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 […]
Crisis of Faith in Cinema
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at films about crisis of faith… The subject of faith in cinema has been around since the beginning. Whether this is faith in a religious sense, or spiritual, or of the self, it is in that test, or crisis of faith which sees a character put through a quest to […]
A Tribute to Max von Sydow
Tom Jolliffe pays tribute to the late, great Max von Sydow… Cinema lost another legend with the sad news that Max von Sydow has passed away. A career which spanned over 70 years of his 90 year life, he established himself very early on in his career, becoming one of the collaborators of choice for […]
R.I.P. Max von Sydow (1929 – 2020)
Legendary actor Max von Sydow, whose credits include all-time classics such as The Seventh Seal and The Exorcist, has passed away aged 90, it has been announced. Born in Lund, Sweden, von Sydow began his career in the 1950s where he made his name working with his mentor and frequent collaborator Ingmar Bergman on films […]
Adam Driver was scared he might hit Max von Sydow on his first day shooting Star Wars
Adam Driver, one of the stars of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has remembered how worried he was that he might hit a co-star when shooting began on The Force Awakens. Kylo Ren is instantly identifiable by two things: his iconic lightsaber and his distinctive mask. The mask, however, is the item that initially […]
Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island receiving 4K Ultra HD release for 10th anniversary
Martin Scorsese’s 2010 psychological horror film, Shutter Island, is set to receive a 4k Ultra HD release with a Limited Collector’s Edition Steelbook on 11th February 2020 – just in time for the 10th anniversary. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK Shutter Island follows Edward “Teddy” Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is investigating […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 23 – Dreamscape (1984)
Dreamscape, 1984. Directed by Joseph Ruben. Starring Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Max Von Sydow, David Patrick Kelly, Eddie Albert and Christopher Plummer. SYNOPSIS: Alex Gardner, a psychic, is recruited by a secret government programme in which, with the aid of technology, they can enter and influence people’s dreams in the hopes of helping the dreamers […]
Trailer for Russian submarine disaster film The Command starring Colin Firth
Ahead of its arrival on DirecTV laster this month, Saban Films has released a trailer and poster for Thomas Vinterberg’s upcoming thriller The Command (formerly known as Kursk). Based on the true story of the Kursk Submarine disaster in 2000, and Robert Moore’s book A Time to Die, the film stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, […]
First trailer for submarine thriller Kursk starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Colin Firth
Following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, a trailer has arrived online for the submarine thriller Kursk. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg, the film stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Colin Firth, Lea Seydoux, Max Von Sydow, Michael Nyqvist, August Diehl, Steven Waddington, and Matthias Schweighöfer; take a look here… “It is the first major Russian Navy exercise […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 9 – The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist, 1973. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Lee J Cobb, and Jason Miller SYNOPSIS: When 12-year-old Regan MacNeil becomes possessed by a demonic entity, two priests are called in to perform an exorcism to hopefully banish the demon and save the young girl before it’s too late. […]
