With Easter upon us, Tom Jolliffe looks back at The Long Good Friday… The season of Chocolate eggs is upon us, and whilst anyone pondering seasonal viewings tied to the Easter may be looking at Faith based cinema, there’s also another film that is intrinsically tied to Easter…The Long Good Friday. Coming at a transitional […]
Blu-ray Review – The Long Good Friday (1980)
The Long Good Friday, 1980. Directed by John Mackenzie. Starring Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Pierce Brosnan, Eddie Constantine, Paul Barber, Derek Thompson, Brian Hall, Alan Ford, Kevin McNally, P.H. Moriarty, Karl Howman, Bryan Marshall. SYNOPSIS: A ruthless English gangster’s empire starts to fall after a series of bombings over the Easter weekend. Britain […]