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The problem with successful comedians trying to make their mark on the big screen is that the directors of their films too often try to make the film an extension of their stand-up act or TV vehicle. As a result, the films can often end up being a disjointed mess and severely dent the credibility of the comedian in »
When Hong Kong was handed back to Chinese rule in 1997, many fans of the colony's cinematic output were fearful of just what would happen to it's talent. What would happen to John Woo, Jet Li, Chow Yun Fat, and Michelle Yeoh? Would they flee to America and end up being caught in the Hollywood maelstrom of money and »
In recent years there has been a growing obsession with the so-called 'summer anthem'. You know the records I mean. Really upbeat, catchy, and just downright excellent pop songs that everyone seems to like. The Rockafeller Skank is one such example. The reason people attach such faith to these songs is becaus»
Fatboy Slim's Praise You video has been voted the best video of all time by MTV viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The news comes after a poll conducted by the satellite TV giants of its viewers to celebrate 20 years of broadcasting. Of course, it hadn't occurred to MTV UK bosses that MTV ha»
Elsewhere on this site there is a wonderful review of a Kings Of Convenience gig at the London Union Chapel where DiS writer Joe Wisbey makes the point that common rooms all over the country are being filled with the sound of UK garage music.
Am I just being incredibly optimistic in believing that t»
Throw Momma From The Train is, I suspect, the type of film that most people have seen but have forgotten all about it. When you ask people if they've seen it they'll probably say that they're not sure until you tell them that it has Billy Crystal in it, and Danny DeVito gets shouted at a lot b»
The problem when your favourite band comes back after a few years on the sidelines is that you're worried that they won't be as good as they used to be. Those doubts become particularly pronounced when those band members have been involved in some projects of their own that have been of doubtful quality.
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The horror genre has supposedly undergone something of a revival in the last five years or so thanks to the <>BKevin Williamson/Wes Craven partnership's referential debunking of the genre in Scream and its sequels. In reality, that film and all those like it since are not horror films. They're merel»
It's a common misconception amongst many filmgoers that French Cinema is nothing more than miserable social commentary, pouty dark-haired beauties, and explicit sex scenes. Whilst there is certainly nothing wrong with the latter of the two, the stereotypes certainly are not as prevalent these days thanks mainly »
