Monthly Archives: September 2014

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Posted on September 30, 2014 by emmakwall

IMDB page here Lars and the Real Girl is either going to be stupid and unrealistic OR a sweet but strange, uplifting movie. It will depend who you’re talking to. The film follows socially awkward and hugely shy Lars (Ryan … Continue reading →

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Five Great Spanish Movies

Posted on September 26, 2014 by emmakwall

I have been a bit quiet on WordPress recently, due to being on holiday in sunny and beautiful Spain. In honour of my return to WordPress (get the flags out!) and also in honour of Spain itself, I thought a … Continue reading →

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Top 10 in Honour of Scotland

Posted on September 17, 2014 by emmakwall

Tomorrow is Thursday 18th September 2014 – a big day for the UK. The referendum vote to decide whether Scotland will leave our little island and become independent. So today I’m doing a personal top 10 – in honour of Scotland. 1. John … Continue reading →

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Bad Neighbours (2014)

Posted on September 15, 2014 by emmakwall

Bad Neighbours – comedy film review So in a totally shallow (and pedantic) way, this scene is probably the best thing in the whole movie. And whilst not the biggest of insults – this scene is pretty fucking epic after … Continue reading →

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The Sunshine Award!

Posted on September 15, 2014 by emmakwall

I was so excited to be nominated for this award – The Sunshine Award! Sunshine, you are my sunshine, you make me happy… Thank you so much to Horrorville for the nomination, he has an amazing blog full of brilliant … Continue reading →

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Favourite Film Friday – #2 The Departed

Posted on September 12, 2014 by emmakwall

Every Friday I choose one of my favourite movies for a brief overview. #2 The Departed Genre: crime drama Director: Martin Scorsese Release: 2006 Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga … Continue reading →

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Favourite Film Friday – #1 Sunshine

Posted on September 12, 2014 by emmakwall

Every Friday I choose one of my favourite movies for a brief overview. #1 Sunshine Genre: sci-fi / thriller Director: Danny Boyle Release: 2007 Starring: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Benedict Wong Tagline: 50 years in the future, Earth’s … Continue reading →

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Life 2.0 (2010)

Posted on September 8, 2014 by emmakwall

Netflix documentary-film review Life 2.0 is a documentary film following different people who use the online game Second Life – a virtual world where users can be who they want, see who they want and pretty much do what they want … Continue reading →

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Top 3 Ennio Morricone Spaghetti Western Scores

Posted on September 5, 2014 by emmakwall

I’m a huge fan of Italian film score composer Ennio Morricone, who is largely famous for his work with film director Sergio Leone who made Spaghetti Western films. They collaborated on many titles together and any famous rift from these cowboy movies that … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go Play at the Adams’ – disturbing book review

Posted on September 3, 2014 by emmakwall

“more terrifying than Lord Of The Flies & The Exorcist combined…” Let’s Go Play at the Adams’ by Mendal W. Johnson Let’s Go Play at the Adams’ was written by Mendal W. Johnson (can’t find a Wikipedia page for him) and … Continue reading →

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