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

June 8, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Charlize Theron, George Miller, Jennifer Connelly, Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road, Miles Teller, Tom Cruise, Tom Hardy, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick and the Success of Simplistic Cinema

October 31, 2022 by Anghus Houvouras

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 […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies Tagged With: Bashir Salahuddin, Charles Parnell, Danny Ramirez, Ed Harris, Glen Powell, Greg Tarzan Davis, Jake Picking, Jay Ellis, Jean Louisa Kelly, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Joseph Kosinski, Kara Wang, Lewis Pullman, Lyliana Wray, Manny Jacinto, Miles Teller, Monica Barbaro, Peter Mark Kendall, Raymond Lee, Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick, Val Kilmer

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

September 16, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

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 […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick

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

August 18, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

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, […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Physical Media Tagged With: Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick

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

August 5, 2022 by EJ Moreno

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 […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Joseph Kosinski, Quentin Tarantino, Tom Cruise, Tony Scott, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick

Mickey Rourke slams Tom Cruise, calls him “irrelevant”

July 17, 2022 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Mickey Rourke, Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick

Minority Report at 20: From Book to the Big Screen

July 1, 2022 by admin

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow, Minority Report, Neal McDonough, Philip K. Dick, samantha morton, Steve Harris, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise

Miles Teller says he’s spoken to Tom Cruise about Top Gun 3

July 11, 2022 by EJ Moreno

Top Gun: Maverick is a box-office and pop culture juggernaut. After nearly two months, it’s still dominating in cinemas and has comfortably passed the billion dollar mark at the box office, making it the highest-grossing movie of 2022 so far. A sequel is one of the most obvious moves ever, and it seems as if […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Miles Teller, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, top gun 3, Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick soars past $1 billion to become 2022’s highest-grossing movie

June 28, 2022 by Gary Collinson

36 years after smashing the sound barrier and achieving mega-stardom with the original Top Gun, Tom Cruise had already scored the biggest hit of his career with this year’s legacy sequel Top Gun: Maverick, and now the film has become the first release of 2022 to top $1 billion at the global box office, and […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise hangs from a plane again in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning image

July 5, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

In celebration of Tom Cruise’s 60th birthday on Sunday, director Christopher McQuarrie took to social media to share a new image from the hotly-anticipated action sequel Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One which sees the actor pulling off another of his death-defying – and age-defying – stunts as he hangs from a plane (again). […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Christopher McQuarrie, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, Tom Cruise

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