As the film celebrates its 40th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Rob Reiner’s iconic Stephen King adaptation Stand By Me…Stand by Me is often considered as one of the best movies to hail from the 1980s era and functions as a benchmark for coming-of-age dramas in cinema. Since its release fourdecades ago, […]
The Top 10 Stephen King Movies
Tom Jolliffe with his top ten Stephen King movies…With the impending release of the new It film, now seems a good time to run through a top 10 list of Stephen King movies. These are all feature films. I’ve not included TV miniseries.As a writer it’s fair to say that King has been prolific. The […]
This Is Rob Reiner: The Greatest Ever Movie Streak?
James McDonagh on Rob Reiner…Ever wondered why the volume control on the BBC iPlayer goes up to eleven? If you’re not sure, then the chances are that you’ve yet to see one of the greatest comedies ever made, This Is Spinal Tap, from 1984.While it was far from being the first ‘mockumentary’, it pushed the […]
The Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations
EJ Moreno on the best Stephen King movies…After 40 years and 100 adaptations, the work of Stephen King still speaks to viewers. In just 2019 alone, we’ve had four feature films based on his work in Pet Sematary, It Chapter Two, In the Tall Grass and Doctor Sleep, along with several television shows.Starting in 1976 […]
Flickering Myth Film Class: How To Do An Ensemble Film
In the latest instalment of Flickering Myth’s film class, Tom Jolliffe looks at how to pull off an ensemble film…The art in pulling off the ensemble film. It’s a tricking balance. In the vast majority of cinema you may be limited to one or two clearly defined protagonists with a cast of supporting artists. On […]
