On its thirtieth anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the 1994 big screen adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire… Vampires flicks have been around for the longest time but Interview with the Vampire certainly set a benchmark by delivering a vampiric tale that delivers the proverbial goods in terms of performances, […]
Why is CGI Getting Worse?
We look at the strange case of CGI, which for an array of reasons, appears to be getting worse. Why is shoddy CGI deemed acceptable in massive-budget movies? It’s been 30 years since Jurassic Park really kickstarted a major fascination with computer-generated imagery. We’d seen some revolutionary CGI prior to that with films like Terminator […]
Edge of Tomorrow at 10: A Cleverly Crafted Propulsive Sci-Fi Thriller
Hasitha Fernando revisits Edge of Tomorrow as it turns 10 to look at the story behind the sci-fi action thriller… It’s a damn shame that Tom Cruise hasn’t done a great many sci-fi movies ‘cos the ones he’s been part of have been surprisingly good. Starting with 2001’s Vanilla Sky, which was somewhat of a […]
Tom Cruise teases epic Mission: Impossible conclusion with The Final Reckoning Super Bowl spot
“Everything you were, everything you’ve done, has come to this.” Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is shaping up to be the epic conclusion of this wild action blockbuster franchise. In the latest teaser released on Super Bowl Sunday, we see what Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie are cooking. It’s shaping up to be […]
Tom Cruise and Doug Liman to reunite for “scary movie” Deeper
Although they’re yet to head off into space for their long-planned NASA movie, director Doug Liman and his Edge of Tomorrow and American Made star Tom Cruise now look to be heading into the depths of the ocean with the filmmaker confirming that the duo are set to reunite on the supernatural thriller Deeper. Liman […]
Get a behind-the-scenes peek at Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning underwater stunt
Paramount has shared a behind the scenes video from the set for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning which sees star Tom Cruise preparing for an underwater stunt scene in the eighth instalment of the action franchise; take a look here… The training and preparation we put into this film is a culmination of all […]
Brace for The Final Reckoning with Mission: Impossible 8 trailer
Paramount has released the first teaser trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the official title for the eighth film in the blockbuster Tom Cruise franchise. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning continues the story of Dead Reckoning (originally having Part I and Part IIas their titles) with Ethan Hunt and his team having once again […]
Tom Cruise revving up for Days of Thunder sequel
Tom Cruise is looking to step back into a high-speed vehicle for another legacy sequel, but this time it’s not the cockpit of a MiG jet, but the chassis of a NASCAR for a follow-up to his mundane motorsport movie Days of Thunder. Released in 1990, Days of Thunder’s reception was somewhat middle-of-the-road. The $60 […]
Three Recent and Wildly Overrated Sequels
They’ve all been championed as some of the best of their genre but are these bloated and overlong sequels really that good? I love event cinema, especially when it’s good and in recent years, although we’ve seen an increasingly mediocre output from Disney and Marvel, we’ve still seen some pretty great blockbuster cinema. Top Gun: […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Collateral (2004)
Collateral, 2004. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill. SYNOPSIS: Paramount is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Michael Mann’s edge-of-your-seat action film Collateral with a reissue of the 2020 4K Ultra HD disc in a new SteelBook package. The film looks great, and you […]
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