My friends are everything'
ALL TIME LOW -- VEGAS
First of all, a quick plea to anyone who actually reads this to sign the following petition- http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petitions/save-the-uk-film-council.html
The culture secretary Jeremy Hunt (too easy...) has made the terrible decision to axe the UK Film Council, which receives around £15m in annual funds to provide much needed finance boosts to young British filmmakers looking to get their projects off the ground. The UK film industry is in enough trouble without this latest blow, and this decision could result in a large number of talented and creative individuals being unable to see their visions brought to life on the screen. It takes less than a minute to sign the petition and it could have a massive impact, so please do!
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I feel like I should mention my night out last night, which was pretty spectacular and which has resulted in many people's desperate attempts to piece together the events of said night today. All my friends together, drunk as hell, dancing away- that's life at its best. It has been an age since I can last remember everyone out, like everyone, ridiculously drunk, really going for it and not caring about money issues or anything else. It was happy and it was summery and it was very good times. Best night out of this summer so far I say! Some fantastic stories to be told. Much to remember, and much to try and remember.
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One of my most unexpected delights to come out of this week's Comic-Con is the new film from the director of 300 and Watchmen, Sucker Punch. Zach Snyder's latest stars the all-girl main cast of Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jaime Chung, Jena Malone and Carla Gugino and looks like it could be a bizarre but yet rather brilliant slice of pie. Snyder's own short synopsis of the film reads as thus- "Set in the 1950s, it tells the story of Baby Doll (Browning), who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and lobotomy. She ends up in mental institution in Brattleboro, Vermont and while there she starts to imagine an alternate reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that she needs to steal five objects before she is captured by an unknown adversary. She has 5 days to escape before being lobotomized. In order to cope with the situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur. She is joined with friends who are inmates from the institution. Lessons learned in the said fantasy world could help the girls escape their real-world fate."
The trailer has just been released to the world and can be seen here - http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/suckerpunch/. The film is definitely one to look out for and seems likely to build on Snyder's reputation for dazzling and innovative visuals. It is also Snyder's first film from original material (his own script). Plus, it has dragons. Freaking dragons man! I may, in a few days' time, include a more detailed post about all that interested me from this year's Comic-Con.
