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The Wonder Woman They Didn’t Want Us To See

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Neil Calloway looks at the 2011 Wonder Woman pilot… 2017’s Wonder Woman marked the return of the Amazon Princess to the big screen, the first time the character had appeared in her own live action project since the Lynda Carter fronted TV show ended in 1979. It wasn’t meant to be that way, though. Like […]

The true story behind Universal suing Nintendo over King Kong and Donkey Kong

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Luke Owen looks back at the court battle between Universal and Nintendo… “[King Kong] surpasses anything of its type which has gone before it in commercial film-making. The work has many flaws, but they’re overcome by the general results. The errors will probably be overlooked… While not believing it, audiences will wonder how it’s done. If […]

The 1970s – The Best Era In Cinema History?

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Tom Jolliffe on the 1970s and why it is the best era in cinema history… There will always be a great deal of debate about the best era for cinema. For my two cents I’ll say with a great deal of assurance that the best period in cinema history was the 1970’s. There was most […]

Extreme Cinema – Maniac (1980)

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Maniac, 1980. Directed by William Lustig. Starring Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Kelly Piper, and Tom Savini. SYNOPSIS: An unhinged man on the streets of New York City kills and scalps young women. Maniac is a peculiar breed of horror film – it doesn’t set out to scare, but instead attempts to unsettle. It […]

Le Tigre: The Dolph Lundgren/Andrzej Zulawski Film That Never Was

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at Le Tigre. A film that never was with the strange combination of Dolph Lundgren and director Andrzej Zulawski… Cinema is absolutely loaded with films that came tantalisingly close to seeing the light of day before falling at the final hurdle. Even this year will bring us a new Bond film, […]

Conan the Barbarian: An underrated work of art which ushered in a decade of imitators

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Conan The Barbarian, often overlooked for its artistic merits… There were a number of archetypal films which became popular during the 80’s. Some fads lasted longer than others, whilst some died out. The success of First Blood (but more-so Part 2) would usher in a stream of one […]

The Dark Universe That Never Was: A Short History of Universal’s Failed Monster Franchise

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EJ Moreno on the short history of Universal’s Dark Universe… Join our host EJ Moreno as he ventures back to 2017 to figure out what happened to the Dark Universe. Universal Pictures had a short-lived plan to create a cinematic universe, a la the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it didn’t last more than a year. […]

The True Story Behind The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

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Jo Craig on the true story behind The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It… Adrenaline is currently racing for The Conjuring franchise, following the reveal of the official title and plot synopsis for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, which confirmed initial whispers of the new film depicting the first demonic possession […]

Extreme Cinema: The Most Shocking Movies Of All Time

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Check out EJ Moreno’s ten most shocking movies of all time… Join our host EJ Moreno as he dives into the most shocking movies of all-time. Ranging from French shock art to John Waters’ masterpieces, this list is not for the faint of heart and could easily offend you. Watch at your own risk and […]