Flickering Myth

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2021: A Tom Cruise Space Odyssey

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Tom Jolliffe on the prospect of Tom Cruise in space… 2021: A Tom Cruise Space Odyssey. We’d heard whispers in the last year but it would seem that plans are indeed afoot to send Tom Cruise up into space in the name of movie entertainment. Do we doubt Cruise will make launch? Absolutely not. Since […]

Cruise Control: The Mission Impossible Franchise at 25

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Coming up to 25 years after the release of Mission: Impossible, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the franchise that is still going strong… In the mid 9’s, modern adaptations of old TV shows tended to be a mixed bag. More often than not, the update didn’t match the popularity of the source. Whether it was […]

The Last Champions of Practical Work Over CGI

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Tom Jolliffe looks at cinema’s last stalwarts of practical work over CGI in movies… What does the future hold? Technology is wonderful. Constant evolution brings with it new trends. In cinema, the computer generated image has developed exponentially in the past 30 years. From being something of an eye-catching new toy initially (or garish, nightmarishly […]

Propelled to Greatness by Set Pieces: A Maverick Approach to Action Cinema

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Tom Jolliffe looks at two of the best action films of the last decade, Mad Max: Fury Road and Top Gun: Maverick… There are great films. There are great action films. Attaining greatness through your action amounts to nailing your set pieces and imbuing proceedings, with just enough characterisation to give the propellant action some […]

Top Gun: Maverick and the Success of Simplistic Cinema

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Anghus Houvrouas on the success of Top Gun: Maverick… Top Gun: Maverick is the kind of massive, crowd pleasing blockbuster that felt almost extinct after a global pandemic threatened to end the theatrical experience. Loved by both audiences and critics, the movie has become a phenomenon and the most successful movie of 2022. I always […]

Top Gun 2-Movie 4K Steelbook Superfan Collection landing in December

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Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the December release of the Top Gun 2-Movie 4K Steelbook Superfan Collection which includes both the 1986 Tony Scott-directed classic and Joseph Kosinski’s smash hit sequel Top Gun: Maverick, along with various collectible merchandise; check out the details below… The #1 film of 2022, with over $1.4 billion at the […]

Top Gun: Maverick flies onto 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD in November

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Paramount Home Entertainment have announced that the acclaimed box office hit Top Gun: Maverick is set to fly onto digital platforms on August 23rd, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release on November 1st; check out the cover artwork and details below…  Tom Cruise stars in the global phenomenon TOP GUN: MAVERICK, […]

Quentin Tarantino goes full cinema fanboy and calls Top Gun: Maverick a “true cinematic spectacle”

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We all know Quentin Tarantino has a passion for all things film. Yet, it’s rare for him to dive into his feelings on a new movie in public. Well, that’s changed this week as he offered up his take on the smash hit that is Top Gun: Maverick. The filmmaker was asked about the Top […]

Mickey Rourke slams Tom Cruise, calls him “irrelevant”

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It’s perhaps somewhat astonishing that of all the success he’s enjoyed over the past four decades, Tom Cruise is arguably more popular than ever right now. Recent instalments in the Mission: Impossible franchise have raised the bar for action, and the star is currently sitting atop the box office with the highest-grossing movie of the […]

Minority Report at 20: From Book to the Big Screen

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Hasitha Fernando revisits Minority Report as it turns 20… For decades Philip K. Dick’s works have enthralled readers the world over with their high-brow concepts, philosophical themes and engaging narratives. Posthumously his efforts have attracted the attention of many a talented Hollywood filmmaker, who seek to bring his singular vision to life. Ridley Scott accomplished […]