Articles by Ranaberry
Ranaberry is a hopeless romantic, eternal optimist and an actress in her soul. Throughout her life she has experienced many facets of human life. She formed a theatre company when she was 18, has degrees in Postmodern Theatre and in Ethics, worked as a night-club bouncer, lived in Europe and America and has studied Jujitsu and Aikido. What she is most proud of, however, is the creation of Ranaland. Originally a series of parties and events with only two rules: ‘bring whatever (or whoever) you need to have a good time and don’t mess with anyone else’s fun’, Ranaland soon developed into an ethos for life. Now that she has found her soul mate, Ranaberry happily dedicates her life to the arts, family, friends, her love and their dog Tobi in her own indubitable Ranaland style. Anyone who knows Rana will understand her inability to limit herself to 5 favourite movies, therefore: Pulp Fiction, Superman, Princess Bride, Shakespeare in Love, Sex, Lies & Videotape, Gross Point Blank, Dancer in the Dark, Star Wars Trilogy, When Night is Fallen, Jesus of Montreal, Fifth Element, Unbreakable and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Avatar is a live action/animated film with spectacular new generation of special effects. James Cameron, the Oscar-winning director of Titanic, first conceived the film twelve years ago, when the means …
The Manchurian Candidate delves into a subject matter that, at best, has a spotted past in film. Explorations of conspiracies and damaged minds is fraught with danger, not the least …
The Chronicles of Riddick has all the potential you could ask for in a sequel: an interesting premise, it isn’t a repeat of the original, great bad guys, spectacular imagery …
It is not hard to see why Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers was chosen to be in the 2004 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection. The exquisite visual beauty, masterful …
Is Stars Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith better when you are sober or trashed? Ranaberry does the research and gives her results. We went and saw Revenge of …
Don’t be deceived by the apparent simplicity of this film. At first it appears to be a touching and beautiful exploration of an older man’s journey to find his place …
With what might be the most misleading trailer in recent cinematic history, American Dreamz is not a light satirical film taking a dig at the global, reality TV, phenomenon, American …
Having read The Da Vinci Code last year, it was inevitable that I would make comparisons between the book and the film. I should point out that I thought Dan …
Ranaberry is a hopeless romantic, eternal optimist and an actress in her soul. Throughout her life she has experienced many facets of human life. She formed a theatre company when …
Sharon Stone continues to misbehave as Catherine Tramell; this time in London. After a brief orgasmic car crash, the film threatens to fall into the sequel trap of dissecting and …
The Pursuit of Happiness is a depressing remake of Roberto Benigni’s Life is Beautiful. Not that tears didn’t flow in that film as well, but the tragic error made here …
Shot in the style of Man on Fire, Deja Vu is sci-fi that doesn?t treat itself as such. Instead this is a flawlessly scripted, intelligent detective story. Denzel Washington plays …
Stephen Frears, most notably the director of Dangerous Liaisons and High Fidelity, is no slouch when it comes to putting together a great film. However, one cannot help but ask …
The fifth instalment of the adventures of Harry Potter quickly proves that the series has successfully traversed the divide from children’s movie to adult drama. Not that I would have …
The Devil Wears Prada is a ‘paint by numbers’ comedy of self-discovery with some extraordinary performances elevating it to something more than it might have been. Simply having Meryl Streep …
I saw the trailer for this film and thought is looked like a hyped up version of DOA (starring Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan). ‘Super jacked up to the max’, …
Fox Searchlight’s production of its latest film Juno has received much acclaim ever since it was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, which is unfortunate. Don’t get me …
Iron Man is the latest instalment of Hollywood’s rediscovery of comic book heroes. With the fans, characterisation and storyboarding already there, it’s not surprising that every comic book hero, no …
