Classic Film Archives: 08/2021

'Purple Rain': The moment Prince became a superstar

‘Purple Rain’: The moment Prince became a superstar

An incredible illustration of an artist at his peak.

Aug 31, 2021

From 1990s icon to early retirement, the fall of Cameron Diaz

The fall of an icon.

Aug 30, 2021

‘The Killers’: The only adaptation that Ernest Hemingway loved

Essential Viewing.

Swapnil Dhruv Bose

Aug 28, 2021

Remembering the great Chadwick Boseman one year after the tragic loss

“A cultural revolutionary”

Aug 28, 2021

40 years on from the steamy seduction of ‘Body Heat’

One of the finest erotic-thrillers.

Aug 28, 2021

‘Candyman’ 1992: A horror film with pertinent racial roots

We eagerly await Nia DaCosta’s remake.

Aug 24, 2021

Roger Avary: The forgotten co-writer of ‘Pulp Fiction’

The screenplay secret behind Quentin Tarantino’s classic.

Aug 23, 2021

‘Barton Fink’ at 30: The Coen brothers’ surreal enigma

A bizarre trip into the mind of a writer.

Aug 22, 2021

An American Werewolf in London

The devilish joy of ‘An American Werewolf in London’ at 40

A joyous celebration of satirical horror.

Aug 21, 2021

Radiohead's Thom Yorke once turned down the chance to create the ‘Fight Club’ soundtrack

Analysing the psychology of Edward Norton in ‘Fight Club’

Deconstructing a fractured mind.

Aug 18, 2021

David Bowie’s sci-fi film ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ being remade into TV series

45 years later and ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ is as divisive as ever

Bowie’s greatest performance?

Aug 15, 2021

Exceptional Cinema: The beautiful ending of Wim Wenders film ‘Paris, Texas’

One of cinema’s greatest ever scenes.

Aug 14, 2021