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TOP GUN (1986): A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Introduction Top Gun (1986) was a film that defined the military and action genres from the 1980’s on. Combining a high-octane story with an amazing...

The Making of POINT BLANK (1967)

Introduction Point Blank, released in 1967, is widely considered to be one of the best and most influential movies of the 1960s. Filmmakers such as...

POWER BALLAD Review: Second Chances And Missed Opportunities

Introduction I have been trying to find a way to start this review of Power Ballad ever since I saw it at SXSW. It has...

The Rise And Fall Of The Hollywood Studio System – Part 1: The Golden Machine 1927–1939

Introduction The curtain rose on a new age of Hollywood cinema in 1927, when The Jazz Singer shattered the silence of motion pictures with Al...

F1: The Movie Review – Wonderboy

Introduction You’re probably going to see a bunch of reviews describing F1: The Movie as predictable and formulaic. Many will call it predictable, but that’s...

The Wilhelm Scream: Hollywood’s Legendary Sound Effect

Introduction Have you ever heard of The Wilhelm Scream? It might just be the most famous sound effect in the history of Hollywood. Sound effects...

28 YEARS LATER Review: Don’t Call Them Zombies

Introduction The hype was real leading up to the worldwide rollout of director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland's long-awaited film, 28 Years Later, on...

THE SOUND: We Chat With Writer/Director Brendan Devane About His New High-Altitude Horror!

Introduction In the terrifying horror thriller The Sound, a world-class group of climbers is granted access to the Forbidden Wall, a mysterious rock face that...