Firstly, I loved the original 1998 Japanese version… except for ONE thing: The white-coloured font of the English subtitled text. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? It proved to be a challenge for me. It’s almost impossible to read when so much of the background is also white: from brightly-lit daytime scenes to the many TV screens we see. I…
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What [The Office US] Taught Me About [Good and Very Bad Team Dynamics]
I ❤️ the OG UK series set in Slough AND The Office US (or An American Workplace). Because I’ve definitely rewatched the US version more times, I’ve decided to talk about the US version specifically. After all, it has become an annual rewatch. Why do I love this version so much? It reimagined and built…
What [Barbarian] Taught Me About [Customer Perspectives]
I ♥️ talking about horror films and celebrating them any chance I get. Barbarian needs to be celebrated in film AND marketing, BUT — I get it, it’s not everyone’s cup o’ genre. (They’re wrong… but, I get it.) Horror can be (and has been) regarded as a much maligned genre, verging on ‘trash cinema.’…
What [Schitt’s Creek] Taught Me About [Joyful Messaging]
Dear New Friend (unless I already know you), There’s even more joy to Schitt’s Creek that can be shared… with your target audience and joyful marketing messaging. Tap through the gallery, like, share, and comment! Best wishes and warmest regards, Ant
What [Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle] Taught Me About [Old vs. New Product Marketing]
This film was released around the time I was working at Blockbuster in Staines upon Thames, because I remember the trailer played a lot on the TV screens, blasting out Real Good Time by Pink as I restocked the popcorn bins and put rental returns back on the shelves. Let’s not forget The Prodigy’s Firestarter…
What [Damages] Taught Me About [Storytelling Styles]
The crimes. The backstabbing. The whiskey-drinking. The Patty-Ellen face-offs. There’s SO much to love about Damages (2007-2012) already, but there’s something else, too… You’ll need to tap through this gallery to get the full story. …I’ll wait.
What [M3GAN] Taught Me About [Product Launches]
First of all, I ❤️ film, especially horror films. They can be about ghostly antics, mischievous demons, masked maniacs, cursed videotapes, possessed dolls… There are so many that ran the gamut of high-brow brilliance to guilty-pleasure franchises. But, it’s the sci-fi comedy horror M3GAN that I want to talk about… Yes, it’s got a fun…
What’s your THMT (Top Halloween Movie Trilogy) to watch on the night of?
How can you pick just three? Do what I did: watch a bucket-load of them and whittle them down to those that are on-theme for Halloween. You’ve got to be cutthroat. And enjoy it. #1: Start with a fun one Hocus Pocus (1993) It’s a classic that a great many of us have grown…
Alien Re-Resurrection: The Evolution of the Xenomorph
The Alien saga is set to continue Ripley’s intergalactic ordeal. It may be true that in space no one can hear you scream. However, from planet Hollywood, there has been an announcement that has been picked up loud and clear. As well as a new poster released for Alien: Covenant – the date featured on…
Tales of Arrested Development
There inevitably comes a time when we have to grow up and become responsible adults. This is a physiological and societal norm. But whether it is a successful psychological fact is another story. Our childhood is riddled with films that glorify our pre-pubescent years with characters that actively seek to defy the maturing process. Disney’s…
Christmas Ho-Ho-Horror Movies
Andy Williams suggests through song that the moments leading up to the big day itself – the 25th of December – is “the most wonderful time of the year”. As soon as Halloween is over and the irresistible sales of Black Friday entice hordes of parents to the high street shops, the festive frenzy is…
UFGC: Ultimate ‘Final Girl’ Champion
After watching Halloween Ends, this got me thinking… Who is the greatest ’Final Girl’ of the slasher-horror sub-genre? Find out if you agree… At this most wonderful time of year, I associate the 31st October with watching the classic 1970s and 1980s slasher films. This is mainly due to the influence of John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978)…
Fourth Wall Breach 