J.J.Abrams Is The Jedi Master Now

So unless you have been living in a cave in the deserts of Tatooine for the last few months you'll know there's been quite a search on to find the man to take over from George Lucas as director of Disney's new Star Wars film. And now it looks like the search has ended. That man just happens to be the man in charge of probably the other biggest Science Fiction franchise around, J.J. Abrams. It's fair to say that pretty much every well known director on the planet has being linked with this job but it looks like Disney have found their man and from the looks of it it's a much more popular decision then the one to actually make a sequel.

This does of course raise several questions, the of which is if this is actually going to happen and not just internet talk but it seems pretty genuine. For me the biggest question is will this deal affect Abrams involvement in the Star Trek series, after his fine reboot in 2009 and the highly promising sequel set to be released later this year. With the release date for episode 7 sat for 2015 which would suggest that he probably would not be able to make his 2 films into a trilogy which would be a great shame. Next question is what will the plot of the new film be which still remains a mystery, i think many fans would actually want a fresh start with a few old faces dropping in (i mean you can't have Star Wars without R2 and C3PO can you?) and hopefully that will be the path that Abrams will take as appose to the way he rebooted Star Trek. There are more questions but i don't really have the time right now so i'll leave it at that although one more question: When are we going to get some news about Disney's plans for Indiana Jones?!

Review: Les Miserables

Les Miserables (2013)

Director: Tom Hooper

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway

UK Release Date: 11th January 2013

Now I've been a bad film students, proven by the fact that this is the first of this years Oscar best pictures nominees that i have seen. I obviously have not being trying hard enough, something that cannot be said of any one who worked on Les Miserables. Quite the opposite of the subtle loveliness of Tom Hooper's previous two films, Les Mis is an epic looking piece of cinema that just happens to only have about 2 lines of actual dialogue. Thanks to Hooper's risk in having the cast sing live the constant singing actually works and allows the cast to perform to their best. There's not a bad performance there with some of the less experienced cast such as Eddie Redmayne and Samantha Banks shinning. But what the film will always be remembered for is Anne Hathaway's incredible supporting role that has Oscar written all over it, that will bring almost all to tears. While not a perfect film, Les Mis is the perfect adaptation of the stage musical experience and will go down as one of the best film musicals in history.

2012 Award Winners

2012 Award Nominations

So happy New Year to all and to celebrate the fact is's a new year what better to do then look back at the last year in film and TV so here is my 2012 award nomination's: