In the Heights – The Movie Robcast
Episode 118 sees the Robs out and about on a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon. In the shadow of the Tate Modern they swap thoughts on In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s…
Tag: musical
Hamilton – The Movie Robcast
Episode 95 of The Movie Robcast sees our intrepid casters in pod venturing once more into London’s West End early on a sunny Sunday morning. And finding Leicester Square to…
Cats – The Movie Robcast
Episode 78 of The Movie Robcast is proof that bad publicity can be as effective as positive hype. Rob Daniel had no intention of seeing Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Andrew…
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Director: Macoto Tezuka Writer: Macoto Tezuka Cast: Kan Takagi, Shingo Kubota, Kyôko Togawa, Kiyohiko Ozaki, ISSAY Cert: 15 Producers: Katsunori Haruta, Takashige Ichise, Katsuichi Takagi Music: Haruo Chicada (musical director)…
La La Land
Director: Damien Chazelle Writer: Damien Chazelle Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone Cert: 12 Running time: 130mins Year: 2016 What’s the story: In a wonderland Los Angeles, aspiring actress Mia (Stone)…
Must-See Films at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival
When writing preview features for the London Film Festival it’s difficult to resist the numbers. Those big numbers representing how many films will show over the 12 day festival, how…
Into the Woods
Director: Rob Marshall Writer: James Lapine (screenplay), Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine (original musical) Cast: James Corden, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Daniel Huttlestone, Johnny…
Tokyo Tribe
Director: Sion Sono Writer: Sion Sono (script) Santa Inoue (manga) Cast: Young Dais, Ryouhei Suzuki, Nana Seino, Shota Sometani, Riki Takeuchi Cert: 18 Running time: 117mins Year: 2014 The…
Stage Fright (2014)
Director: Jerome Sable Writer: Jerome Sable Cast: Allie MacDonald, Meat Loaf, Douglas Smith, Minnie Driver Cert: 15 Running time: 89mins Year: 2014 The lowdown: The stalk n’slash genre…
Sunshine on Leith
Director: Dexter Fletcher Cast: Jane Horrocks, Peter Mullan, George Mackay, Kevin Guthrie, Antonia Thomas, Freya Mavor Cert: PG Running Time: 100 mins Year: 2013 The lowdown: Sweet-spirited, upbeat adaptation…