Forty years on from its release, Adam Page revisits The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2…I’m going to start this by talking about disappointment. Real disappointment, the sort that lingers around like a broken transmission or a broken promise. It’s 1986. You’ve paid your money and settled down in the dark with nothing but your expectations, because […]
The Most Terrifying Movie Psychopaths of the 1990s
Casey Chong takes a trip back to the 1990s to profile ten of the decade’s most terrifying movie psychopaths…Hollywood loves psychopaths in many forms. The character can be insane, obsessive or display any dangerous personality traits that lead to the victim’s death and murder. We have seen them in various genres, covering from horror to […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, 1991.Directed by Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper. Starring Eleanor Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, George Lucas, John Milius, and Martin Sheen.SYNOPSIS:If you’ve never seen Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, you’re in for a heck of a treat. The making of Francis Ford Coppola’s classic Apocalypse […]
Speed: The Story Behind the Pulse-Pounding Action-Thriller
As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the 90s classic action blockbuster Speed…Often touted as one of the greatest action flicks of the 1990s, Speed was responsible for cementing Keanu Reeves’ reputation as a bona fide action star and launching Sandra Bullock career into the proverbial stratosphere. And so, […]
True Romance: The Story Behind the Cult Classic Crime Drama
Released on this day in 1993, Hasitha Fernando dives into the story behind True Romance…Very few crime-dramas released in the 90s era have gone on to cement a cult status down the line, and True Romance is one such film that upon release didn’t receive the attention it deserved, but with the passage of time […]
Development is revving up on a reimagining of Easy Rider
It’s the news everyone has been waiting for; a reimagining of the seminal 1969 classic Easy Rider is in development. According to Variety a consortium of stakeholders and producers own the adaptation rights to the project originally released by Columbia Pictures, and that they’re currently searching for writers and directors who can update the project for modern […]
4K Ultra HD Review – True Romance (1993)
True Romance, 1993.Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Michael Rapaport, Tom Sizemore, Bronson Pinchot, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gandolfini, and Saul Rubinek.SYNOPSIS:True Romance arrives in 4K in time for its 29th anniversary. With an early script by Quentin Tarantino and […]
4K Ultra HD Review – True Romance (1993)
True Romance, 1993.Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Patricia Arquette, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gandolfini, Tom Sizemore and Michael Rapaport.SYNOPSIS:An Elvis-loving movie fan and his new wife go on the run when they inadvertently come into the possession of a bag full of drugs.It […]
The American Friend: Four masters who created the ultimate Tom Ripley adaptation
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a classic neo-noir, The American Friend which saw four legends of cinema combine to create the greatest Tom Ripley adaptation…Lovers of cinemas literary adaptations may be familiar with the Tom Ripley series. Patricia Highsmith’s crime novels on the titular Ripley proved immensely popular and inevitably lead to Hollywood […]
Movie Review – The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
The Other Side of the Wind, 2018.Directed by Orson Welles Starring John Huston, Oja Kodar, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Random, Susan Strasberg, Joseph McBride, Edmond O’Brien, Mercedes McCambridge, Cameron Mitchell, Paul Stewart, Peter Jason, Tonio Selwart, Howard Grossman, Geoffrey Land, Dennis Hopper, Gregory Sierra, Benny Rubin, Cathy Luvas, Dan Tobin, George Jessel, Richard Wilson, Claude Chabrol, Stéphane […]
