With Andrea Arnold’s take on Wuthering Heights about to arrive in U.K. cinemas, Adam Hollingworth counts down his favourite movie adaptations of classic pre-20th century novels… This week sees the release of Andrea Arnold’s latest film Wuthering Heights: an affecting and starkly beautiful film which contradicts the old adage that great novels don’t translate into […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… TRON, 1982. Directed by Steven Lisberger. Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes and Dan Shor. Tron is the story of a computer software engineer, Kevin Flynn (Bridges), who accidentally gets transported into a computer-generated […]

In Time, 2011. Written and Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy and Olivia Wilde. SYNOPSIS: In a future alternative reality where currency is time – and if you run out of time, you die – Justin Timberlake fights the system to bridge the gap between the immortal rich and the […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Quadrophenia, 1979. Directed by Franc Roddam. Starring Phil Daniels, Mark Wingett, Philip Davis, Leslie Ash and Sting. Quadrophenia is a classic British film about youth revolt and loosely based upon the 1973 rock opera of the same name by […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Scarface, 1983. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Al Pacino, Robert Loggia, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and F. Murray Abraham. Scarface is the story of Cuban immigrant, Tony Montana (Pacino), who arrives in Miami after the […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Road to Perdition, 2002. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Tyler Hoechlin, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Stanley Tucci. Road to Perdition is the story of Michael Sullivan Snr (Hanks), a hit man […]

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, 2010. Directed by Jalmari Helander. Starring Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Ilmari Jarvenpaa, Peeter Jakobi, Jonathan Hutchings. SYNOPSIS: A supernatural Santa Claus is unearthed during an excavation in the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains. If you fancy something a bit different to watch this […]

Sean Guard on the latest episode of the U.S. television series American Horror Story – “Rubber Man”… Eight episodes in and this show is yet to disappoint. This week’s, “Rubber Man”, finally reveals who it is that is actually within the confines of that super spooky shiny black costume. The episode also continues to divulge […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… When We Were Kings, 1996. Directed by Leon Gast. Starring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This phenomenal and Oscar winning documentary covered the lead up to, main event and immediate aftermath of The Rumble in the Jungle. The fight […]

Screenwriter-turned-director Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout) was at the Long Beach Comic Con this past weekened, where he took part in a Q&A about his plans for the upcoming Marvel sequel Iron Man 3, which will see him reunite with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang star Robert Downey Jr. for Tony Stark’s third […]