Posts tagged Ridley Scott
The Martian by Andy Weir

I have a terrible habit of discovering great books late through film.  So, it is through another film I discover something I wish I'd picked up when it was released.  Ridley Scott's new film, due in November, is an adaptation of Andy Weir's The Martian.  It looks really good, even if the cast cross over with Interstellar's big "surprise" reveal is unfortunate.  I'll embed the trailer at the bottom, but it's the book were are going to chat about here.  Well, maybe, gush.  I read it in one sitting.

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Cinderella

Nearly twenty years ago, I settled down to watch Kenneth Branagh's unabridged adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.  I'd only ever read Hamlet in its entirety and getting comfy, I settled in for the four hours of what turned out to be one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen.  Branagh's Hamlet is utter gorgeous to look at and the cast are on top form.  Alex Thomson's camera uses every millimetre of the frame to great effect, capturing the opulence and the squalor that only nestle in great adaptations of Hamlet.  So why am I prattling on about a film that is older than most of the audience of Branagh's live action take on Disney's 1950 crown jewel, Cinderella?  Well, frankly, there are moments in Cinderella that blow me away the same way Hamlet did. 

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