Elle Fanning has faced off against extra-terrestrials in Super 8, murderous models in The Neon Demon, and Disney’s most evil villain in Maleficent, but now she’s set to take on one of cinema’s greatest monsters in the shape of the Predator. According to Deadline Fanning is set to star in 20th Century and Dan Trachtenberg’s […]
Prey’s Dan Trachtenberg to direct futuristic standalone Predator movie Badlands
Following the success of his Predator prequel Prey, director Dan Trachtenberg is off on the hunt once again with yet another standalone installment in franchise titled Badlands. 10 Cloverfield Lane director Trachtenberg had dropped hints about returning to the world of Predator, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that not only is he going […]
Ten Essential Serial Killer Films
Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential serial killer films… Cinema has long had a fascination with the macabre. The serial killer film has been a staple since the silent period with films tending to cross between an array of genre, most notably drama, thriller and horror (and in more recent cinematic history, black comedy). There […]
15 Great Cinematic Journeys
Tom Jolliffe offers up 15 great cinematic journeys… When it comes to cinema, the very best films will grab the audience and keep us gripped throughout the runtime. Every character goes on a particular journey that can be literal and/or metaphorical. Those literal epic journeys which might see hobbits on a quest to take a […]
Nihilism in Cinema
Tom Jolliffe on cinema’s fascination with nihilistic film characters… Nihilists…rejecting all values, beliefs, morals and systems of order, deeming life to be meaningless. Sounds like most peoples teenage years. On the other hand, as far as creating cinematic protagonists, a character with a nihilistic frame of mind might not necessarily seem like the safest creative […]
