New movie news blog

Please take the time to visit my new movie-related blog: The Movie Doomsayer.

The blog will provide news, reviews and opinions on the latest movies and films in general.

Take a look, leave a comment.

Cheers

Batman 3 given release date

Batman

Rumours are circulating that the third Batman film to be directed by Christopher Nolan will be released on July 20, 2012. As yet untitled, it is widely thought that Christian Bale will reprise his role as the Dark Knight, having in the past stated that he had signed on to play Batman for three movies.

Director Nolan has breathed life back into the franchise that had almost been ruined beyond repair by Joel Schumacher’s disastrous Batman & Robin. Both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight proved to be box-office sensations, with the latter scooping more than $1 billion in ticket sales.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times in March, the British director said: “Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story. And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story.”

Few details are known about the film’s plot, but it look set to be one of the most eagerly anticipated movies of the next two years.

Top three films for a weekend alone

Ed Wood

Obviously we all have our own favourite films, and it would be churlish for me to say that the following five are the best ever. But in my opinion, having a free weekend without plans is the perfect time in which to catch up with a few cinematic masterpieces in my DVD collection.

Take a look at my top three films for a weekend alone, and perhaps add your own top five.

Ed Wood: In my humble opinion, Ed Wood is the finest movie that both Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have produced together. Funny, heart-warming, beautifully shot and brilliantly acted by the cast, I could probably watch the biopic of the worst director in history, Ed Wood, back-to-back, time and again.

Back to the Future II: Far and away the best film in the trilogy, they second installment of Back to the Future sees Marty McFly and Doc Brown head 30 years into the future to experience their future lives and, of course, the hoverboard. The year was 2015. Ergo, hoverboards should be in the shops soon. For the love of god I hope so.

Back To The Future 2

The Dark Knight: I love Batman. From the comics to the 60s tv show, the Tim Burton/Michael Keaton movies to a nice pair of Batman embroidered slippers, I love it all. And then Christopher Nolan took over the reins of the franchise (hate that term) and produced two dark masterpieces: Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. With Heath Ledger’s exceptional performance and Christian Bale reprising his role at eponymous hero, the movie is just incredible. If you’ve never seen it… what have you been doing with your life?!

Clint Mansell: best soundtrack composer?

Clint Mansell

Started watching a Darren Aronofsky film called The Fountain last night, starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Not sure how that one passed me by, having been released in 2006. However it happened, I’m glad I finally came across it, if not for the film itself, but for yet another amazing score by Clint Mansell.

Mansell first came to prominence with the British band Pop Will Eat Itself, and has since become a prolific film composer. The dark ambience, industrial stylings and haunting tones of his work make any film captivating and have featured in a number of major films in the last decade.

Here’s some of his best works:

Requiem For A Dream

Moon

The Fountain

The Wrestler

Mansell is scheduled to work alongside long-time collaborator Aronofsky once again on the forthcoming thriller Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. I look forward to another haunting soundtrack.