[vimeo 15407052 w=640 h=360] It's Halloween, so what better time to dust off this (very) short horror I directed? Prepare yourself for two minutes of terror...
Horror films for Halloween
Stuff.tv has updated some of its horror movie lists for Halloween – I've contributed reviews of The Exorcist, Carrie and The Shining to the features below:
Take Two #8: Why Video Game Movies Don't Work
They just don't. Find out why here.
Take Two #7: Nick Frost, Apple slag
Interviewing Nick Frost for The World's End. I didn't pick the headline. Stuff meets Nick Frost, star of The World's End: "I'm an Apple slag"
Take Two #6: The Rocketeer
Many moons ago, I wrote this little piece about one of my favourite films: The Rocketeer. The 30s-style pulp adventure wasn't quite as successful as it could've been – opening opposite Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Terminator 2 will do that – but I love it all the same. Read about it here: Movie Classics: The Rocketeer
Take 2 #5: Creating the hoverboard
Here's a fun little interview I did with John Bell, who designed the hoverboard for Back to the Future Part II: How I created… the hoverboard
Take Two #4: Making VFX Magic
I interviewed the visual effects gurus behind Pacific Rim and Casino Royale for this feature: How to make a 250ft tall monster-fighting robot
Take Two #3: Short films for your lunch hour
My ongoing series of film writing features continues with… Six Short Films to Watch in Your Lunch Hour
Annoyingly the embed for Sharon Colman's Badgered isn't working, so here it is.
Take Two #2: Why you should watch Film Noir
The second in my series of writings from the archives: Why you should watch… Film Noir
Take Two #1: Why I love… The Terminator
I'm going through the archive and digging out some of my old film writings – where better to start than with the film that sparked my love of the movies? Why I Love… The Terminator
The 30 best things on Netflix
Now with added Whedon! Stuff’s newly updated list of the best telly, films and documentaries on Netflix.
5 cinema inventions that were ahead of their time
A fun little piece I wrote on cinema inventions that are making a comeback. Some moreso than others…