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The Greatest Action Directors of All Time

May 1, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the greatest action directors of all time… The action genre has never particularly had the greatest respect associated with it. Maybe there’s a feeling that they’re dramatically anaemic, or sometimes intellectually inferior, but this isn’t always the case. It’s a genre that doesn’t always have consistent specialists, because certain directors who […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Akira Kurosawa, Chad Stahelski, George Miller, Jackie Chan, Jesse Johnson, John Ford, John McTiernan, John Woo, Richard Donner, Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Leone, Walter Hill, William Friedkin

Revisiting Assassins at 25

October 10, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas action vehicle Assassins as it turns 25… Starring action titan, Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas hot off Desperado hitting big, came a film written by the Wachowski’s (pre fame), produced by Joel Silver and directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon franchise). Every hallmark in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Antonio Banderas, Assassins, Joel Silver, Julianne Moore, Richard Donner, Sylvester Stallone, The Wachowskis

Looking Back at the Lethal Weapon Franchise

March 6, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

With reports of the long awaited fifth instalment still appearing regularly, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic action franchise on the 34th anniversary of the first movie… As an 80’s kid, the end of the decade and into the 90’s saw two action franchises become particularly prevalent among my video collection. I’d not be […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Chris Rock, Danny Glover, Jet Li, Joe Pesci, Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, lethal weapon 4, Lethal Weapon 5, Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Richard Donner, shane black

Richard Donner’s massive contribution to my love of cinema

July 6, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the late Richard Donner’s career and pays tribute to a director who made millions fall in love with cinema… You’ll believe a man can fly! It was the promise which preceded the release of Superman, the first major movie adaptation of a comic book character. This was a key moment. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 16 Blocks, Assassins, Ladyhawke, Lethal Weapon, Maverick, Richard Donner, Scrooged, Superman, The Goonies, the omen

Mel Gibson hopes to shoot Lethal Weapon 5 in early 2023

September 26, 2022 by Gary Collinson

Although last year’s passing of legendary filmmaker Richard Donner seemed to put an end to any hopes of a Lethal Finale, Mel Gibson announced back in November that he’d be stepping in for his friend and colleague as director on the long-planned Lethal Weapon 5. Things may have fallen quiet since then, but Gibson has […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Danny Glover, Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 5, Mel Gibson, Richard Donner

Mel Gibson announces that he will direct Lethal Weapon 5

November 15, 2021 by Matt Rodgers

Of the many terrible things to happen over the last couple of years, losing Legendary American filmmaker Richard Donner was a particularly sad blow for film fans around the world, with The Goonies and Superman director announcing earlier in 2021 that he still intended to direct the long-gestating fourth-sequel to his Lethal Weapon franchise. Well, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Danny Glover, Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 5, Mel Gibson, Richard Donner

R.I.P. Richard Donner (1930 – 2021)

July 5, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Legendary American filmmaker Richard Donner has passed away at the age of 91, his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, has announced today. Born in the Bronx in 1930, Donner began his career directing commercials before switching to television in the late 1950s, working on TV dramas such as Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Fugitive, The […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Richard Donner

Return to the worlds of Batman ’89 and Superman ’78 in new DC digital series

February 17, 2021 by Ricky Church

1978’s Superman: The Movie and 1989’s Batman are historic and groundbreaking films in the superhero genre, helping set the stage for how these larger than life characters and their fight against crime can be portrayed on screen, particularly with the performances of Christopher Reeve as Superman and Michael Keaton as Batman. Now fans can get ready to return to the […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Batman 89, Christopher Reeve, DC, Joe Quinones, Michael Keaton, Richard Donner, Robert Venditti, Sam Hamm, Superman '78, Tim Burton, Wilfredo Torres

Richard Donner confirms he plans to direct Lethal Weapon 5

January 3, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Fore a moment back in 2017, it appeared that the long-rumoured Lethal Weapon 5 was about to become a reality, with stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover both on board to join director Richard Donner for Lethal Finale. Things soon fell silent however with progress seemingly stalling, only for Gibson to reveal last month that […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Danny Glover, lethal finale, Lethal Weapon, Mel Gibson, Richard Donner

Mel Gibson says Lethal Weapon 5 is “absolutely” happening

November 21, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Almost twenty years on from the release of Lethal Weapon 4, it was revealed back in 2017 that director Richard Donner and stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were looking to get back together for a fifth outing in the buddy cop franchise. There’s been little in the way of news since the initial announcement, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Danny Glover, Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 5, Mel Gibson, Richard Donner

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