Hans Zimmer
One Mann's Movies Concert Review: Michael Giacchino at 50 (2017).
In rather a departure from my normal posts, here’s a review of the epic concert held at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night (20th October 2017) to celebrate the 50th birthday of film, TV and videogame composer Michael Giacchino. With the deaths in recent years of Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner (the latter … Read more
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Blade Runner 2049 (2017).
A stunning visual triumph. I was a sufficient nerd to buy a “Back to the Future” T-shirt to celebrate “future day” from “Back to the Future 2” two-years ago, and I will probably be a sufficient nerd to buy a “Blade Runner” T-shirt in two-years time to celebrate the setting-date for the original film. One … Read more
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Dunkirk (2017)
A war vehicle running low on fuel. The words “Christopher Nolan” and “disappointment” are not words I would naturally associate… but for me, they apply where “Dunkirk” is concerned. It promised so much from the trailer: a historical event of epic proportions; Kenneth Branagh; Tom Hardy; Mark Rylance; Hans Zimmer on the keys; the director … Read more
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Wonder Woman (2017)
“What first attracted you Dr Mann to the movie with the scantily-clad Amazonians?” Â Amazonians deliver! And how. The much anticipated new Wonder Woman movie is with us, and for once the film lives up to the wall-to-wall marketing hype. With a heavy dose of mythology, Diana is growing up as the cossetted daughter of … Read more