ESSIE HAS A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO!

 Oh my goodness I have seen so many trailers this week! Much toe-curling and “squeee”ing happened and we’ll talk about it all in a second, but first, some news I literally read this morning as I was preparing this letter.

Tim Burton is due to direct a live-action Dumbo film!! Ain’t that something!! I know, lately there has been  much discussion about Disney turning beloved cartoons into live-action films and whether or not this is a good thing… I do see where the critics are coming from, but come on. Dumbo is awesome. Tim Burton is awesome. The combination can only be DOUBLY AWESOME. Ehm.

Right. So. Yeah, another thing I am really looking forward to this year is George Clooney’s Tomorrowland. Tomorrowland has just released a new trailer and with it the film is squaring its shoulders and letting us know that it is a worthy opponent to all the grand scale films that are coming out, like the Star Wars and the Jurassic park franchises. Now, while you’re on the trailer, take a closer look at David Nix, the character Hugh Laurie is playing… It’s not me is it, there is a hint of Dr House in there! Oh come on people – this is a good thing! Check it out to see what I mean.

Ok, so this is another interesting one. When I saw the first few trailers for Inside Out, I had it pegged as a cute but ultimately forgettable animation that mainly aims at a younger audience. But this trailer is a bit of game changer. After the open analysis of death and grieving in Big Hero 6, I do believe, unless my eyes are decieving me, here we have a film that deals with childhood depression! Check the trailer out and tell me wether or not I am seing things…

Of course I cannot end this week’s letter (which has now officialy turned into the “up and coming” section) without mentioning one of the more novel announcements of the week. It came, of all places, from the Valentino cat walk at paris Fashion Week. If you have any access to the ineterwebs you will have at least caught a glimpse of the video …

And lastly, if you thought I had missed out on International Women’s Day, well, I haven’t. Use the links on the top right to Critics Associated, where I have knocked out a fair few articles on women and filmmaking – there will be further coverage of the topic on the website all week!

All the best my beauties, have a wonderful week!

Essie