The Citizen Kane of Awful: Star Wars – Attack of the Clones Tom Bond June 4, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson Director: George Lucas Writers: George Lucas, Jonathan Hales Estimated Budget: $115 million U.S....
Top 10 Films That Deserve A Remake Chris Davies March 25, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 3 Comments Remake? Reboot? Reimagining? Hollywood’s obsession with recycling old properties into modern-day multiplex fodder shows no signs of abating. Many are gutless cash-ins seeking the largest possible audience,...
Alien, Gravity, and Pacific Rim: The Radical Notion That Women Are People David Brake March 5, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion 63 Comments PSA: this piece isn't an argument over whether Stone, Mori, or even Ripley do or don't pass this or that feminist reading. Whilst this writer's opinion is that they do, that particular discussion is already...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Tony Scott Chris Davies January 31, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features The younger brother of Ridley, Tony Scott was one of the most successful action directors in Hollywood, consistently producing top-quality entertainment over a thirty year career which included Top...
Best Films Never Made #6: Nick Cave’s Gladiator II Chris Davies January 1, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 31 Comments “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...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Ridley Scott Chris Davies December 3, 2013 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment Ridley Scott is one of Britain’s finest filmmakers, with a career spanning almost forty years and including such iconic films as Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise and Gladiator. Born in North-East...
The Counselor – Review Chris Davies November 19, 2013 Reviews 1 Comment With a script by acclaimed novelist Cormac McCarthy, Scott’s latest is a movie of ideas given form as a thriller. Unjustly savaged by critics, the philosophical dialogue is at times difficult to follow...
Best Films Never Made #2: Ridley Scott’s I Am Legend David Brake October 12, 2013 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 3 Comments 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...