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FoF versus James McAvoy

January 22nd 2012 05:30
So I take it, dear readers, that you have all seen ‘Atonement’ and ‘State of Play’? (not the Russell Crowe nonsense, but the original 2003 UK TV series starring Britain’s finest). Therefore, it is easily assumable that you like James McAvoy, he who stars in all of the above.
But do you LOVE James McAvoy? No? Well, until you can say ‘Rory O’Shea was here’ you never will.
Go forth and watch ‘Inside I’m Dancing’. NOW!
I’d love to summarise a plot for you, dear readers, but there is none, as such. This film is essentially documenting day-to-day life, as experienced by our heros Rory and Michael.

I don’t know if you’re religious, dear reader, but I do believe in certain things. For example, I think that we all have a pre-defined life span. They (whoever they may be) plonk us onto this fine planet with the task that we live life, love, grief, experience, enjoy. Someone somewhere evaluates all the weird and wonderful things we give them and do.....who cares, what with them. Take ‘Club 27’, for example. These people are put amongst us with one task alone: ‘You have 27 years. Make them count.’
No, I don’t give a shit whether you agree or not.
But let’s look at Rory O’Shea and Michael Connolly, then. Apparently, inside, they were dancing......
Shouldn’t we all be dancing inside? I am making the assumption, that you, dear reader, chose to visit FishOnFilm. And I thank you for that choice! So, with that assumption made, let’s give ourselves a round of applause! We are able to use the Internet to post/ read nonsense about films.
Michael and Rory in the movie in question can do no such things. Yet, the film itself is not about disability or some such nonsense. It simply tells the story of two friends. Ill/ disabled or not, we are all just human- whatever joys or mis-fortunes that entails.

Of course, it goes without saying, that Miss Fish on Film bawled her eyes out for half of the film, but that’s human, too.....

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Everything's gonna be alright

January 18th 2012 23:04
Ah, it’s been a while since I finished watching a movie and went: ‘I LIKED that!’. But today, I did. So happy new film year to me and an even better film year to you! May your linen always feel like it’s never been slept in, may no-one ever steal fizzy lifting drink from you and, come what may, I hope you’ll never forget that it’s just a jump to the left and then a step to the right- not in 2012 or all those many years to come.
But back to tonight’s fabulous feature: a mixture between ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’. With maybe just a hint of Fringe-style alternate universes... Can you guess what it is yet?
As much as I enjoyed the weirdness of ‘Donnie Darko’ and the doomsday special effects of ‘The Day After Tomorrow’, I, Miss Fish on Film, hereby confess: I am no fan of Jake Gyllenhaal (if that is indeed how his name is spelt). He always appears to me as if he’d had a personality bypass. Although I know that many critics say exactly that about my hero Keanu. There’s no accounting for taste, I guess. But tonight, Jake was just charming. Yes, that is the word. Not brilliant. Not charismatic. Charming. Of course, it helped that the film had just the right amount of Hollywood schmaltz in it, to appeal to FoF HQ. In fact, it was a spot-on mix of unbelievable (literally), yet, fascinating secret agent plot; heart-rendering human emotions (and I’m not even talking about the ‘romance’ here) and happy ending. In fact, the film blurb I have read has been very confusing- it was going on about falling in love and wanting to save the main lady when in actual fact that was merely a sub-plot. For me, it was all about the human strength and the crazy sci-fi. It was awesome!
I’m sorry for not pointing out particular scenes of importance or passages of brilliant acting, because there were none. In fact, Jake Gyllenhaal (just double-checked the spelling on IMDB.com), Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright made it marvellously clear that they can’t act. But the mixture is what made this film. Bit like a decent Cosmopolitan, you know?
‘Source Code’ has a love story nowhere near as drippy as ‘The Notebook’, a plot nowhere near as complicated as ‘Mission: Impossible’ and sci-fi/ parallel universes/ quantum physics without resorting to monsters, like ‘LOST’. So in case any one of you dear readers is still unclear: Fish on Film hearts ‘Source Code’.
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Farewell to 2011

December 30th 2011 23:41
Dear readers,
I sincerely hope that you have had a fantabulous year and I wish you all the happiness in the world for the coming 2012. May the Universe be kind to you and all of us. Remember, according to the Mayas and Roland Emmerich, the world will end next year, so make the most of it!

For me, 2011 has certainly been eventful, heaps of things happening, lots of them good. But seeing that the Fish on Film HQ is all about movies (and since 2011, TV, too), let’s look back at the last 12 months.

It’s certainly been a whirlwind! We lost screen legends such as Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Falk (oh how I loved Columbo as a kid!) and Jeff Conaway (and I never did get that hicky off Kenicky!). Harry Potter finally turned Lord Voldemort into confetti (what was that all about???) and I got to see the white house featured in ‘Scarface’- Say Hello to my little friend.

