We take a look at an underrated and overlooked gem you probably haven’t seen: Stephen Frears’ The Hit… With Noirvember drawing to a close and everyone having undoubtedly enjoyed the finest film noir and neo-noir delights known to man, there’s time to squeeze in another recommendation, one which deserves full attention. There have been numerous […]
10 Actors Who Almost Became James Bond
It’s time to look back at some of the James Bond contenders from years gone by… As we eagerly (or maybe not that eagerly) await final confirmation as to who will play James Bond in the new Amazon era, under the auteur gaze of Denis Villeneuve, there have been lots of rumours and names in […]
R.I.P. Terence Stamp (1938 – 2025)
Sad news to report this afternoon as it has been announced that legendary English actor Terence Stamp has passed away today aged 87, with his family issuing a statement that reads: “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer that will continue to touch and inspire people […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Superman: The 5-Movie Collection
Superman: The 5-Movie Collection Directed by Richard Donner, Richard Lester, and Sidney J. Furie. Starring Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York, Sarah Douglas, Jack O’Halloran, Clifton James, E.G. Marshall, Marc McClure, Richard Pryor, Annette O’Toole, […]
Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving returning for Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert sequel
Load the tour bus with your most glam feather-boas and frocks, because 30-years down the dusty road the original cast of Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving are returning for a sequel to The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. During a conversation with Deadline, Stephan Elliot, director of the original 1994 Australian […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Limey (1999)
The Limey, 1999. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán, Barry Newman, and Peter Fonda. SYNOPSIS: Steven Soderbergh’s minor classic The Limey arrives on 4K courtesy of Lionsgate, which included the film on Blu-ray and tossed in a code for a digital copy too. The extras are sparse and were […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Last Night in Soho (2021)
Last Night in Soho, 2021. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp, and Diana Rigg. SYNOPSIS: Edgar Wright’s latest, Last Night in Soho, arrives on 4K UltraHD with a solid batch of bonus features. It’s a film that loses its way in the third act, but fans […]
A Turn of the Century Cockney Gangster Double Bill
Tom Jolliffe double bills two cockney gangster films from the turn of the century in The Limey and Sexy Beast… Toward the end of the last century, leading into the new one, the British gangster film really seemed to take off again. We saw the emergence of a number of significant exponents of the genre, […]
Movie Review – Last Night in Soho (2021)
Last Night in Soho, 2021. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg, Synnøve Karlsen, Rita Tushingham, Lisa McGrillis, Michael Jibson, Andrew Bicknell, and Michael Ajao. SYNOPSIS: An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho, 2021. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, Synnøve Karlsen and Rita Tushingham. SYNOPSIS: A fashion student from Cornwall moves to London and finds herself experiencing disturbing visions of a previous occupant of her bedsit room in the 1960s. Edgar Wright […]
