Flickering Myth

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A dose of Venom for the worldwide box office and an end to blaming critics for failure?

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the surprising worldwide commercial success of Venom… Earlier in the year the first trailer for Venom dropped. It looked pretty awful, not least about 15 years out of date (particularly the initial trailer’s CGI polish). A few more trailers followed and fanfare seemed fairly low. Then came the reviews. […]

Never Mind Bond, Is It Time To Resurrect Harry Palmer?

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Tom Jolliffe on why the iconic spy character Harry Palmer could be perfect material for a reboot… With Daniel Craig’s final Bond film No Time To Die seeming as distant from release as it’s ever been, talk still bubbles away about who will replace Craig for a character who’s rapidly becoming outdated, and almost too […]

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 […]

Suicide Squad to shoot in Toronto, Jai Courtney, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto in final negotiations

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The Hollywood Reporter has posted an update on Warner Bros.’ first post-Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice offering from the DC Cinematic Universe, revealing that director David Ayer’s (Fury) Suicide Squad movie is set to start pre-production at Pinewood Toronto Studios in February ahead of a shoot from April through to September. While Jared Leto […]

Movie Review – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 10th Anniversary 4K Restoration

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Starring Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Graham, Toby Jones, Tom Hardy, Kathy Burke, Ciaran Hinds, Simon McBurney and Roger Lloyd Pack. SYNOPSIS: There is a mole within the circus. Control (John Hurt) moves the pieces into play, but it falls […]

Venom 3 officially in the works from Sony with Tom Hardy returning

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It was only a matter of time after the success of Let There Be Carnage at the box office, and Sony has now taken the opportunity at CinemaCon to officially announce that Venom 3 is in the works and will continue the adventures of Eddie Brock and his symbiote Venom. Sony producer Amy Pascal had originally […]

Peaky Blinders final series teaser confirms Tom Hardy’s return as Alfie Solomons

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The official Peaky Blinders Twitter account has released a short teaser for the upcoming sixth and final series of the hugely popular BBC series which confirms the return of a fan-favourite character. Look who's back. #PeakyBlinders Series 6, streaming early 2022@BBC @BBCiPlayer pic.twitter.com/xfpGmCM5ae — Peaky Blinders (@ThePeakyBlinder) December 1, 2021 The short clip not only […]

Tom Hardy gets the Hot Toys treatment with Venom: Let There Be Carnage Movie Masterpiece Series figure

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Hot Toys has unveiled its upcoming Movie Masterpiece Series Venom collectible which is based on the appearance of Tom Hardy and the unearthly symbiote in Sony’s Marvel sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $40; check out the promotional images here… Over a year after the events […]

Movie Review – Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage, 2021. Directed by Andy Serkis. Starring Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Stephen Graham, Naomie Harris, and Reid Scott. SYNOPSIS: Eddie Brock struggles to strike a balance between his work, life and the alien symbiote within. But things get more complicated when the serial killer he’s interviewing escapes prison to […]