and Bay Watch. Whilst all the aforementioned shows have a certain kitsch, retro cool about them it is another show which has managed to ingratiate itself into the collective memory of an entire generation. Perhaps this is why it is The A-team who has made the tricky transition to the big screen ahead of its Saturday afternoon contemporaries.
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There are many reasons why we at thisfilmison love Scroobious Pip. Unapologetically the first reason is an aesthetic one. Just look at that lovely, lovely beard, it’s almost hypnotic. Secondly he is an exceptionally fine wordmongerer (smith just sounds insufficient). Thirdly, as the majority of us are white, middle-class males he’s introduced us to music outside of our comfort zone (Mos Def rules!).
But mainly, as you’d expect from a website all about film, we love his moving picture references. Now any Benny can just pick up a line or character from a film and use it willy nilly (we’re looking at you McFly!) but when Mr. Pip starts waxing lyrical about Elwood P. Dowd, James Dean and Spiccoli you know it’s done with love and respect.
How delighted we are then that he’s sat down with us to talk all things film related…
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