Terry Gilliam and Johnny Depp are a duo that made magic in the past with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and they’ll look to recapture that glory soon. The filmmaker recently appeared at the Red Sea Film Festival for retro screenings of the documentaries Lost in La Mancha and He Dreams of Giants, which follow […]
Lisa Kudrow cast in Taika Waititi’s adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits
Lisa Kudrow is making yet another comeback to TV, and this one will be her strangest yet as the Friends and Comeback actress will lead the cast of Taika Waititi’s Time Bandits for Apple TV+. Per Deadline, joining Kudrow as series regulars on the series adaptation of the 1981 Terry Gilliam movie. are Kal-El Tuck […]
4K Ultra HD review – 12 Monkeys (1995)
12 Monkeys, 1995. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Plummer. SYNOPSIS: Arrow has issued 12 Monkeys on disc again. This time it’s a 4K Ultra HD release that ups the image quality from their 2018 Blu-ray, albeit in ways that are likely only noticeable to people watching on […]
Movie Review – He Dreams of Giants (2019)
He Dreams of Giants, 2021. Directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe. Starring Terry Gilliam. SYNOPSIS: 15 years after Lost in La Mancha, Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe come back to follow Terry Gilliam’s new (successful) attempt at filming The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Back in 2002, filmmakers Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe released […]
A Terry Gilliam Christmas
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Brazil and 12 Monkeys, released in December 1985 and 1995 respectively… Former Python animation specialist, Terry Gilliam turned his hand to film direction and became known for creating films absolutely loaded with visual whimsy and outlandishly creative ideas. The limits of budget never stifled Gilliam’s own limits despite some frustrations, […]
Movie Review – The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, 2018. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko, Jason Watkins, Joana Ribeiro, Jordi Mollà and Sergi López. SYNOPSIS: An advertising director returns to the Spanish village where he made a student film adaptation of Don Quixote, only to find his star now believes […]
Blu-ray Review – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998 Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Toby Maguire, Debbie Reynolds, Mark Harmon Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, and Cameron Diaz. SYNOPSIS: Drugs. Lots of drugs. And a road trip… with drugs. Based on gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s cult 1971 novel of the same name, […]
Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote gets a UK trailer
Sony Pictures has revealed a new trailer for Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating passion project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote ahead of its long-awaited UK release next month; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE is the story of Toby (Driver), a cynical advertising […]
Raindance Film Festival 2019 Review – Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story
Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story, 2019. Directed by Simon Frith. Starring Mike Edmonds, Terry Gilliam, Colin Firth, Michael Palin, Danny John-Jules, Mark Billingham and Robert Watts. SYNOPSIS: An exploration of the life and career of British thespian Mike Edmonds – one of Hollywood’s most prolific small actors. The name Mike Edmonds might not […]
In Praise of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Robb Sheppard on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas… From Alan Moore’s Watchmen, to William S. Burrows’ Naked Lunch and Patrick Süskind’s Perfume, the term ‘unfilmable’ is used relatively reservedly regarding film adaptations. Wherever the source material is deemed excessively avant-garde, narratively non-linear or aesthetically challenging, the unfilmable label is a badge of honour for […]
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