Tom Jolliffe double bills Species and Under The Skin… With big screen film delays starting to come into play, and cinema chains closing temporarily, staying at home to watch films just got even more appealing. So in the latest in our double bill series, lets join together two films which have certain overriding similarities but […]
Ten Essential Films of the 2010s
Tom Jolliffe offers 10 essential films from the past decade… A decade has drawn to a close. In society, divisions are being formed through political disparity. A chasm between apathy and empathy is as culturally wide as ever. In pop-culture, music and cinema, TV and the internet are as dumbed down as ever. As a […]
Under the Skin heading to the small screen with TV adaptation
Deadline is reporting that a bidding war is underway for a potential TV series adaptation of the 2013 sci-fi horror film Under the Skin, with the movie’s original financier Silver Reel and studio A24 said to be going “toe-to-toe” over the rights. Based on the novel by Michel Faber, Under the Skin was directed by […]
Scarlett Johansson in Rough Night: The Most Awkward Performance Ever?
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at what might be the most awkward performance ever, Scarlett Johansson in Rough Night… Cinema is full of great performances. Some actors become synonymous with certain characters, or genres and that synergy between part and person is perfect. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a perfect cyborg. Jack Nicholson is so perfectly Jack […]
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon sci-fi movie parody posters released
With its release less than three weeks away, StrudioCanal has released four parody posters for the Aardman’s new animated sci-fi comedy adventure A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon which pay homage to Gravity, Signs, Under the Skin and 2001: A Space Odyssey; take a look here… When the intergalactic visitor – an impish and adorable […]
Scarlett Johansson: Lost In Blockbusters!
Tom Jolliffe on Scarlett Johansson… I’m a fan of Scarlett Johansson. As an actress I think she’s interesting. She’s almost always engaging. She has a sultry old fashioned quality. Frankly she’s gorgeous, which whilst that shouldn’t be as important as it is in Hollywood (and it still is) that means she is a leading lady. […]