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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Blu-ray Review – Waterworld (1995)
Waterworld, 1995. Directed by Kevin Reynolds. Starring Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Murphy, Robert Joy, Sean Whalen, Zakes Mokae, and Tina Majorino. SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian future where the polar ice caps have melted and flooded the planet, a mutated man with gills fights to survive against marauding gangs. 1995’s Waterworld may seem […]
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, […]
Blu-ray Review – Space Truckers (1996)
Space Truckers, 1996. Directed by Stuart Gordon. Starring Dennis Hopper, Tim Loane, Ian Beattie, Charles Dance, Shane Rimmer, Sandra Dickinson, George Wendt, Stephen Dorff, and Debi Mazar. SYNOPSIS: A space trucker takes on a job to deliver a cargo to Earth, unaware that it is a consignment of killer robots. Even back in the dark […]
BFI Review – True Romance (1993)
True Romance, 1993 Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt. SYNOPSIS: Two lovers are on the run after killing a small-time pimp and stealing his drugs … “You’re so cool”. The three words Patricia Arquette’s […]
Blu-ray Review – Colors (1988)
Colors, 1988. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Starring Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Don Cheadle, Damon Wayans, Randy Brooks, Grand L. Bush and Tony Todd. SYNOPSIS: An experienced cop and his rookie partner try to control gang violence on the streets of L.A. One was an experienced cop who had seen all there was […]
Kickstarter project for Dennis Hopper’s last film
Despite having passed away five years ago, it looks like Dennis Hopper is set to feature in his final role – if a Kickstarter campaign can earn all of its money. Here’s the press release: March 10th, 2015 – New York – Today the production team behind Dennis Hopper’s unreleased final film, The Last Film […]