Simon Thompson takes a look at the fantastical career of Terry Gilliam…Terry Gilliam is a brilliant fantasist, whose work often returns to the theme of juxtaposing the soul crushing mundanity of everyday life with the surrealistic dreamscapes of one’s own imagination. In a Hollywood of bean counters and abacus pushers, Gilliam is a true auteur […]
10 Essential 1990s Road Movies
Casey Chong presents an essential selection of 90s road movies…The 1990s road movie tropes define its genre by focusing on the characters’ journey of self-discovery with thought-provoking themes from the search for freedom to identity, rebellion, adventure, and friendship. Depending on the movies, some of them lead to a positive end, while others culminate in […]
Blu-ray Review – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Toby Maguire, Debbie Reynolds, Mark Harmon Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, and Cameron Diaz.SYNOPSIS:Drugs. Lots of drugs. And a road trip… with drugs.Based on gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s cult 1971 novel of the same name, Fear and Loathing in […]
In Praise of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Robb Sheppard on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas…From Alan Moore’s Watchmen, to William S. Burrows’ Naked Lunch and Patrick Süskind’s Perfume, the term ‘unfilmable’ is used relatively reservedly regarding film adaptations.Wherever the source material is deemed excessively avant-garde, narratively non-linear or aesthetically challenging, the unfilmable label is a badge of honour for the ‘out […]
IDW and Top Shelf adapting Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
IDW and Top Shelf Productions have today announced that Eisner-nominated artist Troy Little is set to adapt Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with a new graphic novel. “I’m so pleased that one of the first collaborative projects to come out of the Top Shelf / IDW relationship will be Troy Little’s […]
Romance Free Films this Valentine’s Day
Sade Green with five alternate viewing suggestions for Valentine’s Day…It’s Valentine’s Day. But for a fairly large percentage of the population, this means NOTHING! Perhaps you and your partner don’t celebrate it. Maybe you’ve just been through a big break up. Or perhaps you just despise the commercial aspect of it all. Regardless of your […]
