Rampart, 2011. Directed by Oren Moverman. Starring Woody Harrelson, Ice Cube, Ned Beatty, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon, Brie Larson, Robin Wright, Steve Buscemi and Sigourney Weaver. SYNOPSIS: In 1999 Los Angeles, veteran police officer Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson) – the last of a dying breed of Vietnam-vet ‘cowboy’ cops – struggles to survive amid accusations […]
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Films To Watch Before You Die #55 – Bad Boys (1995)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Bad Boys, 1995. Directed by Michael Bay. Starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni, Joe Pantoliano and Theresa Randle. Bad Boys is the directorial debut of Michael Bay and since the majority of his films have the same shots […]
Michael Mann Retrospective – Heat (1995)
Heat, 1995. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Williamson, Wes Studi, Ted Levine, Dennis Haysbert, William Fichtner, Natalie Portman, Danny Trejo and Jeremy Piven. SYNOPSIS: A professional thief is hunted by an unrelenting detective in the streets of […]
Quick Shooter: A Clint Eastwood Profile (Part 5)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood in the fifth of a five part feature (read parts one, two, three and four)… “Maybe the title of Space Cowboys [2000] is a bit misleading because it is mostly about the pioneers of space,” stated Clint Eastwood when discussing the story about four former […]
Hot Rods & Droids: A George Lucas Profile (Part 5)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary filmmaker George Lucas in the fifth of a six part feature… read parts one, two, three and four. “One of the exercises I wanted to do after Jedi [1983] was to see if the companies I had built could survive not having Star Wars in their life,” stated […]
Hot Rods & Droids: A George Lucas Profile (Part 3)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary filmmaker George Lucas in the third of a six-part feature… read parts one and two. “We both have a tradition that, when we have a film opening for which there are high expectations, we get out of town,” stated filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who vacationed with colleague George Lucas […]
Hot Rods & Droids: A George Lucas Profile (Part 2)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary filmmaker George Lucas in the second of a six part feature… read part one here. “After THX 1138 [1971], I wanted to do Flash Gordon and tried to buy the rights to it from King Features, but they wanted a lot of money for it, more than I […]
Special Features – Dexter: Tonight’s the Night
Sean Guard analyses the hit US TV drama Dexter… A woman is walking out of her usual coffee spot while taking a small sip of a vanilla latte that she has just purchased. She climbs into her car and drives not very far to her empty apartment. She notices a couple holding hands walking along […]
Essential Actor / Director Partnerships: Molly Ringwald and John Hughes
In a special feature running all this week, Alex Williams counts down his Essential Actor / Director Partnerships… Molly Ringwald and John Hughes Sixteen Candles (1984) The Breakfast Club (1985) Pretty in Pink (1986) In the mid 80’s, there was no one in movies who could make a better teen film than John Hughes. In […]
Peter Weir Retrospective: Witness (1985)
Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s Academy Award-nominated US debut… Witness, 1985. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Jan Rubes, Danny Glover, Lukas Haas, Viggo Mortensen and Angus MacInnes. SYNOPSIS: Internal Affairs Det. John Book’s perfectly defined world of right and wrong is turned dangerously […]