Clint Eastwood can usually be relied on to deliver some gravitas and cultural nous with each successive release, although judging by the latest promo for his new supernatural drama ‘Hereafter’, he may be about to jump the shark and head off into M.Night Shymalan territory.
Still, Matt Damon is always good value and despite the over-keen use of Photoshop’s grey filter and bizarre Londoners sporting Yorkshire accents second act (not to mention a tube explosion -possibly a touch too sensitive for some) we’re reserving judgement for the moment.
Over the years Sir Maurice Micklewhite has been is some right old guff. For every moment of quiet gravitas as Alfred The Butler there’s a ‘Shadow Run’ waiting to quietly derail things.
Even back in the good old days you couldn’t trust him not to slip into a dress and beggar belief fighting killer Bees – frankly, the man’s long been a danger to his own career, so it’s a tribute to his charisma that he remains such an enduring screen icon – and in Daniel Barber’s Sarth Lahndahn violence-fest, we’re reminded exactly why.
If you’re anything like the staff at STS, you already know that booze and movies are two of the best things in the world (The others being pizza and firearms), and it seems our friends and purveyors of fine purepot still Irish Whiskey Jameson’s agree, and to prove it, they’re putting their money where their mouths are (and their Whiskey where our mouths are) with a series of fantastic cult film showings in some unique venues around London as part of the Jameson’s Cult Film Club.
Hi Kids! Eternally young batchelor boy of pop Sir Cliff Richard* here, just taking a quick breather from churning out Christmas number 1 singles to let you know that hey! Summer Holidays are almost over, but there’s still time to cram some smashing movie experiences into the last couple of weeks!
