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The Films of 1982: One of the Finest Years in Cinema History

November 22, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe ventures back 40 years to explore the cinematic landscape of 1982… 1982 was a great year for films. It could well be argued too that 1982 might well be one of the finest years in cinema history. There’s an array of blockbuster hits, cult films, iconic films and initially maligned genre films now […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 48 Hours, Airplane 2, Amityville 2, An Officer and a Gentleman, basket case, Beastmaster, Blade Runner, Conan the Barbarian, death wish 2, Diner, E.T., E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, Fanny and Alexander, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, First Blood, forced vengeance, Friday the 13th Part III, gandhi, Grease 2, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Night Shift, On Golden Pond, Pieces, Poltergeist, Rocky III, silent rage, Sophies Choice, Tenebrae, The Dark Crystal, The Draughtsman's Contract, The King of Comedy, the sword and the sorcerer, The Thing, The Verdict, The World According to Garp, tron, xtro

Six More Great Performances That Should Have Been Oscar Nominated (But Weren’t)

April 20, 2021 by Graeme Robertson

Graeme Robertson on six great performances which deserved to be Oscar-nominated… The Oscars are almost upon us in what will surely be, given the state of the world, a very unusual ceremony. The acting nominations for this year are a strong line-up of Oscar veterans, first-time nominees and, of course, the late great Chadwick Boseman […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, Graeme Robertson, Movies Tagged With: 1984, Hanna, Selma, Shadowlands, The King of Comedy, Widows

The Top Five Underrated Martin Scorsese Films

November 28, 2019 by admin

Jackson Ball with five underrated Martin Scorsese films… In terms of auteur directors, there are few who are as revered and as admired as Martin Scorsese. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker has carved out a career spanning over 50 years, filled with some the most influential American movies in history. From his intense psychological character studies, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Jackson Ball, Movies Tagged With: age of innocence, kundun, Martin Scorsese, The Aviator, the color of money, The King of Comedy

Why Joker is More Scorsese Ode Than Comic Book Movie

August 21, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at Joker and its clear love letter to Martin Scorsese… As with any comic book property, any adaptation is met with a degree of buzz. When the character in question happens to be the Clown Prince himself, then that buzz goes through the roof. That in itself has only increased […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: DC, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver, The Dark Knight, The King of Comedy, Todd Phillips

Revisiting The King of Comedy

August 22, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Following the passing of Jerry Lewis, Tom Jolliffe revisits The King of Comedy… With the saddening news of Jerry Lewis departing us a few days ago, it bought to mind not only his fine cinematic outputs as a leading comedic star in the 50’s and 60’s (including classics such as The Nutty Professor and The […]

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Martin Scorsese’s Lost Masterpiece: Remembering The King of Comedy

January 11, 2017 by Sean Wilson

With Silence getting the critics salivating, Sean Wilson examines what is possibly Martin Scorsese’s greatest – and almost certainly most underrated – film, The King of Comedy… Do portrayals of celebrity culture and fan worship get more lacerating and acute than 1983’s masterpiece The King of Comedy? Martin Scorsese’s follow-up to Raging Bull is quite […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Sean Wilson Tagged With: goodfellas, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Silence, Taxi Driver, The King of Comedy

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