http://www.cinemaxyz.com/ A blog about films. Not celebrities. Not (necessarily) reviews. More likely just assorted news, and my deranged ranting..... en Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:23:00 GMT Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:23:00 GMT info@cinemaxyz.com info@cinemaxyz.com http://www.cinemaxyz.com/training-day/ Time to dust the cobwebs from XYZ and pump out some articles I think. I watched Training Day for the first time in a long time the other day. I... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/training-day/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/training-day/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:23:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/dirty-harry/ Believe it or not I'd never seen this until this weekend. It was just one of those movies I'd always planned on watching but never got around to it. It... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/dirty-harry/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/dirty-harry/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:17:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/films-own-superheroes/ I've recently come to the conclusion that film has invented a type of superhero that is completely different from the more famous comic book variety. I'm not talking here the... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/films-own-superheroes/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/films-own-superheroes/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:17:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/watchmen-trailer/ It's about a week old now, so I assume that someone more dilligent than I has already posted about this but the trailer for the new Watchmen movie has been... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/watchmen-trailer/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/watchmen-trailer/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:42:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/the-dark-knight/ I just returned from seeing The Dark Knight. To put it bluntly it's incredible. I've talked before about how much I loved Batman Begins, and I wasn't expecting TDK to... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/the-dark-knight/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/the-dark-knight/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:54:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/mongol/ The epic story of the Mongol Temudgin's story as the great Ghengis Khan is the type of thing that is just begging to be made in this day of Star... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/mongol/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/mongol/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:35:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/im-not-dead/ Yeah, so I haven't written anything here for ages. I've had big plans to write about the Star Wars films, and the story as a while, but I've been waiting... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/im-not-dead/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/im-not-dead/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:19:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/books-to-film/ Some of the greatest film's of all time have been adapted from classic books. Gone With the Wind, Jurassic Park, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, I Am Legend/The... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/books-to-film/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/books-to-film/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:38:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/how-vital-is-a-director-to-a-films-quality/ OK, I realise that the heading is pretty loaded, so let me explain. Certain directors have a very distinct style that makes them unique, Tarantino's work, for example, is full... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/how-vital-is-a-director-to-a-films-quality/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/how-vital-is-a-director-to-a-films-quality/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:11:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/300-a-retospective/ I re watched 300 yesterday. To tell the truth I was expecting to like it a lot less than I did the first time. When I saw it, it was... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/300-a-retospective/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/300-a-retospective/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/beverly-hills-copagain/ After the success of Indy 4, Rambo 4 and the like, it seems someone decided that reviving Beverly Hills Cop is a good idea. It isn't. Indy 4 was quality... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/beverly-hills-copagain/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/beverly-hills-copagain/ Fri, 30 May 2008 01:34:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/night-watch/ So I finally watched the Russian film Night Watch. I'm yet to decide how much I liked it yet. It's a fair bit different from the book, with magic taking... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/night-watch/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/night-watch/ Tue, 27 May 2008 01:37:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/iron-sky-the-return-of-the-space-nazis/ I'm not exactly sure how I stumbled onto this, but it looks like it could be excellent. Iron Sky is from the Finnish filmmakers who brought us Star Wreck. Which... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/iron-sky-the-return-of-the-space-nazis/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/iron-sky-the-return-of-the-space-nazis/ Wed, 21 May 2008 02:17:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/fahrenheit-2/ Michael Moore is making a Fahrenheit 2. God damn it. I hated Fahrenheit 9/11 but I can openly say that I generally like Michael Moore's stuff, although I only know... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/fahrenheit-2/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/fahrenheit-2/ Thu, 15 May 2008 03:12:00 GMT http://www.cinemaxyz.com/the-cinema-of-games/ As orble blog www.gamerherald.com, as well as www.news.com.au has already stated the hit Xbox 360 game Bioshock is being made into a film, headed by Pirates of the Caribbean director... http://www.cinemaxyz.com/the-cinema-of-games/#comments http://www.cinemaxyz.com/the-cinema-of-games/ Mon, 12 May 2008 14:48:00 GMT