Tom Jolliffe offers up 10 essential private investigator movies… The humble Dick. I mean P.I of course. Private Investigator. They often operate on a perilous high wire between law and unlawful. When the police have given up or are hamstrung by the book, the P.I can go that extra mile, or indeed focus entirely on […]
King of the Gypsies: 40 Years of Eric Roberts
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of Eric Roberts after 40 years on the silver screen… I’ve long championed a certain cinematic underdog. An actor who burst onto the scene full of promise. A character actor with an edge and the ability to play tightly wound and/or complexly simple-minded characters with aplomb. The other day […]
This Week in Blu-ray: UK Edition – Kingsman: The Secret Service, Inherent Vice, Mortdecai, The Interview, Society and more
Senior Staff Writer Scott Davis continues his weekly look at what treats are in-store this week on Blu-ray in the UK: Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service, some incoherence in Inherent Vice, Johnny Depp in Mortdecai and some society parties in Brian Yuzna’s Society… Kingsman: The Secret Service ORDER KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE VIA AMAZON […]
Blu-ray date announced for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray and DVD release of writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, The Master) latest film Inherent Vice, which will arrive in the States on April 28th. PRE-ORDER INHERENT VICE ON BLU-RAY HERE Adapted from the novel by Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice features an all-star cast heading by Joaquin […]
Should Critics Watch Films Twice?
Simon Columb on whether critics should watch films twice… Initially, many were surprised at Inherent Vice’s lack of nominations during the awards season. Its directing pedigree of Paul Thomas Anderson, combined with an outstanding cast (Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, etc) seemed like it would be a shoe-in for the big-guns. Instead, not only […]
Big Hero 6 fends off Kingsman: The Secret Service at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 30th January to Sunday 1st February 2015… Disney’s animated Marvel adaptation Big Hero 6 finally made it to this side of the Pond this past weekend, with the film fending off the challenge of Kingsman: The Secret Service to take top spot with […]
Movie Review – Inherent Vice (2014)
Inherent Vice, 2014. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, Benicio Del Toro, Eric Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jena Malone, and Martin Short. SYNOPSIS: In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry “Doc” Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. Reviewer’s note: I have no interest […]
Movie Review – Inherent Vice (2014)
Inherent Vice, 2014. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, Benicio Del Toro, Eric Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jena Malone, and Martin Short. SYNOPSIS: In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry “Doc” Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. “What is Inherent Vice?” “I don’t […]
Ultimate ’70s trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice
A stylish new ‘Ultimate ’70s’ trailer has arrived online for Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film Inherent Vice, and we have it for you below… When private eye Doc Sportello’s (Joaquin Phoenix) ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens to be […]
Final trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice
Following yesterday’s interactive poster, a new final trailer has arrived online for Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film Inherent Vice, entitled ‘Paranoia’. Check it out below after the official synopsis… Inherent Vice is the seventh feature from Paul Thomas Anderson and the first ever film adaption of a Thomas Pynchon novel. When private eye Doc Sportello’s […]