Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Christmas Craft & Food Fair 2018

Eden Court will be hosting a Christmas Craft and Food Fair between16th till 18th this November.

The Fair will be open between 12pm and 8pm on Friday the 16th.  Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th will be open between 10am and 5pm.  Entry is free for everyone who wishes to come.

Please do come to see and buy Christmas goods and entertainment.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

Friday, 19 October 2018

100th Blog Post - Jack and the Beanstalk comes to Eden Court

My 100th Eden Court Blog Post - Wow!

After Snow White last year, this December we will be seeing Jack and the Beanstalk coming to Eden Court as this year's pantomime with dastardly villains and comedy for all of the family.

Here's a link to the Eden Court website for days, times and tickets.  Can you manage the climb? There's still some tickets left.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

First Man Review

I've been to Eden Court to see First Man, with Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, as it tells the story of how man got to the moon.

Having see documentaries about NASA and Apollo 11, I knew the true story and what was going to happen next as the film went along, but didn't stop me from enjoying the fast-paced and occasionally funny film.  The film allowed me to see Neil's journey to the moon while dealing with tragedies both in family and at work.

There has been talk about not showing Neil and Buzz put the American flag up on the surface of the moon.  But I found that not showing that moment didn't make any difference at that moment in the film, it enabled to feel that the journey was complete for Neil, and us as an audience.

Seeing Neil through his family and how his wife interacted with my work and the other wives of the Apollo astronauts was interesting most documentaries are usually and mostly from point of view from the astronauts, with very few from their families.

I was expecting to see captions at the end of the film telling what happened to Neil after Apollo 11, so I was surprised that there was none.

Overall, I enjoyed the film very much.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

Monday, 8 October 2018

Review of Ocean's 8

I went to see Ocean's 8 today, and I enjoyed the film.

The film's all female cast is certainly what most films lack as most films today are usually lead by a male cast, just as the Ocean's Trilogy did.  It was a nice surprise to see Elliot Gould appear along with the mention of Danny Ocean and short reprisal of "The Amazing" Yen.  The film's fast pace, non-linear storyline and the odd joke here and there, such as Cate Blanchett's nationality and John Frazier trying to a French's character's name, kept me looking forward to see what was going to come next.  When it was explained how the events turned out, I enjoyed how the target of the job was sorted and how robbery proved to be bigger than hinted.

After all the cameos during the film, Serena Williams and Alexander Wang and many more, one could argue that Anne Hathaway cameos as herself towards the end when her fictional character Daphne Kluger's "after the events' story" is played out.

A good light weight entertainment and a worthy successor of Ocean's Trilogy, I look forward to see it again.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

Friday, 31 August 2018

Review of Christopher Robin

I went to see Christopher Robin on Wednesday night, and I enjoyed the film.

I've heard that the film had a slow start introducing Christopher Robin and telling his story as he get up, but I didn't notice or think of that.  I liked when Pooh and his friends talking in the "real" world to people in London, and causing them to be surprised or (in a policeman's case) in denial.  When Christopher's wife, Evelyn, first meets them, she is surprised with a "I don't believe my eyes" look on her face.

When I was a kid, I watched The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, and when Pooh did his morning exercises and Tigger sang his signature song, I liked the references to the animated film.  The moment in the film when Christopher returns to the Hundred Acre Wood, and tells Pooh that he's grown up and gets annoyed at Pooh before losing him in the fog was sad moments it shows how much Christopher had changed as he grew up before saying sorry to his friend at their favourite spot later after finding everyone one else.

The introduction of Madeline is a good way of helping Christopher realise what matters most to him, his family.  At the start, he's more focused on work and he tries to read history books to her at bedtime, while she worries that she might be going to boarding school.  When Pooh and his friends meet Madeline and go to London to return her father's papers, he leaves an important meeting to go and look for her, and promise to become a better father for her.

All in all, I think that film is a good for family entertainment and to introduce Winnie-the-Pooh and all his friends to a whole new generation of audience.

I now look forward to getting the film when it comes out on DVD.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court Theatre and Cinema.

Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Cinderella is coming for January

Get your tickets early for in January the Scottish Ballet Orchestra will be performing a live dance show of Cinderella with Prokofiev's music.

Raised to look after her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella works the house and is forbidden to go to the Prince's Ball.  But with a little magical help from her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella learns that love can win over the hardest of times.

If you wish to come and see, get your tickets.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

95th Blog Post - Christopher Robin

Two of Disney's most classical characters are coming to the big screen - Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin in Disney's latest live-action film Christopher Robin.

Ewan McGregor stars as an adult Christopher Robin who has grown up and has forgotten his playful imagination, and it's now up to Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood help him.

Duration: 127 minutes

Director: Mark Forster

Starring:
Ewan McGregor
Hayley Atwell
Mark Gatiss
And the voice of Jim Cumming

Here's to Eden Court for more information, viewing times and tickets.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.