Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI TO REVISIT CLASSIC PLANETS As we await the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the folks at Making Star Wars is reporting that the latest chapter in the Sequel Trilogy will see us returning to three classic planets in Tatooine, Mustafar and […]
A Beginner’s Guide To James Cameron
In our latest beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of James Cameron…. Like many of the top directors, it didn’t happen overnight for James Cameron, now dubbed The King of the World (possibly by himself?). He worked in visual effects, and as an assistant director before getting his break in B pictures. It […]
A Lasting Final Shot
Tom Jolliffe looks at the power a film’s final shot can have… There are many aspects that will make a piece of cinema stay long in your mind. You give yourself over to a film sometimes. It sweeps you away. Moments leave particularly strong and inedible impressions. One thing that many films will strive for […]
Nightmarish Cinema: When Filmmakers Tap Into Our Nightmares
Tom Jolliffe on turning nightmares into cinema, and the most nightmarish film ever made… Nightmares are a powerful thing. Whether it’s teeth falling out, falling, drowning or being chased by a persistent foe, there are some specific nightmares common among many of us. Most of us have probably had that dream of trying to run […]
What Makes a Great Horror Concept?
Tom Jolliffe on what makes a great horror concept… No doubt many film fans will be having a particular focus on the horror genre right as we work our way to Halloween. The genre is loaded with the great, and the not so great (and everything in between). The key to horror has always been […]
Ten Essential Time Travel Movies
Tom Jolliffe looks at ten essential time travel movies… There have been many ideas that have persistently fascinated cinema goers. It might be revenge, creatures, outer space or indeed time travel. The idea of travelling forward or backward through time, whether it becomes physically realised or not has been a perpetual source of inspiration for […]
No Country For Old Men: The best Terminator movie of the 21st century
Tom Jolliffe looks back at No Country For Old Men, the relentless chase film which did ‘Terminator’ better than every 21st century sequel in the Arnold Schwarzenegger franchise… The year is 2022. We’re well into the 21st century. Franchise fascination has never been higher and likewise, the lustre in Hollywood for remakes, reboots and sequels […]
The Most Powerful Terminators of All Time
Marvelous Videos presents a look at the most powerful Terminator models… Sequelitis is a problem that a lot of films suffer from- the idea that you have to make each successive entry in a franchise bigger and brasher to compensate for the lack of originality they will inherently have. Yet, if there’s one franchise that […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers vs. The Terminator
Kevin McDowall reviews Transformers vs. The Terminator… Transformers has always been at the forefront of the comic industry; whether it be the interesting early Marvel years to the hyper gritty modern marvel that is the IDW take on the franchise. Sometimes though a creative team is let loose and you end up with the craziness […]
The Terminator’s T-800 and Sarah Connor arrive in Fortnite’s item shop
The latest arrival in Fortnite‘s item shop comes from the future…. and actually the past. 1984 and 2029 converge on Fortnite as the T-800 Terminator and the legendary Sarah Connor become available to join in the hunt. These two formidable characters are available today in the Future War Set in the Item Shop. If anyone […]
