Category: Movies
The best DVDs to beat the Christmas TV schedules
[nextpage title="Next"] If you are to believe Britain's tabloid media, there is absolutely nothing to watch on television at Christmas but repeats. Repeats, repeats, repeats, year after year. Even Her Majesty is said to be sick of the repeats. With that in mind, here are a few alternative choices of what to watch on DVD…
The Top 15 3D Blu-rays for Christmas
[nextpage title="Next"] 3D films have been around since the advent of film itself. But it's only in the past decade or so that the techhnology has got good enough to make it a truly enjoyable cinema experience (despite the silly glasses). It's probably fair to say that 3D finally seems to be losing its "nothing…
Netflix vs Amazon … who’s best for Christmas films?
[nextpage title="Next"] If you're a serious film buff, you probably own your favourite Christmas movies on Blu-ray (my collection includes It's a Wonderful Life, Scrooged and Die Hard). But if you are like most people, you probably rely on the streaming services to give you your annual dose of Christmas cheer. So which service here…
Can the film industry learn from the music industry to stop piracy?
Over the weekend we heard the news that Sony Pictures has been hacked by a group known as "GOP" (who aren't the same people as the US Republican "Grand Old Party", presumably). GOP claims to have stolen many of Sony's "secrets", including copies of films that haven't been released, or at least released outside of…
Will the Star Wars trailer break the internet tomorrow?
You may have heard the rumours that a new Star Wars film is in production. Yeah, it's been kept pretty quiet, and almost nobody is talking about it, but Star Wars Episode VII - aka The Force Awakens - is due in cinemas around the world in December 2015. As is the movie industry's annoying…
Five films that influenced Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar
[nextpage title="Next"] Interstellar, which originally had Steven Spielberg attached to direct, is the story of a near future in which humanity on Earth is on the brink of extinction. A group of explorers, led by former test pilot turned farmer Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) makes use of a newly-discovered wormhole to search for a new planet…
The Digest: First Apple computer sells for £570,000… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] First Apple computer sells for £570,000 | ShortList Magazine "One of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak's Apple I computers has sold at auction for an astonishing $905,000 (£570,000) to an unnamed buyer. Originally hand-made by Steve Wozniak in 1976, it's believed to be one of the first 50 models made in Wozniak's family…
The Digest: Charlie Brooker on Gamergate… and 4 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Gamergate: the internet is the toughest game in town – if you’re playing as a woman, says the Guardian's Charlie Brooker: "There seems to be a small yet vocal core of maniacs bafflingly resistant to the notion that women should have any say in the games industry at all. Even recent statistics indicating…
10 of the best films to watch on Amazon Prime Instant Video
[nextpage title="Next"] Yes, there is so much choice for what to watch on TV these days – far too many good movies and TV shows. Amazon's Instant Video streaming service has loads of good films – some you may have never come across yourself – and there's even some decent TV on it, too. Pretty much everything on…
Will laser projection see 3D films finally be a success?
One of the most common complaints about 3D films is that they tend to be too dark - partly due to having to wear those glasses. One solution being worked on is a glasses-free 3D system - which, for most filmgoers, is the preferred option. But in the meantime, a new system from projector maker…
