In the wake of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, why not take a journey into these ten other cinematic odysseys… It’s the season of The Odyssey with Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation out in the world. The project has been contentious to say the least, with internet folk voicing their opinions on everything from the armor to […]
The Essential Cannon Films Scores
Tom Jolliffe looks at some of the best musical scores from Cannon Films’ oeuvre… A good film score can elevate the picture and manipulate the viewer. It can illicit excitement, fear, intrigue, melancholy and more. It’s not uncommon for a film score to become just as legendary an aspect of a particular film as anything […]
Comic Book Preview – Disney’s Hercules #1
The world’s favorite demigod-turned-mortal is back, and he’s about to embark on the biggest adventure since The Odyssey! Check out the official preview of Dynamite Entertainment’s Hercules #1 ahead of the new Disney comic series’ launch on Wednesday… The Greek gods don’t really get why Hercules chose a mortal life over the opportunity to join […]
The Essential Fantasy Movies of 1983
We journey back to 1983 for swords, glaves, sorcery, space adventures and fights with bears in the essential fantasy films of 1983… The 80s were a golden era of fantasy cinema. For the most part, these films were primarily aimed at a younger audience as Hollywood suddenly realised the money-spinning potential of targetting kids with […]
Disney’s Hercules #1 gets a first-look preview from Dynamite
Dynamite Entertainment has shared a first-look preview of Hercules #1 ahead of next month’s launch of the publisher’s latest Disney Comics title; get yourself a sneak peek at the first issue below… THE CHAMPION OF OLYMPUS RETURNS! The world’s favorite demigod-turned-mortal is back, and he’s about to embark on the biggest adventure since The Odyssey! […]
Comic Book Preview – Disney Villains: Hades #1
Dynamite Entertainment launches its new Disney series Disney Villains: Hades #1 this Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you below… Hades — the lord of darkness! The most deceitful and scheming of the Greek gods! The one god not invited to the weekly brunch at Mount Olympus! Obviously, a slight […]
Hazy Childhood Movie Memories
Tom Jolliffe on those hazy memories from childhood for movies that may or may not actually exist… When you think back to childhood, some memories remain vividly clear. This can extend to movies of memories that lock themselves into your memory banks without much being re-imagined by your mind. Certain films, like Star Wars always […]
The Greatest 80s Fantasy Film Scores
Tom Jolliffe looks at back a great selection of 80’s fantasy film scores… The 80’s was a grand age for fantasy films. Swords, sorcery, wizards, witches, warriors and battles of good versus evil. Some films were great. Others in the well fed genre were not so great, but back then, many still went all out […]
Guy Ritchie to direct Disney’s live-action Hercules
Back in 2020 it was announced that Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo were reuniting with Disney to produce a live-action adaptation of the 1997 animated film Hercules, and now comes word from Deadline that the project has found its director in Guy Ritchie. This won’t be Ritchie’s first stab at a Disney adaptation […]
Joe Russo offers update on Disney’s live-action Hercules
Joe Russo, the co-director of the upcoming Cherry and MCU megahits like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, is hard at work on the upcoming Hercules live-action adaptation for Disney and has now given fans an update on the project during a recent appearance on the Lights, Camera, Barstool podcast. “The script’s about to come […]
