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 […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Columbia Classics Volume 4
Columbia Classics Volume 4 In the mood for love? Then check out Sony’s new Columbia Classics Volume 4, which explores the many methods of romance through the classic films His Girl Friday, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Kramer vs. Kramer, Starman, Sleepless in Seattle, and Punch-Drunk Love. All of the films have been remastered in […]
Paul Thomas Anderson to direct Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn & Regina Hall in untitled Warner Bros. film
Here’s some news to get cinema aficionados excited; Paul Thomas Anderson has lined up Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Regina Hall to star in his as-yet-untitled movie for Warner Bros. According to Deadline the There Will be Blood director will begin production on January 21 in California, and will work from his own script, as […]
Films That DEMAND Multiple Viewings
It’s time to take a look at those layered films you might not get the first time, and therefore demand multiple viewings… Cinema is a beautiful thing and depending on your mood, there is every kind of film out there to give you what you need. Some films hit every mark on the first viewing […]
Blu-ray Review – Licorice Pizza (2021)
Licorice Pizza, 2021. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie. SYNOPSIS: Licorice Pizza arrives on home video in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital code edition that’s light on bonus feature, although it does include a small poster, if you’re into that sort […]
Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?
Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema… Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain't no "master". Bloomin' […]
Movie Review – Licorice Pizza (2021)
Licorice Pizza, 2021. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie, Maya Rudolph, John C. Reilly, Christine Ebersole, Skyler Gisondo, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Harriet Sansom Harris, Este Haim, Danielle Haim, Emma Dumont, Joseph Cross, Emily Althaus, John Michael Higgins, Ray Chase, George DiCaprio, […]
Movie Review – Phantom Thread (2017)
Phantom Thread, 2017. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, and Brian Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: Set in 1950’s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis […]
Video Review – Licorice Pizza is good, bad, and problematic
EJ Moreno with a video review of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza… Paul Thomas Anderson is a prolific filmmaker with years of some of the most amazing cinematic work. Unfortunately, his latest outing, Licorice Pizza, couldn’t reach the heights of his other masterworks. While the film has some positives, critic EJ Moreno feels the weak […]
First trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Licorice Pizza
MGM has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Licorice Pizza which tells the story of a teenagers Alana and Gary as they fall in love and grow up in 1970s San Fernando Valley; take a look here… LICORICE PIZZA is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing […]
