movies

Academy announces Hugh Jackman as Oscars Host. from Benjaminbrum 336 days old

And the first two thoughts in my head are: 1) Really? 2) He's not known for being funny.

Honourable mentions in the film year... from Benjaminbrum 345 days old

The Hello Dolly moments in Wall-e. (The song makes me cry so.) The pencil trick in The Dark Knight. The way The diving bell and the butterfly ...

Ben's top 5 movie moments of 2008... from Benjaminbrum 345 days old

In no particular order: 1- There will be blood: "Draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaainaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaage" Milkshakes will never be the same again. 2: ...

Gay High School Musical. from Benjaminbrum 357 days old

This looks sumptuous. Can't wait to catch it on DVD or on the big screen. It's what's needed stop the hate! Have listened to a couple of the ...

Lindsay Lohan.. like, do we care? from Benjaminbrum 415 days old

[ ... ] to making movies. Maybe she wants her own show, like Ellen has. And maybe her publicist is getting her to come out because everyone liked that ...

Strange conversations of the day. from Benjaminbrum 473 days old

Two strange conversations from the people who brought you "Ben's seat in the bunker" and "what's my favourite type of violence?". 1) Who the various ...

"book? wats a book..." from Benjaminbrum 477 days old

(RANT mode on) When did the dumbing down of culture become something acceptable? At what point was there a focus group that communicated that actually ...

Someone wrote on amazon... from Benjaminbrum 488 days old

That there will be blood is a bad film. Here's what I wrote. (And it turns out the guy hates lots of good films! Moron) Wow. It seems that you've totally ...

Shame on the West Midlands! from Benjaminbrum 498 days old

The London Gay and Lesbian film festival has announced the tour for this year. It's going to places you'd expect like Cardiff, Glasgow, Bradford, Bristol, ...

"It could be worse..." from Benjaminbrum 500 days old

You can hear my contribution to the BBC Fivelive film show with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo by downloading the podcast. It's the first email to be read ...