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The Joys of Old School Practical Effects

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the use of old school effects and filming techniques and whether they still have a place in the CGI age…Computers are a wonderful thing. The computer generated image has take cinema up to a point where almost limitless creative possibilities are at a film-makers disposable. You can create a whole sequence […]

Please, can we just scrap Indiana Jones 5?

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Tom Jolliffe on why another delay for Indiana Jones 5 should spell the end of the character…I love Indiana Jones. I love Harrison Ford. Both character and actor are absolutely iconic in cinema. Ford has had the distinct pleasure and star power to be both Jones and Han Solo, as well as star in Blade […]

A Peep Into Peeping Tom: Is it time for a modern reboot?

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As it celebrates its 60th anniversary, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the seminal classic, Peeping Tom and whether the film could be successfully remade…Having recently re-watched the seminal psychological horror/thriller, Peeping Tom (celebrating its 60th anniversary this week), there are several things that stand out. In terms of the setting, mise-en-scene, social attitudes and the on […]

Robby Müller: A Genius Among Cinematographers

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at the work of cinematographer Robby Müller…The cinematic process involves a mass of people. Whether you’re an indie production shooting for no money, or the biggest film on the planet, it takes a team to make things happen. Actors get on screen and take most of the acclaim of […]

Lockdown: A Time to Expand Your Cinematic Horizons

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Tom Jolliffe on cinema in lockdown life. The time to catch up on the films you’ve been meaning to see…It’s a world in lock down. For many it has meant having more time. As film fans, you may feel yourself gravitationally pulled toward cinema as an escape. This might be a revisit of old favourites. […]

A Post-Pandemic Film Industry

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Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to how the landscape of film may change in the next few years…The entire film world, top to bottom, across most of the world has hit pause as we deal with more pressing life affecting matters. Studios have delayed releases and productions. We’ve seen a number of films switch from an […]

Al Pacino at 80: One of the all time greats

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the career of Al Pacino as he turns 80…Ready your best Al Pacino impression. We’ve all got them. Those usually tend to be Al at his explosive, unrestrained best. Maybe it’s one of several scenes in Heat, or something in his scenery chomping brilliance in Scent of A Woman.Pacino has […]

The Greatest Director of All Time?

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Tom Jolliffe ponders the question: who is the greatest director of all time?One of the toughest of tough film related questions. Who is the greatest director ever? Think over all the icons throughout history. There have been countless, many who crossed from silent to sound, such as Fritz Lang, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith and […]

The Greatest Action Directors of All Time

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the greatest action directors of all time…The action genre has never particularly had the greatest respect associated with it. Maybe there’s a feeling that they’re dramatically anaemic, or sometimes intellectually inferior, but this isn’t always the case. It’s a genre that doesn’t always have consistent specialists, because certain directors who have […]