by Andrew Pitchford | Nov 22, 2012 | Media
Skyfall, the 23rd Bond, releases in New Zealand just as we hear the news that Daniel Craig has been signed for two more episodes and a staggering purse of 31 million pounds. (Approximately 60 million New Zealand dollars) It’s incredible faith in an actor who was...
by Andrew Pitchford | Oct 1, 2012 | Media
The new Colin Farrell Sci-Fi Total Recall movie has launched around the world to a very quiet and in my mind undeserving reception. It won’t take you long to realize that I think this is an underestimated movie lost in the wake of Sony and Columbia’s...
by Andrew Pitchford | Sep 28, 2012 | Media
I still remember saving my paper run money to afford my own subscription to 2000AD. The coloured fish and chip paper comic from the UK never looked so good as when Judge Dredd was on the cover. In the 1995 movie, we saw Sylvester Stallone don the eagle shoulder pads...
by Andrew Pitchford | Aug 18, 2012 | Media
In the first three episodes of the Bourne movie franchise based on Robert Ludlum’s novel, Jason Bourne has shaken the foundations of the CIA-based programs that created him. The careers of government operatives and politicians are now being questioned and the...
by Andrew Pitchford | Jun 6, 2012 | Media
2012 is a major year for launching, rebooting and finalising franchises. It has so far been a successful year for movies following this pattern and Barry Sonnenfeld has now done for the Men in Black franchise what Brad Bird did for the Mission Impossible storyline. In...