Few things are as painful for a fan of a long-running television show than cancellation before closure, but that was the fate which befell Ray Donovan when Showtime put a gun to the head of its eighth and final season. However, it appears that Liev Schreiber really is the best fixer in the business, so […]
Heat at 25: Still the Best Crime Thriller of the Modern Era
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat which turns 25 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat turns 25 this month. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, together for the first time since The […]
Runaway Train: From Russian Arthouse to The Cannon Group
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at one of Cannon’s finest, Runaway Train… If you’re not familiar with the output of a certain iconic independent studio that were prolific in the 80’s, then chances are, of a certain age you probably saw or heard about a number of their films. It might be Masters of […]
Exclusive Interview – Jon Voight on Surviving the Wild
Martin Carr chats with Jon Voight about his new movie Surviving the Wild… How did you first get involved in the project? I was given the first draft of the script and fell in love with it. What first attracted you to the part of Gus? Well the character reminded me of my father who […]
Movie Review – Surviving the Wild (2018)
Surviving the Wild, 2018. Directed by Patrick Alessandrin. Starring Jon Voight, Jamie Kennedy, Vail Bloom, and Aidan Cullen. SYNOPSIS: After the death of his grandfather Shaun (Aidan Cullen) hikes into the mountains to escape his bickering parents followed by a benevolent guardian angel. With only a black Labrador for company Shaun soon discovers there are […]
Same Kind of Different As Me gets a new poster and trailer
A new trailer and poster have been released for the upcoming drama Same Kind of Different As Me. Directed by Michael Carney, the film is based on Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn […]
Blu-ray Review – Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition (1995)
Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition, 1995. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Willliamson, Natalie Portman, Amy Brenneman, and Hank Azaria. SYNOPSIS: Heat has been released on Blu-ray before in a pretty definitive edition, but this new one features remastered video from a 4K […]
Teaser trailer for Same Kind of Different As Me
A teaser has arrived online for director Michael Carney’s upcoming drama Same Kind of Different As Me. The film is based on Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent’s Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together and stars Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, […]
Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2016. Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Carmen Ejogo, Ezra Miller, Ron Perlman, Jon Voight, Ronan Raftery, Faith Wood-Blagrove, Jenn Murray, Zoe Kravitz and Johnny Depp. SYNOPSIS: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of […]
Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2016. Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Carmen Ejogo, Ezra Miller, Ron Perlman, Jon Voight, Ronan Raftery, Faith Wood-Blagrove, Jenn Murray, Zoe Kravitz and Johnny Depp. SYNOPSIS: New York, 1926. British wizard Newt Scamander arrives with his magical suitcase […]