After 6 seasons, Debra finally discovered that a) she is in love with her step brother Dexter and b) he is a serial killer.
Fringe got a little bit lame.
I finally watched ‘Black Swan’ (on the plane last week) and jumped out of my seat several times. What a fantastically vivid movie! I also finally watched ‘Million Dollar Baby’ (on the plane last week) and I know this film will stay with me for some time.

But I think, for me, the top three films of 2011 were (in no particular order):

Never Let Me Go
Unknown
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Ok, I didn’t watch ALL the films that came out in 2011. But those three stuck with me.

‘Never Let Me Go’- you may have read my review, dear readers. It chills you down to your bones without even trying to. It tells a horror story in the fashion of a landscape description Thomas-Hardy-style. A very beautiful film. I have never seen despair banned onto celluloid quite like that. The book is haunting, the film is equally so.

‘Unknown’- well, this was a ‘Mission: Impossible’-stylee brain fuck! Loved it. Liam Neeson was perfect in it, although I couldn’t help feeling that some of the grief displayed on the big screen still stems from the death of his wife....God rest her soul.
So, for those of you who haven’t seen it: Martin Harris and his wife arrive in Berlin. Martin, a Professor of Bio-Chemistry, is going to give a speech at a congress in Berlin. When the happy couple arrive at the Hotel Adlon (the poshest joint in Berlin), Martin realises he left his briefcase at Berlin Tegel Airport. Leaving his wife to check in, he jumps in a cab back to the airport to retrieve his briefcase. On the way, the taxi is involved in an accident, leaving Martin in a coma for 4 days.
When he comes to, everyone he previously knew, claim to have never met him. Including his wife.

It hooks you from the first 10 minutes, and if you weren’t hooked by my synopsis, I’m afraid you will never step into the mind of Mrs. Fish on Film. Come back and read up, though.

By the way, the ending/resolution for ‘Unknown’ is quite spectacular! Well, at least I thought so.
So, what were your faves of 2011? What should I be watching?

Happy new year, gorgeous readers! Peace, Love & Films.

Sim1 xxx
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So you think you're tough enough...?

November 5th 2011 02:07
Dear readers!
A little while ago I set you a little test to see if you were suitable for the trials and tribulations of a Film & TV History uni course. In the same breath, I promised there'd be a follow up quiz all around music. So here goes: Enjoy & record the letter corresponding to each of your answers.

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The claim we hold is as good as gold...

October 28th 2011 22:08
And this week’s pub quiz bonus round question is: On what date was Johnny Cash born?

Well? You don’t know, dear readers? Ok, I can’t be sure on the year, but I know for a fact he’s a Pisces. Born on February, 26th. Much like Buffalo Bill, Fats Domino, Levi Strauss and Victor Hugo. Bit like me, really.

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Quote of the Day

September 25th 2011 22:09
You know what guys, I have been spending far too much time watching CSI (Miami & New York), Dexter, Criminal Minds and Fringe, to be talking about films. Fancy TV, anyone? It's so much more cute, bite-sized and compact, don't you think dear readers?
So, who watched the season premiere of Fringe this weekend?
I'd say it was a slow start. Not a bad start, just a slow one. I liked the little flashes of Peter and the quote of the day had to be the Observer when he is asked in the hardware store what he's planning to do with all the stuff he bought:

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The Film Studies Suitability Test

September 9th 2011 20:23
It seems like only yesterday, that I announced the last module of my BA Honours Degree would be all about Film & Television History.
But here I am, the last essay has been submitted and now all that’s left to do, is pass the exam.

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So here we are: the end of an era!

How old were you, when ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ hit your cinemas? I was 21 years old. I had somehow missed the early hysteria about the books. A friend of mine at work was raving about just having read the third instalment. Of a children’s book series. I don’t recall what I was reading back then, but it wasn’t childrens’ books.

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Coming Soon

August 11th 2011 20:26
I know it's been a while again, dear readers. But watch this space, a post-mortem of the last Harry Potter instalments is on its way...
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I believe I have just finished watching one of the most beautiful films ever made. In my humble, fishy film opinion, anyway.

It started with inspired casting- Salvatore Cascio, the cutest and most adorable boy to have ever appeared on film. Coupled with Philippe Noiret, playing the father figure to the fatherless child. Add a bit of magic in the form of Ennio Morricone’s music and hey presto- you have an Italian masterpiece that could never have come out of Hollywood. Because Hollywood lacks the passion required to make a film like this, Hollywood is too prude to show people masturbating in cinemas whilst watching a sex scene (even though we all know it happens). Hollywood is not brave enough to tastefully or realistically film a love story without a happy ending. Hollywood lacks that certain sense of humour and is only able to make obvious jokes rather than subtle ones. And in Hollywood, there must and will be a storyline from the following list:

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