So, as Easter passes and we all feel guilty for the amount of chocolate we've eaten, gym membership applications have gone through the roof! ;) Yet, in the UK we've only just come out of the other side of this horrendous late Winter and the sun has started beating down on our isle, encouraging us out of our warrens for Spring...and it's about time too!
Activity thrived on filmbore throughout March, as the timing of the calendar meant we had an extra pick of the week than usual, two Top 10s got the social communities chatting and debating and we waved our last goodbye to a British legend. Let's remind ourselves of the snowy month of March...
Pick of the week - Recap
Starting the month on St.David's Day meant only one thing...I had to pick a welsh film! Clearly, one of the greatest and most misunderstood of these is the hilariously brilliant Twin Town. Julian and Jeremy (Llyr & Rhys Ifans) begin a retaliation against rugby club owner Bryn Cartwright (William Thomas) after he fails to pay compensation for their injured father, with disastrous consequences.
Commencing my "Awards Awareness" season was Jacques Audiard's beautifully shot Rust And Bone, which stood well at the Cannes Film Festival, the BAFTAs and the César Awards. Marion Cotillard plays Stéphanie, a recently disabled whale trainer trying to re-establish herself in the world. Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts), a reborn street fighter, could hold the life she needs. 
Beasts Of The Southern Wild was one of the bigger independent successes this time around, especially with it's visibility in this year's Academy Awards. Even though it didn't pick up any Oscars, you cannot dispute the originality of the piece. It still picked up awards in other events, and Quvenzhané Wallis became the youngest Best Actress nominee in history at just aged 9 for her astounding performance as Hushpuppy.
A break from the awards based films, Tales Of The Night was brutally missed out at the major ceremonies. With such individual animation techniques and plenty of intriguing, warm stories within, Michel Ocelot's portmanteau of fables deserves more recognition for it's vibrancy, visuals and veracity.
Shortly after the 2013 Empire Movie Awards there was only one film that I could pick from their successes...Ben Wheatley's Sightseers. Taking Best British Film at the event, it harks back to Wheatley's debut, Down Terrace, for it's humour but brings it's own level of black comedy. Tina (Alice Lowe) and Chris (Steve Oram) take the caravan experience to a whole new level with murder, kidnapping dogs and a pencil museum.New Top 10s
I promised you more Top 10s, so I gave you more Top 10s...
With the "cinematic pop sensation" of Les Miserables dominating the scene, I had to do something musical based. Three attempts at this (comedy musicals, coolest musicals, darkest musicals) were good but I always felt something missed out. Mixing them altogether, I compiled the Top 10 Musicals With A Difference. Including the three original lists, as mentioned, this topic generated lots of debate and chat amongst you all, on both this blog and in Facebook. In fact, such activity was generated that I even altered the "Just Missed Out" section and one of the sub lists to include Ken Russell's Tommy following the suggestions you all made, proving the power of the people's opinion. All of this discussion spread the word amongst social communities, making this post one of the most viewed that I've ever had, so I want to thank all of you who got involved and got the debate going.
This success meant I had to give you another list straight off the bat. The Walking Dead Season 3 has finished/ is finishing (depending on which country you're in) and we're still riding the wave of successful comic book adaptions since the success of The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises last year. To take the usual left field, filmbore route, however, I opted to look at the adaptations that didn't include superheroes or caped crusaders in my Top 10 "Non-Spandex" Comic Book Conversions. Again, this has generated some rapid activity, proving that no matter who you are, or what you're into, we all love a good top ten list!
But were this lists wacky enough? Have any better ideas yourself? Post in the comments section below or post onto the timeline of filmbore's facebook page with your suggestions.
In memory of Richard Griffiths OBE
At the end of March we were told of the sad news that Richard Griffiths had passed away due to a complication after heart surgery. At 65, Griffiths had garnered such a rich, wonderful roster of performances both on stage and on screen that he'll be stamped on our memory forever.
In honour of the great man, I have chosen a selection of his exuberant characters, discussing his approach and reminding us of his incredible ability as a character actor, along with quotes, pictures and a couple of videos for you all to enjoy.
Please pop by and take in the brilliance of the man, and leave your own comments and feelings at the bottom of the article.
Richard Griffiths OBE (1947 - 2013) R.I.P.
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