David Fincher’s 1999 adaptation of author Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 novel was met with a lukewarm reception both critically and commercially upon its theatrical release and was to later find its… Continue reading "Fight Club (1999) – Breaking The First and Second Rules."
Read. Obey. Watch. *** SPOILER ALERT *** Director John Carpenter had a string of hits during what could be argued as being the peak of his career between 1978’s seminal… Continue reading "John Carpenter’s They Live (1988)."
The film by director Michael Mann that many of his fans would consider to be his Magnum Opus, brought together the two biggest actors of a generation as well as an… Continue reading "Heat (1995)."
Whilst effectively using existing and sometimes generic cinematic tropes, the films of Michael Mann could easily be a sub-genre unto themselves. Stylish peeks into the criminal underbelly focusing on hard, tough men who are… Continue reading "Thief (1981)."
Hitchcock’s thriller takes its audience to dizzying new heights. In 1983, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film Vertigo received a theatrical re-release and it was the first time the film had been… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958)."
1954 was a busy year for one of Hollywood’s most prolific and influential filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, the aptly named Master of Suspense. That year he would release Dial M For… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry (1955)."
Spies like us. *** SPOILER ALERT *** By the time of Rear Window’s release in September of 1954, the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, had directed over 40 features and… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954)."
“The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create.” In 1948 Alfred Hitchcock took his first directorial step into the wonderful world of Technicolor with… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948)."
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 film To Catch A Thief stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, two actors who were arguably the biggest male and female stars of their era, Kelly often… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch A Thief (1955)."
*** SPOILER WARNING *** In the history of cinema there have been only a handful of directors as prolific in both their success and the sheer volume of their work… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951)."
