South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, 1999. Directed by Trey Parker. Starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman, Isaac Hayes, George Clooney, Eric Idle, Mike Judge, and Brent Spiner. SYNOPSIS: Did South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut need a 4K Ultra HD release? Probably not, since Blu-ray was really good enough for that one, […]
God, Gangsters and Robbie Coltrane: Nuns on the Run and The Pope Must Die!
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the late great Robbie Coltrane’s duo of farcical Catholic capers, Nuns on the Run and The Pope Must Die… The late great Robbie Coltrane’s passing came as a sad surprise to many. Coltrane’s comedic talents were offset by an ability to play tough characters, or those with a hearty dose […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #19 – YouTube presenter and author Luke Owen on The Transformers: The Movie
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, YouTube presenter and author Luke Owen takes us back to 1986 for The Transformers: The Movie… This week, my guest on the podcast is Luke Owen – WrestleTalk presenter and the author of […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #11 – Film critic Stuart O’Connor on Monty Python’s Life of Brian
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, film critic and journalist Stuart O’Connor chats about Monty Python’s religious satire Life of Brian… This week, film critic and journalist Stuart O’Connor stops by to chat about the state of big screen […]
Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Dinklage and Tiffany Haddish reportedly wanted for Spamalot
Last month it was announced that Eric Idle is writing a script for a feature film adaptation of Spamalot, itself a stage adaptation / loving ripoff of the classic 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and now we have the first casting rumours for the movie. According to That Hashtag Show, Avengers: Infinity […]
Eric Idle penning movie adaptation of hit Monty Python musical Spamalot
In this world of remakes, reboots, reimaginings, sequels and sidequels, people have seen just about everything at this point. However, they almost certainly haven’t seen a movie based on a stage show based on a movie. Step forward Eric Idle, who is writing the script for a film adaptation of Spamalot – his hit Broadway […]
Blu-ray Review – Absolutely Anything (2015)
Absolutely Anything, 2015. Directed by Terry Jones. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Robin Williams, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Rob Riggle, Eddie Izzard. SYNOPSIS: An absolutely average earthling (Simon Pegg) is given the galactic power to do absolutely anything by a group of sinister aliens. Whether he uses his power […]
Blu-ray Review – Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 40th Anniversary Edition
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. SYNOPSIS: King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles. I have my town’s local PBS station to […]
Movie Review – Absolutely Anything (2015)
Absolutely Anything, 2015. Directed by Terry Jones. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Rob Riggle, Robin Williams, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones. SYNOPSIS: A group of eccentric aliens give a man the power to do absolutely anything in order to determine if the Earth is worth saving. The premise of Absolutely Anything will be familiar to fans […]
