Cinemas have been around for as long as I can remember. No matter what age you are, you can never grow out of visiting your local cinema. With more blockbuster movies hitting our screens, I do feel that new more than ever is the time cinemas should take full advantage. (more…)
After the Monty Pythons, after The Goon Show, after the Ealing studio comedies, where did British comedy go? The answer is right here. Top10Films.co.uk looks back at the last 30 years of British comedy film and finds some fantastic movies that have found success all over the world. Please visit our Top 10 British Comedy Films since 1980.
Sam Peckinpah’s film is one of the greatest ever made – not because it sparked such controversy – because it rewards the discerning viewer with something unique on each and every viewing. It is thought-provoking, angry, and provocative. It is cold and detached yet displays the human condition as if laid naked in all its primal glory. It’s disgusting, painful, and upsetting yet at times funny, beautiful, and inspiring. Just sample the rape of Amy cut between David shooting birds in the Cornish countryside. [read more]
The best movies set in one or mainly one location. What makes them so great? Why is 12 Angry Men considered one of the greatest films ever made? How did Hitchcock become a master of the single location film? Find out here.
Are you tired of the same Christmas movies this holiday season? Yes, It’s A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story are full of good cheer but do you want to watch something a little different this year. Check out the alternative movie guide to Christmas on Top10Films.co.uk.
What’s your favorite Christmas film? What film do you love to watch at Christmas that has nothing to do with the holiday season? For recommendations click here and see more Top 10 film lists at Top10Films.co.uk.
Steve Martin is one of the best comedians of his generation. His stand-up routine in the seventies saw him sell-out huge arenas His sometimes surreal, existentialist humor and ‘happy feet’ proving very popular. After regular appearances on Saturday Night Live and the release of “The Jerk” he finally realised his dream: to be in film. The rest is history.
What is your favorite Steve Martin movie? Check out Top10Films.co.uk’s Top 10 Steve Martin Movies.
I vaguely remember my introduction to the horror film. My cousin was visiting, the curtains had been drawn on a sunny afternoon, and John Landis’ An American Werewolf In London had been placed in the VCR. I was seven years old. I recollect that evening, and for many nights consequently, I hardly slept. There was something under my bed, and there was even something in the closet, I knew it too well. Of course, it was easy to see since I’d cry bloody Mary if anyone tried to turn my light off. Could I keep my eyes open? It was becoming more difficult, all I could see were those green hills shrouded in the black cloak of night, and the warning: ‘Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors,’ delivered in that Yorkshire twang. Bryan Glover’s short, controlled outburst – probably his unusual form of goodbye – ‘Beware the moon, lads.’ Then our hero David and best friend Jack are stranded. They’ve wandered off the path, there are no lights around, no one to help. They hear a sound, distant at first but growing louder. Could it be a dog, no, it sounds much bigger. Then the screams, the tearing of flesh, the quick cuts and extreme close-ups; we see a gun fire, all goes silent, and the darkness pervades.
The 1980s provided me with some of my most cherished horror movies. In this lens I will look at the genre during the time period, provide the ten best examples of horror film, and also, as an added bonus, the top 5 scariest scenes! CLICK HERE