Posted by Leon Nicholson on May 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Fifty Shades of Cinema continues with Jonathon Dabell looking at Woody Allen’s The Purple Rose of Cairo starring Mia Farrow and Danny Aiello.
The Contenders
1985 throws up some strong contenders for Film Of The Year. Michael J. Fox plays Marty McFly for the first time in the delightfully clever time travel comedy-adventure Back To The Future; at the other end of the generational spectrum, a bunch of elderly retirees are given a new lease of... Read More
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Posted by Leon Nicholson on April 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Fifty Shades of Cinema continues with Jonathon Dabell looking at Fitzcarraldo starring Klaus Kinski and Claudia Cardinale.
The Contenders
1982 proves another year of bona fide cinematic gems, and the task of choosing one film greater than the rest is fraught with difficulty. Dustin Hoffman stars in the wonderful gender-bending comedy Tootsie; Harrison Ford pursues rogue replicants in the visually sumptuous Blade Runner; Arnold Schwarzenegger avenges... Read More
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Posted by Dan Jenko on February 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Dan Jenko takes a look at Kim Ji-woon’s latest action flick The Last Stand, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville.
Currently on General Release at UK Cinemas.
After a decade of far too much governing and not nearly enough terminating, 80′s action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger returns with a starring role in The Last Stand, an over-the-top action comedy which features massive set-pieces, car chases and witty one-liners.
A former... Read More
Posted by Leon Nicholson on January 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Happy New Year everyone! With 2013 now here and the so-called misinterpreted Mayan Apocalypse failing to materialise, we enter this year with new found enthusiasm and hope. After last year’s somewhat mixed bag of films will the movies of 2013 impress or leave feelings of deflation? So what films could excite you? What are you most looking forward to? Here are just a few offerings that we probably should be looking out for.
Lincoln
One... Read More
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Posted by Leon Nicholson on December 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
From the Avengers Assembling to save planet Earth, the hairy foot son of a ‘Took’ halfling finding himself on an unexpected journey to Bond at his very best (maybe), 2012 at times has been a decent year for movies. But which films were entertaining or even unforgettable? With 2013 almost upon us, FMV’s reviewers give us their opinions on their choice for film of the year.
The Raid
Selected by Leon Nicholson
The contenders for my... Read More
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Posted by Leon Nicholson on October 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment
From his portrayal of villains such as Jake Fratelli in The Goonies and Drug Lord Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill, Robert Davi is one of the film industry’s most recognised actors in Hollywood. Now he has embarked on a musical career as a singer and his album, Davi Sings Sinatra: On The Road to Romance, has been critically acclaimed. He spoke to Leon Nicholson exclusively about his influences, who he would love to collaborate with and future... Read More
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Posted by Leon Nicholson on September 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Leon Nicholson takes a look a Len Wiseman’s Total Recall starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel.
Currently on General Release at UK Cinemas.
Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall was released in 1990, garnered mostly positive reviews and is probably classed as a guilty pleasure/sci-fi classic. Its use of excessive violence was a trademark of Verhoeven’s movies and with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead it was sure to be successful.
Wiseman’s... Read More
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Posted by Leon Nicholson on August 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Leon Nicholson takes a look at action flick The Expendables 2, starring Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham.
For those who are unaware, The Expendables is an action movie starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren, focusing on a group of elite A-Team like mercenaries hired to overthrow a dictator in the small island of Vilena. The movie featured many other action stars including the brilliant Jet Li, Terry Crews, Randy Couture,... Read More
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Posted by Leon Nicholson on July 28, 2012 · 3 Comments
FMV Magazine’s Simon Collings takes a look at one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and asks the question; what’s the deal with Nicolas Cage?
OK, don’t get me wrong – Nicolas Cage is a fantastic actor. Take a look at most of his work from the late 1980s to mid ‘90s and it’s clear to see that some of his work was great. Since that period, with the exception of one or two projects, why then has he decided to appear in films which... Read More
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