On the 25th anniversary of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, we look at the essential Guy Ritchie films… In 1998, Guy Ritchie burst onto the British film scene with his dazzling debut hit Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Since then he’s revisited guns and gangsters, adapted a classic spy show, adapted an iconic […]
Mid-Era Jason Statham Movies
Tom Jolliffe looks at the middle era of Jason Statham movies (2010-2015)… He’s follicly challenged, raspy voiced and a double hard bastard. No, he’s not Vin Diesel, he’s Britain’s own Jason Statham. Statham began his film career almost by accident, plucked from obscurity to star in Guy Ritchie’s breakout film, Lock Stock and Two Smoking […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Snatch (2001)
Snatch, 2001. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Brad Pitt, Jason Statham, Benicio del Toro, Dennis Farina, Jason Flemyng, Vinnie Jones, and Rade Serbedzija. SYNOPSIS: Guy Ritchie’s second movie, Snatch, arrives in 4K with an accompanying Blu-ray that’s the same disc issued in 2009. If you’re looking for a visual upgrade to that old platter, though, […]
Guy Ritchie’s Snatch coming to 4K Ultra HD in May
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that writer-director Guy Ritchie’s 2000 comedy crime caper Snatch is set for a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release this May; check out the cover artwork and bonus feature details below… Writer/Director Guy Ritchie, (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Sherlock Holmes) delivers an awe-inspiring directorial masterpiece, SNATCH – […]
Revisiting the Cinematic Landscape of 2000
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back 20 years to the film offerings of 2000… I’ve got news for people older than 30. The year 2000 wasn’t a couple of years ago. Colour me quite shocked but apparently it’s not 2004? When did this happen? It is in fact 2020. This means people born this century […]
Brilliantly Intense: Why Stephen Graham is one of Britain’s finest
Tom Jolliffe on why Stephen Graham is one of the most electrifying actors of his generation… I recall, (probably in the same film as a lot of people), the first time I became aware of Stephen Graham. It was as Tommy in Snatch, Guy Ritchie’s cockney gangster epic mk2. Tommy was sort of slow, a […]
When Guy Ritchie Ruled the UK
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels at 20 years old, and Snatch, which recently turned 18… This year marks 20 years since the release of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Likewise, we’ve just passed the 18 year mark since the release of Snatch. Lock, Stock was the […]
Crackle releases trailer for Snatch season 2
Ahead of its arrival on Crackle next month, a new trailer has arrived online for the second season of the small screen adaptation of Guy Ritchie’s 2000 cult film Snatch; check it out here… “In the new season, true to form, it’s not long after settling in the fictional coastal town of San Toledo that the […]
Snatch TV series to premiere in the UK in October
BT and AMC have announced the upcoming premiere of the new TV drama Snatch starring Rupert Grint (Harry Potter), which will get underway on AMC in the UK on October 31st, with the full box set available on demand to BT TV customers after the premiere. Snatch was inspired by a real life heist in […]
Luke Pasqualino and Lucien Laviscount cast in the Snatch TV series
Fresh from the casting of Rupert Grint, Dougray Scott and Ed Westwick, Deadline is reporting that Luke Pasqualino (The Musketeers) has secured the lead role in Crackle’s upcoming Snatch TV series, while Lucien Laviscount (Scream Queens) has also joined the small screen adaptation of Guy Ritchie’s 2000 film. Pasqualino is set to play Albert Hill, […]
