Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential noir films in celebration of Noirvember… We’re into November, also known in some select cinephile circles as Noirvember. In celebration of the film noir genre as well as Neo-noir which evolved some of the classic staples in more contemporary styles, here is a selection of essential noir films. It’s […]
Clive Owen is iconic detective Sam Spade in AMC’s Monsieur Spade trailer
AMC has dropped the trailer for Monsieur Spade, the latest incarnation of legendary detective Sam Spade, here played by Children of Men‘s Clive Owen. The miniseries pits The Maltese Falcon‘s protagonist against an old adversary when his retirement is disturbed by the murder of six nuns at the local convent. Created by the Emmy-winning duo […]
Ten Essential Films of the 1940s
Tom Jolliffe with ten essential films of the 1940s… We recently took a dive back to the 1950s in a quest to prove Quentin Tarantino wrong in his claim that it was one of the weakest decades for cinema. Sorry QT, but there are just far too many greats to come close to paling in […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon, 1941. Directed by John Huston. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, and Sydney Greenstreet. SYNOPSIS: Warner Bros. is celebrating its centennial with a series of classic movies released on 4K Ultra HD, and the first one I’m looking at is 1941’s The Maltese Falcon, starring […]
10 Essential Private Eye Movies
Tom Jolliffe offers up 10 essential private investigator movies… The humble Dick. I mean P.I of course. Private Investigator. They often operate on a perilous high wire between law and unlawful. When the police have given up or are hamstrung by the book, the P.I can go that extra mile, or indeed focus entirely on […]
Exclusive Interview – David Mandel and Ryan Condal from The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of Podcast
Tai Freligh interviews podcasters Dave Mandel and Ryan Condal… Hollywood writers David Mandel (Veep, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Ryan Condal (Colony, Rampage, Game of Thrones prequel series) have a new podcast sharing the stories behind artifacts from the sets of beloved films and television series. It’s called The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of. Not […]
