Simon Thompson takes a look at the fantastical career of Terry Gilliam…Terry Gilliam is a brilliant fantasist, whose work often returns to the theme of juxtaposing the soul crushing mundanity of everyday life with the surrealistic dreamscapes of one’s own imagination. In a Hollywood of bean counters and abacus pushers, Gilliam is a true auteur […]
Time Bandits TV series cancelled after a single season
The Time Bandits adventure through time has come to an early end as Apple TV+ announced they have cancelled the comedy series after one season.Time Bandits is an Apple TV+ original series based on Terry Gilliam’s 1981 film. It follows an eccentric group of bandits as they travel through time and space on epic adventures while on a […]
Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement already working on Time Bandits season 2
Time Bandits is another Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement offering that will likely delight fans of its creators. And that fandom can rest easy as a second season is already in the works.ComicBook spoke with the pair and asked if they are looking into the future for more of this series, and it was revealed […]
Apple TV+ unveils Time Bandits series trailer and poster
Apple TV+ has debuted the first trailer for the small screen adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s cult 1981 fantasy Time Bandits.Created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi, the series follows a eccentric group of bandits as they are transported through time and space on epic adventures, while on a quest to save their latest […]
Apple TV+ shares first Time Bandits image
Apple TV+ has unveiled the first image from Time Bandits, the series adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s cult 1981 fantasy from Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, which offers a look at stars Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Kiera Thompson, and Rune Temte.Embark on a comedic, high-stakes journey through time and […]
Handmade Films: A Legacy of British Cult Cinema
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at George Harrison’s production company, Handmade Films…Often dubbed the quiet one of the Beatles, George Harrison is well known for the huge cultural impact he had on music in his time with the fab four. As far as musical phenomenons go, there’s a select pantheon for the most absolutely […]
Ian Holm: A Master of the Craft
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the work of Ian Holm, who sadly passed away this week…There are some actors who elevate everything they do. Even if they become a specialist in supporting roles, popping up in roles, which in lesser hands would be forgotten quickly. Not so with Holm. In a career which began in […]
The Magnetic Brilliance of Sean Connery
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career and lasting legacy of the late Sean Connery, one of the most charismatic screen presences in cinema history…Cinema mourns the passing of another icon. For many this one will pack a weighty punch. Sean Connery was the man who became the first major face of a franchise we’re still […]
Essential Time Travel Movies Part II
Tom Jolliffe offers up a second round of essential time travel movies…Having already established that cinema has a longstanding fascination with time travel with my previous ten essentials, it’s high time to add another ten to the mix. As a starting point for so many films it goes without saying that there have been a […]
Revisiting 80s Fantasy Films: The sublime, the ridiculous and the underrated
Tom Jolliffe takes a jaunt back to the 80s to see how some of the decade’s biggest fantasy films have aged…Growing up as a young sprog in the 80’s I was treated to all manner of eye-catching fantasy films. A lot of these ‘kids’ films were completely savaged by critics at the time. I grew […]
