Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult 80s films you may have missed… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star Wars back in the 80s (it’s now probably too huge, mainstream and widely spread across mediums to be considered cult). Sometimes […]
20 Epic Car Chases That Will Drive You Wild
Hit the pedal to the metal and practice your handbrake turns, it’s time for twenty epic car chases that will drive you wild… You can rely on the action genre to set your pulse racing with shootouts, fight scenes, foot chases and aerial duels. There’s another enjoyable kind of action sequence that genre fans love […]
William Friedkin: The Cinematic Sorcerer
We look at the stellar career of the late William Friedkin and in particular his underappreciated masterpiece, Sorcerer… William Friedkin has sadly passed away but left behind a resume filled with masterful cinema including several films which redefined genres. When it comes to cinema, there are some filmmakers who have never quite had the level […]
Blu-ray Review – To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
To Live and Die in L.A., 1985. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro, Darlanne Fluegel, and Dean Stockwell. SYNOPSIS: To Live and Die in L.A. has been issued on Blu-ray a few times, but this new edition accompanies its debut on 4K Ultra HD, and both […]
Willem Dafoe: An Underrated Great of his Generation
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of Willem Dafoe, and why he should be held in even higher regard… There are some actors who magnetise the limelight. Historically we’ve had the movie stars, those great headliners who would surf acclaim and awards as long as they were in good standing in a big studio. Further […]
Movie Marathon: From Friedkin to Mann, via William Petersen and Tangerine Dream
Tom Jolliffe looks back at four must see cult classics… Whilst perusing a few episodes of Mark Kermode Uncut I stumbled upon an episode focused on a film I’d been meaning to see for a fair while. Firstly, it was directed by William Friedkin, a cinematic great. Secondly the film is scored by Tangerine Dream. […]
Blu-ray Review – To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
To Live and Die in L.A., 1985. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, Dean Stockwell, John Turturro, Robert Downey Sr., Dwier Brown, Michael Greene, Darlanne Fluegel, Steve James. SYNOPSIS: A secret service agent goes out for revenge when his partner is killed but has to resort to criminal […]
William Friedkin bringing To Live and Die in L.A. to the small screen
It looks like William Friedkin’s cult crime thriller To Live and Die in L.A. is heading to the small screen, with WGN America snapping up the rights to a TV adaptation, which Friedkin will direct and executive produce along with Oscar-winning scriptwriter Bobby Moresco (Crash). The MGM Television project is expected to go straight-to-series once […]
