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A Nightmare on Elm Street at 40: The Story Behind the Iconic Supernatural Slasher

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Wes Craven’s iconic slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street on its 40th anniversary… A Nightmare on Elm Street is a horror film that requires little introduction. The movie introduced audiences to one of most iconic horror villains with Robert Englund’s malevolent, razor-clawed Freddy Kreuger and also launched […]

Heavenly Creatures at 30: Peter Jackson’s Complex and Visually Stylish True Crime Drama

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As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures… Peter Jackson is a filmmaker who requires very little introduction. Starting out as a cult film director with efforts such as Meet the Feebles and Braindead, Jackson has gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed […]

Interview with the Vampire at 30: An Exquisite Atmospheric Gothic Horror

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On its thirtieth anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the 1994 big screen adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire… Vampires flicks have been around for the longest time but Interview with the Vampire certainly set a benchmark by delivering a vampiric tale that delivers the proverbial goods in terms of performances, […]

Being John Malkovich at 25: The Story Behind The Wildly Original & Thought-Provoking Drama

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As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Being John Malkovich… In a year filled with such mind-blowingly brilliant efforts such as Fight Club, The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, American Beauty, The Green Mile and Eyes Wide Shut the fact that a film as wildly original and thought provoking as […]

Nightcrawler at 10: A Riveting Thrill Ride Into the Dark Side of Journalism

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Nightcrawler as it celebrates its 10th anniversary… Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler offers audiences a glimpse into the dark side of stringer journalism where morals, media ethics and common decency are non-existent, and the value of a new item is dictated by the level of violence and controversy attached to […]

Saw at 20: The low-budget horror that became a pop culture phenomenon

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Saw as the smash hit horror celebrates its 20th anniversary… The success of Saw literally transformed the horror industry through the introduction of filmmaker James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell, and also the launch of one of Hollywood’s most profitable horror franchises. As the original film celebrates its […]

Exclusive Interview – Daisy Ridley on her new film Magpie

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Dan Barnes chats with Daisy Ridley about her new film Magpie… Directed by Sam Yates (The Hope Rooms, All’s Well That Ends Well, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Cymbeline), Magpie received its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival in March 2024. The film follows Anette (Daisy Ridley), an isolated wife and mother who finds herself […]

Francis Ford Coppola In And Out Of The Wilderness

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Simon Thompson chronicles Francis Ford Coppola’s career purgatory post-Apocalypse Now, as the filmmaker flitted between exile and embrace by the mainstream Hollywood studios… Francis Ford Coppola’s name is one that is synonymous with one of the most daring, innovative and exciting eras in American filmmaking, the New Hollywood era (1967- early 80s). Although this period […]

Blu-ray Review – Late Night with the Devil (2023)

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Late Night with the Devil, 2023. Directed by Cameron Cairnes & Colin Cairnes. Starring David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Michael Ironside, Fayssal Bazzi, and Ingrid Torelli. SYNOPSIS: A TV chat show goes horribly wrong when the host and his guests conjure up some demons live in the studio. There is something very familiar about […]

Body Double at 40: The Lurid Version of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window

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Casey Chong revisits Brian De Palma’s Body Double as it celebrates its 40th anniversary… Brian De Palma’s works may have been inconsistent but at his peak, he directed a fair share of memorable genre films that defined his career. As a self-professed fan of Alfred Hitchcock, he has exploited the Master of Suspense’s themes, tones […]