Film Guide

Not all home movies are created equal. Clive Neeson’s got off to a head start. His parents were wild-life photographers. In the early 60s when some of us tasted adventure seeing Hatari! or reading Willard Price, the Neeson boys were growing up on safari in East Africa. When their parents moved to New Zealand they discovered something even better: a wilderness they could actually play in, without being devoured by anything more ravenous than sandflies.  Read the rest of this entry »

We can rejoice that there was a camera aboard in 1955 when five young Chinese fishermen set off from Taiwan in an old junk intending to cross the Pacific. Their cockiness was astonishing. Though none of them had any prior experience of junks or the open sea, they charmed the notoriously xenophobic government of the day into not only permitting their improbable project, but also into attaching the country’s contentious name – Free China – to the ill-equipped boat. They planned to sail to San Francisco, then haul the boat across the US to participate in a trans-Atlantic yacht race.  Read the rest of this entry »

It seems to be a week for preview leaks, and just days away from the official feature trailer launch James Cameron’s “Avatar” also does not to appear to be immune to the bug.

The very good quality Feature Trailer from Thailand shows alot more of the characters, story line and action of the up and coming movie. So without too much ado, check out the leaked copy here and leave us your comments.

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It’s 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is poised on the brink of womanhood, dreaming of a rarefied, Gauloise-scented existence as she sings along to Juliette Greco in her Twickenham bedroom. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can’t wait for adult life to begin. Meanwhile, she’s a diligent student, excelling in every subject except the Latin that her father is convinced will land her the place she dreams of at Oxford University. One rainy day, her suburban life is upended by the arrival of an unsuitable suitor, 30-ish David (Peter Sarsgaard). Very quickly, David introduces Jenny to a glittering new world of classical concerts and late-night suppers with his attractive friend and business partner, Danny (Dominic Cooper) and Danny’s girlfriend, the beautiful but vacuous Helen (Rosamund Pike). David replaces Jenny’s traditional education with his own version, picking her up from school in his Bristol roadster and whisking her off to art auctions and smoky clubs.  Read the rest of this entry »