Talking Points

Questions of the Moment

Movie related Questions of the Moment posted on our forum messageboard. Click on the links to visit the forum and post your reply or read what our members are saying.

 

News and Views

Links to recent discussions in the Movie News and Views folder on the forum messageboard. Why don't you share your opinion with us?

I Love Movies because...

"Being offline for a few months (due to health problems both human and computer <sigh>) gave me some time to actually think about why I devote so much time to watching and finding out about films. If you're visiting this site chances are you feel the same way as I do about them. Here are some of the reasons why I love movies, what are yours?" [More]

Must Watch Festive Movies

"Maybe I'm odd (okay, quiet you in the back! <g>) but Christmas and New Year just aren't the same for me if I don't watch certain of my favourite films then. They've all got some tie-in with the festive season, so there is method to my madness. Honestly!" [More]

Horror Parodies

As long as horror films have ruled the box office, there have been those eager to ride the wave by replacing the "yechs" of the day with "yucks". How many of these do you remember? [More]

 

The Case of the Stolen Oscars®

" First there was all the fuss about "censoring" Blame Canada, then there was the missing ballot papers and then the awards themselves went missing, presumed stolen. What next? Is someone going to raid all the designer dresses in Hollywood, roll in the red carpet rather than out it, kidnap Billy Crystal and silence Joan Rivers? Okay, the last is far fetched but we can dream, right?" [More]

Growing Up Is Hard to Do

"The young man stands on the edge of his Uncle's farmland and stares up at the night sky, wishing that he could leave for university and follow his father's footsteps to greatness..." The hardships of growing up in a movie [More]

Trailer Trashing

"I was going to type up one of my patented hissy fits on how ridiculous our society has become, how sound-byte addicted we must be to live in a world where a movie trailer made news headlines..." [More]

The Internet is for Movie Fans

"It's obvious, the Internet was made for movie fans. After all, you wouldn't be reading this if you weren't a movie fan. See? I rest my case..." Resources galore at our fingertips [More]