All Entries in the "Film" Category
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tickets to give away!
There’s no denying that Harry Potter is a guilty pleasure here at 69 towers so we could not be more excited that it’s nearly Potter time again. To celebrate the 100-day countdown to the opening of the hugely anticipated “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,” Emma Watson who plays Hermione Granger announced that [...]
Plague Town
Mayhem Horror Film Festival (great name!) and the gorgeous Broadway Cinema in Nottingham are holding an extra special screening of ‘Plague Town’ on 4th June at 7:45pm. For a dysfunctional American family, a bonding trip to the Irish countryside is about to go very, very wrong as locals of the aptly named Plague Town have [...]
Review: Kick-Ass
What could be more shocking than an eleven year old girl slicing off legs and limbs? How about a marvellous use of “the C word”. Well you’ll witness both in Kick-Ass. Oh, and believe it or not, the film’s sparked some controversy. But despite initial impression, this action comedy brought to you by Layer Cake’s [...]
One, Two, Freddy’s coming for you
The world of horror films has recently been filled with remakes, is nothing sacred any more? The latest story to be re peddled is that of the ‘sharp-fingered nonce’ (thank you Dave Baldwin for that beautiful description) Freddy Krueger and the poor teenagers of Elm Street. But all cynicism aside the trailer looks rather niffty, have a [...]
Review: Alice In Wonderland
What could be more perfect – the trippy mind of the visionary Tim Burton making the trippiest tale even trippier. And believe us when we say…. Alice in Wonderland will freak you out. This exciting concept isn’t the only core to its anticipation. When we heard Johnny Depp was to helm The Mad Hatter alongside [...]
A Single Man
The directorial debut of Tom Ford is absolutely stunning. Set in Los Angeles on November 30, 1962, a month after the Cuban missile crisis, A Single Manis the story of George Falconer (Colin Firth), a middle-aged British college professor who has struggled to find meaning in his life since the sudden death eight months earlier of his longtime partner, [...]
Spirit Of Film at FACT
What could be better then a night of films and vodka? ‘Not much’ is the answer you are looking for. Super- premium Ketel One vodka has come together with Future Shorts to make a beautiful partnership and present The Spirit of Film, a celebratory evening of the skills and craftsmanship of short film- making. Future [...]
Glamour, Glitz & Little Fockers – Rom Coms of 2010
Will 2010 be the year of the heart throbbing rom com? With the highly anticipated Iron Man 2 on the Horizon, Toy story 3 and the penultimate film of the Twilight Saga, maybe it will be the year of the franchise. Or, will Tim Burton’s visually intriguing Alice in Wonderland beat all records after it’s [...]
Special Screening of Crude at Fact
Next Tuesday (26th Januray) Fact are having a special screening of Crude. Following one of the most high-profile and controversial lawsuits in history, CRUDE spotlights the legal battles of 30,000 indigenous Amazonian Ecuadorians as they seek compensation from one of the world’s most powerful oil companies, the Chevron Corporation. With an emphasis on human struggle [...]
Top 10 Films Of The Noughties
The noughties is in the past but which films will make history? Sixty Nine presents the greatest top 10 mainstream films of the last decade that have made it to the big screen. Franchises have turned darker, horror has seen the rise and fall of ‘torture-porn’, comedies have made marks on the industry and new [...]
B Movie Festival at Phoenix Square
Phoenix Square has only just opened its doors but it has firmly placed itself in Leicester as the place to be for film classics and those unusual gems you wouldn’t see any where else. In December the Phoenix held a festival of Zombie films which showed an eclectic (well as eclectic as you can get [...]
Avatar Review
Has James Cameron’s latest epic sunk faster than the Titanic? Hell no, Avatar really is one unsinkable ship. Costing $100m more than Titanic, this sci-fi outing required a budget of $300m – the most expensive film ever made. The 3,000 different special effects, using ground breaking technology, have been said to revolutionise 3-D and influence [...]
Sex and the City 2 Poster
Ta-da the first teaser poster from Sex And The City 2 and it looks like the sequel is going to be in CGI going by the serious amount of airbrushing SJP has undergone. Underneath the poster you will also see the first image from the film. Let us know what you think in the comments [...]
Paranormal Activity
The Blair Witch stopped us from camping and Open Water keeps us out of the ocean but Paranormal Activity may put you off home. And relationships. Director Oren Peli understands what truly makes us s**t ourselves. It’s not images of detailed gore, it’s when we imagine being trapped in these mysterious scenarios. In the classic [...]
2012 Review
Now I know this film has been out for some time but due to the launch of the latest magazine and getting all the fantastic competitions online meant that this review of 2012 by the amazing Charlie Hopkins is only now gracing your computer screen. If you like what you see here don’t forget to [...]
The Fourth Kind
Ever wondered if alien abductions actually take place? Want to know what its like to be abducted? Looking for a film for answers? ….better keep searching! Before this film is pulled to pieces, we should acknowledge that this is a hard concept to successfully pull-off within the sci-fi alien genre, without looking ridiculous. We’ve had [...]
