Cars and movies have gone hand in hand over the years, even in films where the car isn’t the main focus. Automotive sagas such as Fast and Furious, video game adaptations such as Need for Speed and historical biopics like Ford v Ferrari all feature cars for a narrative purpose, but here are five of […]
10 Essential Heist Movies
Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential heist movies… The heist. All that intricate planning before the moment of truth and the job has to be pulled off. Through cinema we’ve seen re-enactments of true life heists, as well as plenty of fictional bank jobs, jewellery heists, from snatch and grabs to tales of elaborate planning […]
Michael Caine and the decade of classic films, iconic characters and accompanying music
Tom Jolliffe looks at a career defining period of classic films for Michael Caine which included iconic characters, and music… Everyone even vaguely into film knows Michael Caine. He’s an icon, so identifiable by his voice and mannerisms. He’s been in the business over 60 years and has worked solidly. More recently he will be […]
Are These Really The Best British Films Ever?
A new list says more about Britain than it does the films it honours… To mark the opening of the refurbished Vue West End in London this week, a poll was released showing what the public though was the best British film. Of course, if we’ve learnt anything over the past eighteen months then it’s […]
Raising Caine: Sir Michael Going On In Style
Tony Black on screen legend Michael Caine… His recent political leanings aside, Sir Michael Caine remains one of the surviving legends of British and indeed American cinema of the last fifty years, and this weekend’s Going in Style–a heist caper directed by none other than Scrubs‘ Zach Braff–sees him share top billing with fellow aged […]
NBC revving up a TV adaptation of The Italian Job
It looks like we can add The Italian Job to the ever-increasing list of movies heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that NBC has given a script commitment to a drama series inspired by the 1969 classic and its 2003 remake. The site reports that the TV series, which hails from Paramount TV, […]
Five Films That Explain Why Britain Voted To Leave The EU
This week, Neil Calloway suggests some films that explain why Britain voted to leave the EU… Your social media feeds have been full of it for the past few days, with updates from people who you never knew were so politically engaged, but if you’re still confused as to why Britain voted to leave the […]