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… As a miserablist of impending middle age, I’ve often joked with friends my age (and perhaps with a demi-truth belief) that music died in 1994. On the subject of cinema, I’ve increasingly found in opining (the increasingly difficult task of selecting personal favourites, or creating […]
Under the Skin TV series moving forward as rights issue settled
Back in February it was revealed that financier Silver Reel and studio A24 were locked in a bidding war for the rights to the Scarlett Johansson-headlined 2013 sci-fi horror Under the Skin, and now comes word that Silver Reel has come out victorious, and is now free to push on with its plans for 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. […]
Movie Review – Under the Skin (2013)
Under the Skin, 2013. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Jessica Mance, Krystof Hádek, Scott Dymond, and Michael Moreland. SYNOPSIS: An alien seductress preys upon hitchhikers in Scotland. You pay your money and you take your seat. You wait impatiently for the adverts to finish and for the other patrons to shut […]