It’s highly unlikely that a member of our readership has NOT encountered a film from Disney at some point in his or her life, whether through family, friends or out of mere curiosity. When you walk into a movie theatre and the Disney castle appears on the screen, I can guarantee that you will likely…
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A Good Eye-Flushing For the Lovelorn
Did Valentine’s Day come and go with you still sitting single and alone on your couch (like me) wrapped in 6 blankets and engulfing a tub of Ben & Jerry’s? Are you betting that you will NOT be the recipient of one of SAS’ illustrious promposals in the coming weeks? Well, fret no more. Skip the…
The Case Against The Boss Baby
In the category for Best Animated Feature at the 2018 Oscars there were four (out of five) deserved nominations. Coco was a movie about a young Mexican boy trapped in the Land of the dead learning about his heritage. It is based on the Mexican holiday known as Dia de Los Muertos, or The day…
Filmwallas: The Future of Filmmaking
In 1896, French artists Auguste and Louis Lumière released L’Arrivée d’un train en gare de La Ciotat, the first film ever made. More than 100 years later, George Lucas stirred a metamorphosis in the cinematic arts with his release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, intending to challenge the film industry’s norm to shoot on…
Aryan Varma’s Oscar Predictions 2017
Yep. It’s upon us. The red carpet is returning from the dry cleaners and a small army of event staff are unfurling it as we publish this. The 89th Academy Awards will be broadcast live on the 27th of February at 9:30am SGT. Though predictions abound on the internet, guest contributor to The Eye and…
Captain America: Which one of you gets to be my best friend?
“Captain America: Civil War” makes for a great movie if you’re interested in witty one-liners, fun semi-violent action scenes, and most of your favorite superheroes. Anthony and Joe Russo, aka the Russo brothers, are Marvel Studios’ better directors, and their movies generate interest in the future films Marvel has in store (given that they’ve released…
Top 10 film reboots to look out for
Whenever I notice a recurring story trope on TV or on film, the first thing I think is, ‘Guess the writer’s couldn’t come up with anything new.’ Here are 10 film reboots (the original might not have gone the way it should have or we just want to see what they’d look like with a contemporary spin) to look out…
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