Tag: steven spielberg
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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN
Odeon East Kilbride, 08.11.11 One of the nicest touches about Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s big screen adaptation of the boy reporter Tintin occurs just after the opening credit sequence – itself a charming animation in its own right as it follows the distinctive silhouette of Tintin on a foot chase through Hergé’s memorable world. We are then situated in a…
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SUPER 8
Cineworld Glasgow, 05.08.11 What’s this oddity arriving in cinema in this summer of 2011? It’s a summer Hollywood film, but it’s not based on a comic book superhero, it’s not a sequel, (nor is it franchise-friendly opener), it doesn’t star any big names, and it’s not a remake of a European or Asian hit, it’s not…
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TINTIN AT THE MOVIES
TINTIN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE (1961) TINTIN AND THE BLUE ORANGES (1964) BFI DVD As a young boy growing up in the West of Scotland, I used to read the Hergé comic books about the boy reporter Tintin and his globe-trotting adventures with his faithful dog Snowy and friends Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus. There was…