Best Films Never Made

It’s halfway through the 1960s and Alfred Hitchcock is on the decline. His latest features of Marnie, a critical failure, and Torn Curtain, an ambivalent flop, have seen the grand filmmaker’s name reach...

In 2004, Shane Carruth stunned the film industry with his visionary debut, Primer. Taking a meticulous and realist approach to the ever-popular sci-fi theme of time travel, his singular vision earned him the...

Zack Snyder’s 300, based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same name, defied audience and studio expectations when it stormed the box office with Spartan-like ferocity back in 2007. Its mix of...

Alan Moore’s legendary Watchmen was the catalyst for a sea change in the way both comic books and superheroes were viewed by the wider world. Deconstructing the clean-cut superhero myths of classics like...

MGM’s 1939 Technicolor musical masterpiece The Wizard of Oz is regarded as a standout event in a year filled with standout movies, like Gone with the Wind and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, as well as a true...

If anything can be learned from Peter Jackson’s celebrated trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most famous work, it is that one does not simply adapt a 1200-page novel for the big screen overnight. The road to the...

During the 1990s and early 2000s a series of rival projects about Alexander the Great were decorating the desks of Hollywood’s biggest names. Oliver Stone emerged victorious with Alexander (2004), a...

“At first you will be disorientated and confused, and, indeed, a little vexed. It is to be expected. But direct your anger elsewhere. I am a friend. Let me help you stand… ” – Mordecai, Gladiator...

Napoleon Bonaparte has been the subject of more film adaptations than any other historical figure. Why, some might ask, is there a need for a further edition? It is difficult not to imagine how one of...

About a year and a half has elapsed since Christopher Nolan’s fabled Dark Knight trilogy reached its conclusion. Such was the success of Nolan’s stewardship of the comic book legend, Warner Bros. was...

In amongst the dusty annals of the best films never made, one blockbuster lies atop the pile. Widely known and anticipated for the last eight years, the ultimate videogame film adaptation, and the one film...

Francis Lawrence’s 2007 version of I Am Legend was a box-office smash taking just shy of $600 million dollars worldwide, with Will Smith proving the Fresh Prince was the King of Hollywood for a reason. The...

John Rambo, Rocky Balboa, Lt. Raymond Tango – Sylvester Stallone has been an icon of cinema for almost 40 years, keeping his '80s troupe current through the Expendables franchise. Yet behind all his bravado...