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Risky Business at 40: Tom Cruise’s Breakout Hit Revisited

August 19, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a look back at Tom Cruise’s breakout hit Risky Business, which turned 40 this month… Tom Cruise is probably the last great movie star and still pulling in the big bucks with the latest in his Mission: Impossible franchise, which despite the naysayers, will still likely tip close to two-thirds of a cool […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Joe Pantoliano, Paul Brickman, Phil Collins, Rebecca De Mornay, Risky Business, Tangerine Dream, Tom Cruise

Is Tom Cruise the Last Great Big Screen Movie Star?

July 15, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the enduring star power of Tom Cruise. In an age where concept and franchise rules over star, is Cruise the last great big screen movie star? From marriages in the public eye, to couch jumping, to being a poster boy for scientology, the career of Tom Cruise has brought with it […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: born on the fourth of july, Edge of Tomorrow, Jerry Maguire, Magnolia, Minority Report, Mission: Impossible, Oblivion, Rain Man, Risky Business, the color of money, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick

Seven Essential Films Scored By Tangerine Dream

August 23, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at seven essential films, and their music from Tangerine Dream… In recent cinematic history there has been a nostalgia loaded fascination with synth scores. The kind of music that was popular through the late 70’s and 80’s, would begin to find itself increasingly used in film. After all, a few solo artists […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Firestarter, Legend, Miracle Mile, Near Dark, Risky Business, Sorcerer, Tangerine Dream, thief

The Must Watch School-Set Movies

September 10, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Summer is over and it’s back to class with our must-watch school-set movies… Hands up if you’re a parent of school-aged kids? Have you counted the minutes until your little cherubs return to school? Is that lazy and moody teenager making you go crazy? Have you spent an absolute fortune? Then don’t worry, as we […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Back To School, Carrie, Class of 1984, Donnie Darko, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Grease, Matilda, Not Another Teen Movie, Only The Strong, Risky Business, School of Rock, Superbad, The Breakfast Club

Ready Player One pays homage to classic movie posters

March 7, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

A batch of new posters have arrived online for Steven Spielberg’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One which pay homage to The Matrix, The Goonies, The Lost Boys, The Iron Giant, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Risky Business, Back to the Future, Blade Runner, Bullitt, The Breakfast Club, Labyrinth and Beetlejuice; check them […]

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