Tom Jolliffe looks at Jean-Claude Van Damme’s history of tournament fight films… If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. For a while in the earlier career of Jean-Claude Van Damme, that seemed to be more or less the case. When Enter the Dragon ended up as a cultural and cinematic phenomenon, a host of imitators […]
The Matrix 4 enlists Sense8 actress Erendira Ibarra
Deadline is reporting that Mexican actress Erendira Ibarra has become the latest member of the Sense8 cast to reunite with co-creator Lana Wachowski on the hotly-anticipated sci-fi action sequel The Matrix 4. The Matrix 4 is set to see the return of franchise veterans Keanu Reeves (Neo), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity) and Jade Pinkett Smith (Niobe), […]
Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train is getting a teen reimagining at Netflix
Variety is reporting that Someone Great director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is reuniting with Netflix for a dark comedy thriller inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 classic Strangers on a Train. Titled Strangers, the film will follow Drew, an alpha ‘It’ girl and Eleanor, a beta ‘alt’ girl, who agree to go after each other’s bullies, with […]
Korean comedy-horror Zombie For Sale gets a trailer
Ahead of its UK debut next month, Arrow Video has released a trailer for the Korean horror-comedy Zombie for Sale. Directed by Lee Min-jae, the film follows a zombie who escapes the pharmaceutical company he was illegally created in, only to find himself exploited by the strange Park family when they discover the cabbage-munching zombie’s […]
Three Films and Six Van Dammes: The JCVD Dual Role Routine
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Jean-Claude Van Damme’s dual role films… Who doesn’t love an action star? Oi, put your hands down now! Still, for us that do, we all have our favourites. Occasionally there were rivalries and camps. You could be an Arnold Schwarzenegger kid or a Sylvester Stallone kid. Maybe you were secretly […]
Matthew Lillard admits it was “a bummer” not to voice Shaggy in Scoob!
After bringing the beloved character to life in live-action with 2002’s Scooby-Doo and its 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, actor Matthew Lillard has went on to firmly establish himself as the voice of Norville ‘Shaggy’ Rogers in the various Scooby-Doo animated outings since 2010. However, despite making the role his own this past decade, […]
30 Years On: Steven Seagal in Marked For Death
Tom Jolliffe looks back at one of Steven Seagal’s early works, as Marked For Death turns 30… After breaking out with Above The Law, a lot was expected among action fans for what would follow from Steven Seagal. It would take a couple of years waiting until the next one, but 1990 saw two Seagal […]
A Double Hit of Luc Besson Assassin Films: Nikita and Leon
Tom Jolliffe double bills Luc Besson’s Nikita and Leon… Think back to the 90’s. A transitional time for action films. It was also an era that saw a French director hit it big in Hollywood. Then think about the best assassin films of the decade. Chances are when piling up candidates, you’re likely to have […]
Anne Hathaway says it would have been “disrespectful to crib” Anjelica Huston’s performance in The Witches
When it comes to remaking a film that includes a memorable performance, audiences are bound to draw comparisons between the original and the latest versions of the film – which could be said for Anne Hathaway’s portrayal as the Grand High Witch in Robert Zemeckis’ The Witches following Anjelica Huston’s iconic performance in the 1990 adaptation directed […]
Has Showgirls actually become kind of good?
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Showgirls, once universally derided and considered one of the worst films ever… but is it actually misunderstood? Upon its release in 1995, Paul Verhoeven’s trashy spectacular, Showgirls was obliterated by critics. It was a lavish, Vegas set tale with plenty of excess dismissed as vacuous, grimy and seedy. […]
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