Scene Stealers: Bruce Campbell in the Spider-Man Trilogy Conor Morgan October 30, 2015 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Bruce Campbell, the mighty chin, has a long association with his friend, director Sam Raimi. Campbell is almost as regular a feature in Raimi's films as his beloved Oldsmobile Delta 88, 'The Classic'. This car...
Is Jake Gyllenhaal the Best Actor in Hollywood Today? Tom Bond July 22, 2015 Analysis, Features, Spotlight 1 Comment At only 34 years old but with a substantial body of work behind him it feels like Jake Gyllenhaal is a seasoned pro who is somehow only just getting started. From his breakout role in cult classic Donnie Darko...
Stories from the Set: Fritz the Cat Cathy Brennan July 10, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Features, Stories from the Set Regarded today as that film with Arthur-esque characters getting high and screwing, the 1972 film Fritz the Cat can be seen as an ancestor to raunchy cartoons like South Park and Family Guy. Today...
Casting Call – Spider-Man Tom Bond February 13, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Casting Call, Features Finally, Spider-Man has been saved. After two entries in the cruelly mistitled “Amazing” Spider-Man reboot, the character has been given a new lease of life by the arrival of Marvel. Teaming up with...
Scene Stealers: J.K. Simmons in Spider-Man Nick Evan-Cook January 9, 2015 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers “Cash money for a picture of Spider-Man!” The beauty of J.K. Simmons as an actor is that he has made a career out of stealing the thunder of his better-known, more highly-paid co-stars. Rarely being...
Fifty Three Degrees of Movie Trivia David Brake November 18, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Ten Degrees of Trivia Who doesn't like movie trivia? As one of the founding pieces of this site, we're going back to our roots to enlighten you once more with some of the best trivia the world of cinema has to offer. Without...
Why The Modern Superhero Film Failed Tom Bond May 20, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion 5 Comments Last week I wrote an article explaining why the modern superhero film succeeded, and now here I am telling you the exact opposite. A bit hypocritical, right? But as much as the genre has wowed audiences and...
Why the Modern Superhero Film Succeeded – The Origin Story Tom Bond May 16, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion 2 Comments We live in a golden age for the superhero film – a period that will go down in cinematic history for its unprecedented levels of productivity, creativity and popular acclaim. The comic books where these...
O Father, Where Art Thou? – Part 3: The Superhero Film Chris Davies May 9, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 3 Comments From Ancient Greece to Star Wars, the Bible to Breaking Bad, throughout history the father figure has been a major feature in dramatic storytelling. This is especially evident in film, but in post-9/11...
Best Films Never Made #15: Alain Resnais’s Spider-Man Tom Bond April 18, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 1 Comment Andrew Garfield, Marc Webb, Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi: what if Alain Resnais and Henry Winkler were added to that list? It seems improbable, but once upon a time the legendary director of the French New Wave...
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Review Christopher Preston April 9, 2014 Reviews Calling Marc Webb’s perfunctory remixing of Spider-Man’s origins "Amazing" was an audacious claim back in 2012. Now, less than two years later, comes the web-slinger’s greatest battle: to remain...
