The King's Speech

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 118 minutes

Director: Tom Hooper

Academy Award winner Colin Firth stars alongside the wonderful Helena Bonham Carter and the brilliant Geoffrey Rush in this regal movie about the tribulations of King George VI and his stutter. Based on true events, the tale depicts the King’s relationship with his family, wife (Bonham Carter), and speech therapist (Rush) as he comes to terms with his childhood, the pressures of royalty, and the duties of a King that he thought he’d never have. Easily the best film of 2010/11. Deserved all the awards that it got. Amazing acting, costume, music, screenplay and more. Highly recommended. 

Rating: *****

BAFTA Results 2011 :-)

Sunday night was truly a night to remember. Apart from being one of the only times I haven’t found Jonathan Ross irritating, there was plenty of acting talent and some well deserved awards. Leading up to the Oscars build up, will the BAFTA’s be an outline for the winner’s of the Academy Awards?!

Academy Fellowship - the very talented, humble Sir Christopher Lee

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema - The Harry Potter Films

Best Film - The King’s Speech

Outstanding British Film - The King’s Speech

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer - Four Lions, Written and Directed by Chris Morris

Director - David Fincher for The Social Network

Original Screenplay - David Seidler for The King’s Speech

Adapted Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network

Film Not in the English Language - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Animated Film - Toy Story 3

Leading Actor - Colin Firth for The King’s Speech

Leading Actress - Natalie Portman for Black Swan

Supporting Actor - Geoffrey Rush for The King’s Speech

Supporting Actress - Helena Bonham Carter for The King’s Speech

Original Music - The King’s Speech

Cinematography - True Grit

Editing - The Social Network

Production Design - Inception

Costume Design - Alice in Wonderland

Sound - Inception

Special Visual Effects - Inception

Make Up & Hair - Alice in Wonderland

Short Animation - The Eagleman Stag

Short Film - Until the River Runs Red

Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award - Tom Hardy

The King’s Speech pretty much wiped the floor with all the other films. With a total of 7 wins, including Colin Firth for Best Leading Actor (well done, Colin!), The King’s Speech is set to win big at the Oscars. The main challengers appear to be The Social Network, Inception and Alice in Wonderland, although for all us film buffs, we could have guessed that anyway. Congratulations to all the winners, and condolences to the runner’s up.

Happy New Year :-)

I hope you all had an amazing christmas and are looking forward to 2011.

The start of a new year means one thing only in the world of film - awards ceremonies. The Golden Globes come up on the 16th January, the BAFTA awards on 13th February and the Oscars on 27th February, filling up the first quarter of our year with acting talent. I’m going to be writing lots about the awards ceremonies over the coming months, so I hope you’re ready!!

2011 also sees plenty of mouth-watering new film releases, such as Rabbit Hole, Love and Other Drugs and Tangled. I will be reviewing as many new releases as humanly possible, to spare you from films that suck and urge you to see films that are out of this world. If you’re into movies, this is the blog for you. Without further ado, here are the top 10 films I can’t wait to watch in 2011;

1. The King’s Speech
2. Chalet Girl
3. Captain America: The First Avenger
4. Biutiful
5. Black Swan
6. Rango
7. True Grit
8. 127 Hours
9. Thor
10. Restless

As excited as you all are about rushing down to the cinema (‘Orange Wednesdays’ I hear you cry!) enjoy the new year celebrations before you get re-glued to a cinema screen. Have a fun start to 2011, let’s make this year an incredible one. 

:-) thanks for reading :-)