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Léon: The Professional: The Unconventional Cult Classic at 30

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30 years on from its release, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Luc Besson’s cult classic Léon: The Professional… Léon: The Professional is important for a number of reasons. The controversial hitman film introduced audiences to a young Natalie Portman, gave Jean Reno wider recognition and reminded how much Hollywood needs Gary Oldman. But […]

Exclusive Interview – Writer-director Christopher Greenslate on Bananahead

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We chat with writer-director Christopher Greenslate about his new film Bananahead… Could you introduce yourself to our readers and tell us a little about the journey you have been on leading to Bananahead? My name’s Christopher Greenslate and I’m the writer/director of Bananahead, a project that I absolutely adore. Before moving into film and television, […]

True Romance: The Story Behind the Cult Classic Crime Drama

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Released on this day in 1993, Hasitha Fernando dives into the story behind True Romance… Very few crime-dramas released in the 90s era have gone on to cement a cult status down the line, and True Romance is one such film that upon release didn’t receive the attention it deserved, but with the passage of […]

Downfall at 20: A Sobering Take on the Final Stages of World War II

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Downfall as the film celebrates its 20th anniversary… Over the course of many years there have been numerous stories of World War II that centered around Adolf Hitler brought to life through feature films and the small screen. These portrayals have ranged mostly from moustache twirling villainy to two-dimensional […]

Blu-ray Review – Who Saw Her Die? (1972)

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Who Saw Her Die?, 1972. Directed by Aldo Lado. Starring George Lazenby, Adolfo Celi, Anita Strindberg, Dominique Boschero, Alessandro Haber, and Nicoletta Elmi. SYNOPSIS: Four years after the murder of a young girl, the daughter of a famous sculptor is kidnapped and killed, prompting the grieving father and his estranged wife to investigate. In Who […]

Out for Vengeance: Ten Essential Revenge Movies

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Casey Chong with ten essential revenge movies… The long-gestating reboot of The Crow, which famously suffered from development hell as early as 2008 with numerous directors and actors coming and going, has finally flown into cinemas, starring Bill Skarsgård as the titular character with Rupert Sanders of the live-action Hollywood version of Ghost in the […]

Natural Born Killers at 30: The story behind the polarizing ultra-violent crime drama

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Hasitha Fernando dives into the story behind Natural Born Killers as the controversial film turns 30… Natural Born Killers has oft been labelled one of the most controversial films ever to be conceived with its ultra-violent and heavily controversial subject matter continuing to divide audiences even after 30 years of its release. In this write […]

Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino’s Irreverent World War II Epic at 15

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds fifteen years on from its release… Whatever your opinion may be of Inglourious Basterds there’s no denying that the effort helmed by Quentin Tarantino was an entertaining, blood-soaked World War II romp featuring a memorable villain courtesy of Christoph Waltz. As the flick celebrates […]

4K Ultra HD Review – You’re Next (2011)

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You’re Next, 2011. Directed by Adam Wingard. Starring Sharni Vinson, Barbara Crampton, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Ti West, Nicholas Tucci, and Larry Fessenden. SYNOPSIS: A family reunion turns into a fight for survival as the occupants of the family home are picked off by masked assailants. For their latest 4K UHD box set Second Sight […]

Zack Snyder’s Watchmen: An ambitious adaptation of a darkly complex comic book classic

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Zack Snyder’s Watchmen… Watchmen was a seminal piece of literature written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons that received universal acclaim when it was published. Multiple attempts at adapting the complex source material were abandoned until Zack Snyder was hired by Warner Bros. to tackle the property. […]