It’s time to look at arguably David Fincher’s worst films… but fear not, as they’re all still pretty great… Directors come and go. Some have an enviable legacy born of a stellar CV. Such power usually means they can make what they want and indulge however they please. Martin Scorsese seems to find it increasingly […]
David Fincher looks back at his career and Fight Club reaction
Iconic filmmaker David Fincher is entering a new era with his sleek thriller The Killer. As he heads to the future, the filmmaker has been talking about his legacy and how he views his career. Speaking to The Guardian, Fincher honestly looks at himself, saying he’ll “never be a more mature filmmaker” before addressing his […]
Audience Manipulation Through Character Perspective
Tom Jolliffe on playing with character perspective to take the audience exactly where you want them… In the history of cinema, many writers and directors have sought to transfix an audience and take them to very deliberate places. Sometimes these tales fire straight like an arrow, leading us on a linear and clear path, with […]
The Essential Movies of David Fincher
Dan Sareen presents David Fincher’s best movies… Few would have predicted David Fincher rising to the top of a greatest filmmakers of all time list. After all, this was the guy who started off doing commercials and (through heavy studio interference) botched his blockbuster debut with Alien 3. And yet, things turned around for the […]
Revisiting the Cinematic Landscape of 1999
Tom Jolliffe travels back in time 20 years to 1999 to look over the cinematic landscape… The millennium suddenly draws in. The century is in its final year. Cinema has a pre-occupation with apocalypse and disorder, chaos, among other things. It’s 1999. 20 years ago. That’s pretty frightening, but regardless, hold my hand, lets go […]
The Disturbed Outsider: A Cinematic Pathway Leading to Joker
In the wake of Joker’s success, Tom Jolliffe looks at similar cinematic examples of the disturbed outsider… With a quarter billion in takings and counting, as well as divisive reviews, media attention up the wazoo, and a status (particularly among the 18-30 viewers) as a cinematic masterpiece, Joker’s depiction of disturbed isolation and disconnect from […]
Chuck Palahniuk teams with Dark Horse for Fight Club 3
Bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk is teaming with Eisner Award winning artist Cameron Stewart, letterer Nate Piekos, colorist Dave McCaig and acclaimed cover artist David Mack to continue the story of Tyler Durden in the 12-part comic book maxi-series Fight Club 3. In the 12 part monthly comic book maxi series FIGHT CLUB 3, Marla Singer […]
Mondo announces Fight Club: The Home Game
Mondo has announced the upcoming release of Fight Club: The Home Game, a two-player competitive deck-building card game where you choose to embody one side of a split personality competing for control of a single mind. Take on the role of either The Narrator or Tyler Durden as you play a game of tug of war […]
The Merc with a Mouth photobombs Fox Blu-ray covers to celebrate Deadpool 2 release
In celebration of the release of Deadpool 2, Walmart is offering an exclusive line of limited edition Blu-rays with their covers “photobombed” by the Merc with a Mouth. On offer are sixteen different Fox titles in Logan, My Cousin Vinny, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Edward Scissorhands, War for the Planet of the Apes, […]
The Essential Jared Leto Films
Tom Jolliffe looks at the essential Jared Leto films… Concluding our build up to Blade Runner 2049 with a series of essentials on the principal cast, we finish with Jared Leto. A musician/actor who seems to have been around for a while now, ageless and when perusing his CV you will find that he’s not […]
