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Jan252021 by adminNo Comments

Carey Mulligan on The Dig: ‘Platonic leads are very rare on screen… This is different’

Entertainment

When I suggest to the director of The Dig that a film about archaeology isn't usual blockbuster fare, he quite rightly reminds me that "Lara Croft and Indiana Jones were pretty big box office hits".Simon Stone has a point - and while digging a hole and poking about in the mud may not seem action-packed - the lure of buried treasure and hidden mysteries from the past does have a unique attraction. And for those who don't know their Sutton Hoo history, the real-life discovery of an Anglo-Saxon ghost ship filled with riches, weaponry and armour in Suffolk back in 1939 was a fairly big deal. Image: The Dig - starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes - didn't offer the most glamorous of locations. PIC: Stardust/Vertigo Releasing So much so...

Oct172020 by adminNo Comments

After Bond film delay, which movies make the big screen in 2020?

Entertainment

It's not been a good year for cinema. 2020 box office sales are forecast to be the lowest in in nearly 30 years, with almost £1bn wiped from ticket returns due to coronavirus.With lockdown, followed by strict social distancing restrictions, it's no surprise that UK cinema admissions are set to reach their lowest point since records began. Recent news that the 25th James Bond movie No Time To Die would be pushed back to 2021 was a gut punch to struggling venues counting on the draw of the universally popular British spy franchise to get people back into the auditorium. Image: Daniel Craig will have to wait a bit longer for his James Bond finale. Pic: MGM Days after that blow, news that Pixar's Soul, featuring the voice of Jamie Foxx, ...

Sep112020 by adminNo Comments

The Roads Not Taken tackles dementia on the big screen

Entertainment

Sally Potter's new film The Roads Not Taken is a study of dementia, dedicated to her own brother, Nic, who had Pick's Disease, a rare type of age-related dementia.In the movie the lead character, played by Javier Bardem, is seen going about a normal day in New York city - attending appointments with his daughter (played by Elle Fanning), while his mind is elsewhere, reliving parallel versions of his own life. Potter told Sky News it was inspired by her own experiences: "It's not a portrait of him, the character as played by Javier Bardem is about as far away from my brother as it could be, but it's personal, absolutely. Image: Salma Hayek also stars in the emotional drama. Pic: Universal "I witnessed very close up somebody going throu...

Sep42020 by adminNo Comments

Kids’ ‘green’ time reduces adverse effects of ‘screen’ time on behavior, learning

Health

Sept. 4 (UPI) -- More time spent outdoors -- and less in front of a screen -- leads to improved mental health in children and adolescents, according to an analysis of existing research published Friday by the journal PLOS ONE. Based on data from 186 previously published studies, researchers determined that young people who spent more time on handheld games and devices, television and computers were more likely to have behavior and emotional problems and display symptoms of aggression and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Advertisement The young people also were more likely to have learning or social difficulties. Conversely, children who spent more time outdoors and who had increased access to "green" spaces for play and learning were less likely to have these undesirable traits. ...

May182020 by adminNo Comments

Hemsworth brothers perform together for first time on screen

Entertainment

Despite their numerous Hollywood credits, it turns out that brothers Chris and Liam Hemsworth have never acted together on screen.But that has now changed, as the Australian siblings have joined up (albeit via Zoom) with a host of other celebrities to read Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. The brothers play the hero's villainous aunts - Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker - in the first episode of the much-loved tale. The story, which was originally written by Dahl to entertain his daughters, will be raising money for both Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity and Partners in Health, which are fighting coronavirus around the world.Led by Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi, stars including Meryl Streep, Ryan Reynolds and Benedict Cumberbatch will tell the story in full across 10 epi...