As part of the The British Film Collection from Network, Tony Garnett’s second (and to date final) directorial outing Handgun finally gets a DVD release. Perhaps best known for his BAFTA nominated work on the screenplay for Ken Loach’s Kes in addition to serving as one of the producers, his prolific career has seen him produce award-winning [...]
The first time I watched The Raid I felt like someone had spiked my crack with caffeine. I felt like I’d been kicked in the life by Kung Fu robot with an electric foot. I felt like (…this goes on for some time so – if you missed it first time around – just go [...]
There is no new WWE release to review this week, so its time to randomly dip into the treasure trove that is the Hollywood careers of the various Superstars… today the nugget is the Disney kiddies action adventure flick ‘Race To Witch Mountain’, starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. In 2009, when this film was released, [...]
Although celebrating its 40th anniversary this year if you’ve not seen the film there be spoilers ahead. Mention the name of Steve McQueen and most people will think of The Great Escape. For me his best performance came ten years later when he appeared as the lead in Papillon. Strangely both films are about prisoners [...]
My bike was stolen last weekend. It was seemingly safe, ensconced within the confines of the ‘secure’ building our flat is in, right next to our front door. But off it went, as most things that aren’t nailed down these days do. Damn cheeky rapscallions. The void they have left behind is difficult to fill: [...]
