We've an absolute crackerjack of a show, with reviews of Baz Luhrmann's heady adaptation of The Great Gatsby, Something in the Air, a tale of revolution from always interesting director Olivier Assayas, whilst Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson are cruising for a bruising once again in Fast and Furious 6. Plus, as the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse screen … [Read more...]
Bums On Seats (Star Trek Into Darkness, I’m So Excited & Dead Man Down)
Today's program lies in the gutter and looks up at the stars. The crew of the Starship Enterprise battle a new foe at the far reaches of the galaxy in STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS. Pedro Almovodar takes a break from melodrama for the mile high sexual shenanigans of I'M SO EXCITED. Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace are both out for bloody revenge in gritty … [Read more...]
Bums On Seats: Evil Dead, Promised Land, The Look of Love & Iron Man 3
Today's show offers both low and high cinematic culture - as well as a bit of everything in-between. We're covered in gore by the remake of EVIL DEAD, tackle grassroots politics with Matt Damon in PROMISED LAND, leer and lech our way to top with Michael Winterbottom's THE LOOK OF LOVE, and find blockbusters can have both a brain and a heart as … [Read more...]
Bums On Seats: Spring Breakers, Oblivion, In The House, Simon Killer & A Place Beyond The Pines
Back after a short break this review heavy show catches up with some of the strongest current releases at the cinema, passing judgement on the debauchery of SPRING BREAKERS, peering into the possible future of OBLIVION, sidling up to the manipulative youths of IN THE HOUSE and SIMON KILLER, and the observing the brutal consequences of A PLACE … [Read more...]
Bums On Seats: Arctic Film Festival
Today's show is a real globetrotter, as in a space of an hour we visit a magical kingdom, the canyons of the mind, the near future, the Florida Bayou and the roof of the world, reviewing new releases OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, SIDE EFFECTS, ROBOT AND FRANK and THE PAPERBOY. Plus we prepare for next week's ARCTIC FILM FESTIVAL (in venues around … [Read more...]
Bums On Seats 02/03/2013
With the Oscar hairstyles now flat and the dresses and jewels handed back it's time to return our concentration to actual films, with reviews of three highly anticipated movies by visionary directors: Terence Malick's To The Wonder, Park Chan-wook's American debut Stoker, and Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell's award winning novel brought to life by the … [Read more...]
Bums on Seats: Hitchcock, This is 40, Watersprite
This week’s show has it all, suspense, romance, comedy, as well as a bit high adventure. Hitchcock takes a presumptive look behind the scenes of Psycho, I Give it a Year and This is 40 offer a wry look at both the first year of marriage and the ups and downs of a decade of loving and cherishing. And Disney’s Wreck It Ralph features a computer game … [Read more...]