Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential heist movies… The heist. All that intricate planning before the moment of truth and the job has to be pulled off. Through cinema we’ve seen re-enactments of true life heists, as well as plenty of fictional bank jobs, jewellery heists, from snatch and grabs to tales of elaborate planning […]
Quentin Tarantino considered remaking Reservoir Dogs for his final film
With Quentin Tarantino frequently teasing his final film, it’s quite interesting to hear every avenue the filmmaker has explored . In a recent interview to promote the novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Tarantino sat down with host Bill Maher of Real Time With Bill Maher, where the filmmaker brought up his tenth […]
When a Soundtrack Becomes Beautifully Contrary to Violence on Screen
Tom Jolliffe looks at the effective use of contrarian music in films which show violence… There’s something about a great film soundtrack whether it’s the score or songs (or both). You can have a melancholic drama which will usually be laced with melancholic music. You can have the rousing action adventure with the John Williams […]
Cinema’s Groundbreakers – Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon
Continuing a look back at some of the most ground-breaking films in cinema, Tom Jolliffe takes a look at Rashomon… When looking back through the work of Akira Kurosawa, it would be difficult to pinpoint only one film as particularly ground-breaking. The truth his, through his early career in a post-war boom for Japanese cinema […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Quentin Tarantino
In our latest beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the films of Quentin Tarantino… With the recent Cannes premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s latest magnus opus, I thought it high time that the latest directors beginners guide focused on the cinematic legend. An auteur of invigorating flair upon breaking in, with an unconventional approach to […]
When Will the Oscars Get It Right?
Olly Krizan on the Oscars… While we’re warming our winter woes with the glitz and glamour of awards season, The Academy are having yet another nightmare of a year. This time around they’ve decided to get ahead of the game by airing these issues before the ceremony has even taken place. From what I can […]
What to expect with Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood… There is no doubting that in the last (nearly) three decades, Quentin Tarantino has been one of the best film-makers around. His back catalogue is rich, varied and impressive. If you’re asking me for rankings, then his first two, Reservoir Dogs and […]
Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days available now, watch the launch trailer here
Big Star Games has announced that its top-down strategic shooter Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days is now available on Steam, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino’s iconic movie. “With Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days, we wanted to pay respects to one of our favorite films of all time while offering something innovative with the license,” said […]
Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days gets an extended gameplay trailer
With its release date fast approaching, Lionsgate and Big Star Games have released an extended gameplay trailer for Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days; check it out here… Following the game’s launch, Big Star Games will also be holding a global contest for streamers to play a level of the game for the first time, with the highest […]
Quentin Tarantino reveals that Wes Craven walked out of a Reservoir Dogs screening
According to Quentin Tarantino, the last director one would expect walked out of a screening of his cult-classic movie Reservoir Dogs: Wes Craven. Talking to EW at the Tribeca Film Festival, the director goes into more detail about what happened during the movies 1992 premiere at Sitges International Film Festival: “There was all this talk about the […]