The Last Tycoon, 1976. Directed by Elia Kazan. Starring Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Nicholson, Donald Pleasence, Ray Milland, Dana Andrews, Ingrid Boulting, and Theresa Russell. SYNOPSIS: Elia Kazan’s 1976 film The Last Tycoon, with Robert De Niro leading a talented cast, arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber, which […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment, 1983. Directed by James L. Brooks. Starring Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, and John Lithgow. SYNOPSIS: Best Picture winner Terms of Endearment comes to 4K Ultra HD as part of the Paramount Presents line-up. In addition to a new transfer, the studio commissioned a new interview with […]
Development is revving up on a reimagining of Easy Rider
It’s the news everyone has been waiting for; a reimagining of the seminal 1969 classic Easy Rider is in development. According to Variety a consortium of stakeholders and producers own the adaptation rights to the project originally released by Columbia Pictures, and that they’re currently searching for writers and directors who can update the project for […]
Blu-ray Review – Reds: 40th Anniversary Edition (1981)
Reds, 1981. Directed by Warren Beatty. Starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosiński, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Gene Hackman, and M. Emmet Walsh. SYNOPSIS: This isn’t Reds’ first time on Blu-ray, but Paramount has made up for its lackluster presentation the first time by commissioning a new transfer supervised by director, […]
10 Essential Jack Nicholson Films
Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential films from one of Hollywood’s greatest icons, Jack Nicholson… The unpredictable spark. The unconventional delivery. The eyebrows. A permanent sense of being on the verge of exploding. It’s Jack Nicholson, an actor of unique, almost unmatched intensity. He’s got an ability to dial his emotions right up, and to […]
Blu-ray Review – The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture, 2002 Directed by: Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen Starring Robert Evans, Francis Ford Coppolla, Peter Bart, Jack Nicholson, Ali McGraw SYNOPSIS: Legendary studio head and producer Robert Evans is the subject of The Kid Stays in the Picture, a documentary based on his memoir of the same name. Evans […]
Six Things You Might Not Know About Tim Burton’s Batman
Today marks the 31st anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman (or Batman ’89 as it’s known nowadays). It was a movie that changed the landscape of comic book movies, broke the mould that came before it and wrote the blueprint for how to market a summer blockbuster. To celebrate this occasion (and the news that Michael […]
The 1970s – The Best Era In Cinema History?
Tom Jolliffe on the 1970s and why it is the best era in cinema history… There will always be a great deal of debate about the best era for cinema. For my two cents I’ll say with a great deal of assurance that the best period in cinema history was the 1970’s. There was most […]
When Cabin Fever Strikes: The Lighthouse and The Shining Double Bill
Tom Jolliffe delves into the delights of cabin fever and double bills The Lighthouse and The Shining… I do love a double bill. Sometimes it’s pre-planned, like pre-meditated eating of the chocolate in the cupboard. Sometimes it just happens to cross my mind when watching one film, that I can connect it to something else […]
Is it wrong to root for The Joker?
Anghus Houvouras on The Joker… It’s almost impossible to escape the zeitgeist currently surrounding Todd Phillips’ highly-praised, highly-controversial take on The Joker. After near unanimous praise from the Venice Film Festival, the movie has become a target for the polarizing extremes of social media. Questions have been raised about the social responsibility of the time […]
