Tom Jolliffe ventures back to 1987 to look at two films which promised big things from Cannon Films, but would be the beginning of the end for the company… Oh to be six again. Life was much simpler. TV shows were better, films were better, music was better. I didn’t have to pay any bills […]
When a Soundtrack Becomes Beautifully Contrary to Violence on Screen
Tom Jolliffe looks at the effective use of contrarian music in films which show violence… There’s something about a great film soundtrack whether it’s the score or songs (or both). You can have a melancholic drama which will usually be laced with melancholic music. You can have the rousing action adventure with the John Williams […]
The Greatest 80s Fantasy Film Scores
Tom Jolliffe looks at back a great selection of 80’s fantasy film scores… The 80’s was a grand age for fantasy films. Swords, sorcery, wizards, witches, warriors and battles of good versus evil. Some films were great. Others in the well fed genre were not so great, but back then, many still went all out […]
Gary Daniels: Britain’s Original Martial Arts Action Hero
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of British action star Gary Daniels… If you’re into action (and particularly anything to do with Martial arts) and you enjoy seeing some of Britain’s finest flying the flag, then you’ll probably know about Jason Statham and Scott Adkins. There’s another Martial Arts icon that genre fans might well […]
Olga Kurylenko and Don Johnson action comedy High Heat gets a trailer and poster
Saban Films has released a poster and trailer for director Zach Golden’s upcoming action comedy High Heat. The film stars Olga Kurylenko as a chef who finds her restaurant the target of the local mafia, and turns to her lethal skills as a former KGB operative to take out the crime syndicate one by one. […]
Director Tim Miller discusses Deadpool’s time in development hell, says Fox “didn’t get it”
Deadpool has been a huge success for 20th Century Fox, smashing the record for the biggest February opening, enjoying the highest-ever debut for an R-rated movie, and pulling in $282 million and counting around the globe. However, if it wasn’t for the leaked test footage back in 2014, the film may never have seen the light […]
Stranger Things’ Shawn Levy in talks to direct a Star Wars movie
Following the recent small-screen success of Obi-Wan and Andor it appears Lucasfilm are expanding the four corners of their Star Wars galaxy back onto the big-screen once again with the news that Stranger Things and Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy is in talks to direct his own Star Wars movie. Deadline reports that Levy is in […]
Teaser trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale starring Brendan Fraser
A24 has released a first teaser trailer and poster for The Whale, the acclaimed drama from director Darren Aronofsky. Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s award-winning 2012 play, the film stars Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a man suffering from a compulsive eating disorder who is attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter Ellie (Sadie Sink). Watch […]
Lewis Pullman says new Salem’s Lot movie is “really true to the book”
One of Stephen King’s most beloved stories was set to see a new adaptation from filmmaker Gary Dauberman last year, with Salem’s Lot initially slated to premiere in theaters back in September. It was then delayed by WBD to April 2023, before being pulled indefinitely from the Warner Bros. release schedule. The new adaptation of […]
Movie Review – All Jacked Up and Full of Worms (2022)
All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, 2022. Directed by Alex Phillips. Starring Sammy Arechar, Betsey Brown, Phillip Andre Botello, Trevor Dawkins, Eva Fellows, Mike Lopez, Carol Rhyu. SYNOPSIS: Two lonely Chicagoans bond over their shared interest in getting high on earthworms. Do you like the weird shit? Are you ok with things getting a […]
