Ahead of its release this December, a trailer has arrived online for the upcoming action thriller Fast Charlie. Directed by Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Patriot Games), the film is based on Victor Gischler’s novel Gun Monkeys and stars Pierce Brosnan as a fixer who can’t be paid for his latest job until the victim’s head […]
Blu-ray Review – Thief (1981)
Thief, 1981. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina and William Petersen. SYNOPSIS: A professional safecracker starts working for the mob in order to make enough money to quit his criminal lifestyle but things don’t go according to plan. You have to hand it to […]
Stephen King documentary King on Screen gets a trailer
Darkstar Pictures has released a trailer for King on Screen, the upcoming documentary which sees a host of filmmakers who’ve adapted the works of author Stephen King sharing their thoughts and experiences of bringing the Master of Horror’s work to life on screen. Check out the trailer below… 1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Elf (2003)
Elf, 2003. Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, and Bob Newhart. SYNOPSIS: The modern holiday classic Elf arrives on 4K with image quality that’s greatly improved over the 2008 Blu-ray, which is included too. No new extras were commissioned for this edition, but Warner Bros. ported […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Godfather Trilogy
The Godfather Trilogy Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Sterling Hayden, John Morley, Richard Conte, Abe Vigoda, Robert DeNiro, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Mariana Hill, Lee Strasberg, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, and Sofia Coppola. SYNOPSIS: Can you […]
The Godfather at 50: Cinema Reinvented
Tom Jolliffe looks back at The Godfather as it turns 50… In 1967, Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde began a solid decade of a mature, intense and gritty American cinema. Though Penn was fairly experienced by this point, he was unknowingly going to help forge a path that a new wave of (future) iconic directors […]
James Caan’s Finest Hour: Thief
We look back at the iconic work of the late, great James Caan and take a deep dive into the underrated neo-noir masterpiece Thief, with Caan at his fiery, mesmeric best… The sad news has broken. Another cinematic icon has left us, leaving behind an awe inspiring legacy. James Caan for a time, was synonymous […]
R.I.P. James Caan (1940 – 2022)
Some sad news to report this evening as it has been announced that legendary Hollywood actor James Caan passed away on Wednesday, July 6th, aged 82. Born in New York City in 1940, Caan’s career spanned seven decades, and saw him nominated for four Golden Globes, an Emmy Award and an Academy Award. After several […]
Misery at 30: Why the story of an obsessive superfan is even more potent three decades on
With Rob Reiner’s thriller celebrating its 30th anniversary, George Nash looks at the alarming relevance of Misery in the modern era… Movies, and perhaps most patently horror movies, are like mirrors. For well over a century, in the familiar setting of the living room or dark sanctuary of the multiplex, in the perceived safety of […]
October Horrors 2020 – Misery (1990)
Misery, 1990. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen and Lauren Bacall. SYNOPSIS: After a car crash, successful novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by Annie Wilkes, an eccentric woman who is Paul’s “number one fan”. As he recovers from his injuries, Paul quickly discovers that far from being rescued, […]
