Highlander, 1986. Directed by Russell Mulcahy. Starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart, Sheila Gish, Hugh Quarshie, and James Cosmo. SYNOPSIS: An immortal warrior is pursued through time by a brutal barbarian looking to be the ‘only one’. Continuing to trawl the vaults of their catalogue of cult movies from the 1980s to […]
The Magnetic Brilliance of Sean Connery
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career and lasting legacy of the late Sean Connery, one of the most charismatic screen presences in cinema history… Cinema mourns the passing of another icon. For many this one will pack a weighty punch. Sean Connery was the man who became the first major face of a franchise we’re […]
Henry Cavill and Chad Stahelski Do Highlander? I’m There!
Tom Jolliffe looks at the prospect of a Highlander remake directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Henry Cavill… Right off the bat, I will state this…I love Highlander. The original film was very much a product of its time. Creative, wild, a little overblown, little regard for logic, but somewhat groundbreaking too. As a stylistic […]
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 […]
The Maestros of 80s Action Movie Music
Tom Jolliffe looks at a golden period in action movie scores and some of the maestros who composed them… What is the golden age of action movies? This is of course a rhetorical question. It’s undoubtedly the 1980s. A time of such unique flair and style. Big, bold, brash, silly, sometimes ironic. It was a […]
Highlander comes to 4K Ultra HD with Collector’s Edition release
StudioCanal has announced that the classic 1986 action fantasy Highlander will be available to own on 4K Ultra HD this October with a special Collector’s Edition release; check out the cover artwork and details below… A certified ‘80s cult classic, Highlander was directed by Russell Mulcahy (Swimming Upstream, The Real McCoy) and stars Christopher Lambert […]
Henry Cavill in talks for Lionsgate’s Highlander reboot
Deadline is reporting that Justice League and The Witcher star Henry Cavill is in talks for a lead role in Lionsgate’s long-gestating reboot of the Highlander franchise. The film is being directed by John Wick helmer Chad Stahelski, who signed on to the project back in 2016. Specific plot details are being kept under wraps, […]
Ultimate Evil Movie Villains from the 1980s
Marvelous Videos presents 80s movie villains who were deliciously evil… Man, what was it about the 80s that made their action genre so damn good? This was an era that somehow knew where to draw the line between B-movie thrills and A-list production value. The writers, directors, and producers were all aware of the core […]
John Wick director on his Highlander remake: “We’re trying to figure out the best way not to f*ck it up”
Back in November of 2016 it was announced that John Wick co-director Chad Stahelski had signed on to helm Lionsgate’s long-planned reboot of the classic 1986 action fantasy Highlander. Since then, Stahelski has found himself a little sidetracked with John Wick: Chapter 2 and the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, but the filmmaker […]
Ant-Man screenwriters join Highlander reboot
Last November it was announced that John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2 helmer Chad Stahelski had boarded Lionsgate’s long-planned Highlander reboot, and now it seems the project has enlisted new screenwriters. According to Omega Underground, Ant-Man scribes Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari have signed on to work on the script for the remake of […]
