Tom Jolliffe looks back at 1980, a key turning point in cinema… After a decade that began with an overwhelming air of pessimist cinema, the end of the 70’s would mark the beginnings of a significant turn around in box office tastes. By 1980 Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were household names. Star Wars, Jaws […]
Scorsese: An all time great, and still one of the best in the business
As Martin Scorsese turns 79, Tom Jolliffe looks back on his astounding career so far… He’s been known to give master-classes in film-making. He’s also a deeply passionate cinephile. Martin Scorsese knows film. In fact he knows film so well, that comments comparing Marvel films to theme park rides courted him some controversy last year. […]
