Isn't it weird how sometimes all out of nowhere you get a burning desire to watch a particular movie you haven't seen for years? I'm sat here just finished watching Hidden Figures (which, OMG, LOVE - and more on that later) and all of a sudden I really want to watch Young Guns.

I loved Young Guns. Man, you can't beat a good old 80s Brat Pack ( Read more... )

Can I just say how weird it feels to be talking about The Magnificent Seven and yet not be talking about Chris and Vin? Weird as, people.

To be honest, if it wasn't for the title and the fact that there's seven of them, I'd hardly think of this movie as The Magnificent Seven at all. Which is fine by me. And the fact that there is no Chris and Vin ( Read more... )

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As superheroes, sequels, and international appeal influence Hollywood studios, films from the frontier are riding off into the sunset-just when America needs them most.

I for one would be immensely sorry to see the Western genre die a death. I love Westerns - whether it's film, TV, history books. It's a fascinating era, and the very iconography ( Read more... )

Oh dear God, no.

Tom Cruise to star in Magnificent Seven remake

No. Just...no. Back away, Tom Cruise. Back the fuck away.

I love The Magnificent Seven. I love the movie, I love the TV series. I love westerns. I would love to see Hollywood make more westerns. I would love to see a Magnificent Seven remake. But not with Tom Cruise ( Read more... )

Why has it taken me so long to watch this episode of Supernatural? Damn, I'm behind, but you'd think the prospect of Sam and Dean as cowboys in the Old West would have been enough to pique my interest and get me watching ( Read more... )

I watched True Grit last night - the new remake, not the original - and I have to say, whilst I enjoyed it I don't entirely understand all the praise and awards being heaped on it ( Read more... )

Yay for The King's Speech! 12 nominations, including Colin, Helena and Geoffrey. I'm so pleased to see that. It was such a wonderful film - and I really hope Colin wins. I thought he deserved it last year for A Single Man so maybe this is his year. Fingers crossed!

And Inception is nominated for Best Film too. Yay! So pleased about that, because ( Read more... )

Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)

I've heard good things about Justified, that it's a kind of modern-day western, which sounds like it could be right up my alley. Plus, this picture looks immensely appealing.

I have the pilot downloaded, and I plan to watch it when I get the chance, ie. when my Magnificent Seven obsession abates ( Read more... )

Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving

Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was actually my Media Studies teacher at school who got me into Buffy. I was really scathing about the show; I thought the whole premise was stupid, 'a cheerleader who kills vampires', and I'd probably have never watched it at all if it hadn't been for ( Read more... )