GREASE

1978 DIRECTOR: Randal Kleiser May Contain Spoilers! Grease was originally released in the U.K. on the 14th September 1978, just four days before I was born (34 years ago today!). I have already selected Grease as my first Film Of The Year, for 1978. Also, a DVD edition was also released in 2006, entitled "Rockin' Rydell Edition"…

THE UNTOUCHABLES

1987 DIRECTOR: Brian De Palma May Contain Spoilers! "Where is Nitti anyway?" "He's in the car" It was on this day, 25 years ago, that Brian De Palma's reimagining of the television series, The Untouchables was release here in the U.K. As Ennio Morricone's classical and powerful opening score played over the titles, a very telling credit appeared on the screen, almost telling…

TRUE GRIT (2010)

2010 DIRECTOR(S): Ethan Coen & Joel Coen May Contain Spoilers! The Oscars are rarely the measure of a great film, as for where I'm concerned, but there are exceptions. Maybe it's because I'm getting older and my tastes are changing or the top films of the year according to the Academy are becoming more accessible…

ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THEIVES

1991 (Theatrical Version) 1991/2002 (Extended Version) Extended Version Theatrical Version DIRECTOR: Kevin Reynolds May Contain Spoilers! Back in 1992, when I first saw this on Video, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves seemed to be one of the freshest takes on a medieval story that I had ever seen. I was 13 at the time and couldn't stand…

STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME

1986 DIRECTOR: Leonard Nimoy May Contain Spoilers! I can remember the anticipation of seeing this back in 1987. I was 8 years old and was already a Trekkie thanks to my Mum. In Star Trek III: The Search For Spock, the Star Trek universe had already opened up, with Starfleet and the Federation finally being…

TOP 5 BEST SOUNDTRACKS TO UNDERWHELMING FILMS

FILMS SAVED BY THEIR SCORES Some people believe that a film can be saved by its soundtrack, whilst others can take te music or leave it. whilst I would agree that a rubbish film cannot be salvaged by a great score, it can at least make it watchable, so below is a my list of the my…

NOW PLAYING STRIKES AGAIN!

Earlier this month, I commented on Now Playing.com's Batman Retrospective, but now it's the turn of Star Trek. Back in 2009, the team at Now Playing recorded a retrospective series on the Star Trek movies, from the 1979's The Motion Picture, right up to J.J. Abrams 2009 reboot. Well, I've listened to 11 podcasts, covering…

CHANGELING

2008 DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood May Contain Spoilers! Clint Eastwood is a director which I some trouble getting behind. I have not seen his entire body of work but I have seen a fair few, and none have really impressed me as much as would have liked. Like his interest in composing and performing gentle country…

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (400th REVIEW!)

2011 DIRECTOR: Brad Bird 400th REVIEW! May Contain Spoilers! It's been 16 years since Brian De Palma teamed up with Tom Cruise to bring the cult 1960's TV series to the big screen. Back in 1996, Mission: Impossible was seen as overly complex and too much so for a  summer blockbuster, certainly when released alongside…

SOURCE CODE

2011 DIRECTOR: Duncan Jones May Contain Spoilers! It felt like we were back in the 1970's with this high concept sci-fi thriller. Duncan Jones had previously given us Moon, which was a hard act to follow but certainly in keeping with style of this film. On one hand it was good, a decent attempt to…