Following the release of the four-movie collection box set last year [read our review here], Paramount Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm have announced that they will be rolling out the individual adventures of Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones on 4K Ultra HD with limited edition Steelbook releases of all four movies, beginning with Raiders of the Lost […]
The Fascination with Origin Stories
Tom Jolliffe looks at the fascination with origin stories… Film and TV have long had a burning desire to milk popular characters or franchises for all they’re worth. If it works and audiences respond to it, then logic dictates that more adventures must follow. It could be sequels, spinoffs, reboots (with iconic character played by […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection
Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, John Rhys-Davies, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, Wolf Kahler, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Raj Singh, Roshan Seth, Sean Connery, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, Michael Byrne, Kevork Malikyan, J.J. Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Igor […]
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark at 40
On its 40th anniversary, Tom Jolliffe looks back at Raiders of the Lost Ark and its genre defining legacy… Steven Spielberg was well and truly announced by the the beginning of the 80’s. A number of successful features in and he was on a roll. Jaws became a pop cultural phenomenon and really was a […]
Indiana Jones coming to 4K to mark 40th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark this year, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the upcoming release of the Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection which sees all four instalments in the beloved adventure franchise – Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade and The Kingdom of […]
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 […]
Not All Sequels Suck
Helen Murdoch with ten sequels that are actually decent… 2016 has been hit and miss for sequels and reboots. So far we’ve had the dull Independence Day: Resurgence, the reboot of Ghostbusters, as well as the forgettable Now You See Me 2 and Bad Neighbours 2. Sitting through the latest Alice in Wonderland film was […]