Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, 1986. Directed by John McNaughton. Starring Michael Rooker, Tom Towles and Tracy Arnold. Filmed in a documentary style, Henry : Portrait of Serial Killer (1986) would cause serious problems for the British Board of Film Classification due to its cold attitude towards violence and sexual violence. Originally made in […]
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Extreme Cinema – The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist, 1973. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller and Linda Blair. The Exorcist was made by former documentary maker William Friedkin who had then recently won an Oscar for The French Connection (1971). The film was based on a real life possession involving a young boy in 1949. […]
Extreme Cinema – Natural Born Killers (1994)
Natural Born Killers, 1994. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Natural Born Killers (1994) was made by director Oliver Stone, who was then famous for making violent uncompromising mainstream films. This film is about Mickey and Mallory Knox (Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis) a poor […]
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld will create an Extreme Cinematic Universe
Back when Deadpool was shattering expectations and breaking records at the box office, many people rightfully speculated that the floodgates had opened for superhero content that goes against the grain of modern-day blockbuster filmmaking. Now, via Variety, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has revealed that he has inked a deal to create a new universe of […]
The Mandalorian & Grogu is heading to cinemas as next Star Wars movie as Ahsoka renewed for season 2
After conquering the small screen, The Mandalorian & Grogu will now head to the galaxy far, far away called the cinemas. News has broken today that Star Wars and Lucasfilm will now develop a film based on the adventures of Mando and Grogu. Serving as a feature film spinoff of The Mandalorian, the now-iconic unlikely […]
Halloween TV series lands at Miramax, plans for cinematic universe
The horror industry has long been the mold for plenty of other genres. But now, the Halloween franchise will turn to the superhero landscape and attempt to build its version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a new report from Deadline, the bidding war for the television rights to Halloween is over, with Miramax stepping […]
Ten Essential Korean Cinema Gems
Tom Jolliffe offers up some essential Korean cinema gems… While Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite garnered global attention on its way to becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture back in 2020, Korean cinema has been crafting trend setting, ahead of the curve cinema for years and always comfortable to […]
Babylon: A Dazzling Throwback to Classic Cinema?
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to Babylon, the star-studded upcoming film from Damien Chazelle, and wonders if it might be a movie like they used to make… When Martin Scorsese bemoaned an evolution in cinema that was leading to a dearth in the cinematic style of old, he caused something of an uproar. Increasingly, others have […]
Top Gun: Maverick and the Success of Simplistic Cinema
Anghus Houvrouas on the success of Top Gun: Maverick… Top Gun: Maverick is the kind of massive, crowd pleasing blockbuster that felt almost extinct after a global pandemic threatened to end the theatrical experience. Loved by both audiences and critics, the movie has become a phenomenon and the most successful movie of 2022. I always […]
The Death of Cinematic Discourse
Anghus Houvouras on the death of cinematic discourse… Cinematic discourse has been contentious as far back as I can remember. There were always people extremely passionate about film, who would state their opinions with vigour and steadfastly defend them given the opportunity. Woody Allen famously portrayed the kind of overly zealous cinematic debates that took […]
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