Tom Jolliffe hopes there’s an increased willingness to re-release old films at the cinema… As we step out of lock-down and cinemas around the world re-open, we’re in a period where damage assessment is required. After all, for three months in the US, UK and China, some of the biggest world wide markets, audiences have […]
Movie Review – Choke (2020)
Choke, 2020. Directed by Gregory Hatanaka. Starring Shane Ryan, Scott Butler, Sarah Brine, Lisa London and Sal Landi. SYNOPSIS The lines between reality and fiction, and good and bad blur when both a nihilistic detective and a serial killer’s affairs with a mysterious girl overlap. When actor/director/all round auteur Shane Ryan decided to shoot Amateur Porn […]
Cinema’s Groundbreakers – Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
Continuing our look at groundbreaking cinema, Tom Jolliffe revisits Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho… When listing some of the greatest directors of all time, a name that may pop up with regularity during the discussions, is Alfred Hitchcock. A master craftsman and impeccable weaver of enthralling stories, Hitchcock had already delivered a string of masterpieces which still […]
Let Fate Curate: A random double bill of Meteor Storm and The Joneses
Tom Jolliffe leaves a double bill up to the hands of fate… Having survived my last double bill which I left to the will of the cinema Gods, I decided to go back for more. I lucked out first time with an enjoyable and engaging selection with Dating Amber and Circle. I do enjoy the […]
Harrison Ford at 78: The Ultimate Movie Star
As Harrison Ford turns 78, Tom Jolliffe looks back at his career and an unmatched output of iconic roles… Harrison Ford needs little introduction. His place in cinema history is more than assured. Actors will strive to play a memorable role. Something that could potentially become iconic. To do it once is amazing enough, but […]
Cinema’s Groundbreakers – Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane
Tom Jolliffe looks back at some of the groundbreaking films from throughout the history of cinema, starting with Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane… Throughout cinema history, there have been a number of groundbreaking films. Films which broke the rules, forged new techniques, new levels of looking at film and have stood the test of time. In […]
Ennio Morricone: Timeless Work and Defining a Genre
Tom Jolliffe on the timeless work of the late, great Ennio Morricone… Alongside the visual imagery in a film, the accompanying music has an ability to work in perfect unison to boost the emotional impact of a sequence. Sometimes a score can enhance a scene, or the music overall can take a picture up a […]
Let Fate Curate: A Pot Luck Double Bill
Tom Jolliffe randomly selected two films to double bill. Were the movie Gods cruel or kind? I enjoy a cinematic adventure. Occasionally I want to slip out of the comfort of a pre-ordained choice, or considered selection. I’ve made blindfold selections at second hand DVD stores (UK readers will know of these shrines as CEX) […]
Orion Pictures: A Comforting Mark of Quality in VHS-era Film
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Orion Pictures… There are several things that happen before a film begins. If you’re at the cinema, or if you remember watching through VHS in particular (and still with some DVD/Blu-rays), you’ll sit through some trailers. Then once they pass comes those recognisable logos from distributors and production […]
Amadeus 35 Years On: What happened to the cast and director?
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Amadeus which ruled all at the 1985 Oscars, and what happened to the director and leads… It was at the 1985 Academy Awards that Milos Forman’s epic eschew on the history of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (based on Peter Shaffer’s stage play and adapted to screen by him too), […]
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