Tom Jolliffe takes a look at what might be the most awkward performance ever, Scarlett Johansson in Rough Night… Cinema is full of great performances. Some actors become synonymous with certain characters, or genres and that synergy between part and person is perfect. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a perfect cyborg. Jack Nicholson is so perfectly Jack […]
Cops and Robbers: The Enduring Appeal of Billy Murray
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of film and TV icon Billy Murray, who is still going strong… With a career that has spanned close to 50 years, British legend Billy Murray has made a name for himself as not just a reliable on screen ne’er-do-well or police officer, but attained iconic status with two […]
Exclusive Interview – Actor Gianni Capaldi talks about his latest films and what’s coming up
Friend of Flickering Myth Gianni Capaldi stops by for the first time post-pandemic to update us on what he’s been up to… Gianni Capaldi has worked solidly for the last decade as an actor/producer, before shifting his focus predominantly to acting. Having worked with an array of stars during that time, Capaldi continues to be […]
The Moments Which Made You Love Cinema
Tom Jolliffe on those moments which made you love cinema… It’s different for everyone and maybe for some it never happens. Not everyone (shock horror!) is into film. For those film buffs, nerds, geeks, or even merely casual enjoyers of cinematic delights, there are always defining moments. Maybe it’s a moment within a film. Maybe […]
From Hard Boiled to Soft Boiled: Why John Woo’s masterpiece will never be matched again
Tom Jolliffe revisits John Woo’s action masterpiece Hard Boiled… John Woo had already made quite a name for himself in China, thanks to hit action classics such as A Better Tomorrow and The Killer. In 1992 he released the film which would see him transition from Hong Kong director, to Hollywood. The film was Hard […]
The Brandon Lee Retrospective Triple Bill: Showdown in Little Tokyo, Rapid Fire and The Crow
Tom Jolliffe takes in a Brandon Lee triple bill of Showdown in Little Tokyo, Rapid Fire and The Crow… The Lee legacy on cinema is no small matter. Bruce Lee of course remains more iconic and more influential, having changed the face of martial arts on screen. That should not take away the fact that […]
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 […]
An Alternate Universe: Robert Pattinson plays The Joker
Tom Jolliffe on why Robert Pattinson could have been even more interesting playing the Joker rather than Bruce Wayne… So an admission of somewhat contradicting myself. I’d recently written a piece on the potential for Batman fatigue given there’s so much Bat related action coming in the next year or two. Yet here I am […]
Wesley Snipes and a Welcome Return to Character Acting
Tom Jolliffe looks at Wesley Snipes’ recent film work, and there seems to be a welcome shift to the kind of interesting character actor roles he was known for earlier in his career… Wesley Snipes saw something of a career down turn after hanging up his shades for Blade. Of course there have been well […]
September: The Movie Dumping Ground
Tom Jolliffe looks back through the years at the month of September in Hollywood’s release calendar… Pretty much since Star Wars changed the face of film and ushered in the notion of the blockbuster, the cinema calendar has increasingly been segmented into pockets. Studios bet big and look to secure the summer releases. They tended […]
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