Tag Archives: Super 8

Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 3 April 2012 by Dean & Ellen

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn Character driven… Steven Spielberg helms this performance-capture action adventure in which Hergés classic character Tintin and friends embark on quest to find a sunken ship. If you can see this, then you … Continue reading →

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The Best Films of 2011

Posted on 31 December 2011 by Jason Best

Looking back over my favourite films of 2011, it’s clear that many of the directors who impressed me most this year have been doing precisely that – looking back. Some of them did so simply by setting their movies in … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Super 8 – A close encounter of the retro kind that would make Spielberg proud

Posted on 12 December 2011 by Jason Best

JJ Abrams, creator of Alias and Lost, pays homage to Steven Spielberg with a terrific sci-fi mystery that comes across as The Goonies meets Close Encounters. In 1979 small-town Ohio, a typically Spielbergian setting, a bunch of young kids are … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 19 August 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Monkey see, monkey do… This reboot of the classic movie franchise sees super-smart simian Caesar leading his fellow brutalised primates in an urban uprising. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Super 8 and the monster model kit craze that gripped the world

Posted on 11 August 2011 by peter

JJ Abrams’ new film Super 8 has been touted as an homage to Spielberg’s ET: The Extraterrestrial and The Goonies, with more than a nod to the work of Stephen King – particularly Stand By Me, IT and Salem’s Lot. … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 11 August 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Dazzling dénouement… The blockbusting fantasy franchise comes to an end as Harry has a final face-off with his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, as the forces of good at Hogwarts battle against the sinister … Continue reading →

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Film review | Super 8 – JJ Abrams 70s-set sci-fi mystery is the best movie Spielberg never made

Posted on 5 August 2011 by Jason Best

JJ Abrams, creator of Alias and Lost, pays homage to the films of his mentor Steven Spielberg with a terrific sci-fi mystery that throws together elements of Close Encounters, ET and The Goonies to create a movie with the look and … Continue reading →

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