Classic Film

10 classic movies that would flop today

These stone-cold classics would all flame out in 2024 – and we know why.

Nov 3, 2024

Billy Wilder - Director

What was director Billy Wilder’s first movie in Hollywood?

An auspicious start to a storied career.

Oct 17, 2024

Paul Thomas Anderson - 2022 - Director

A selection of Paul Thomas Anderson’s favourite classic movies

He likes ’50s noirs.

Jul 23, 2024

Who invented the pre-credit cold open before a movie's title sequence?

Who invented the pre-credit “cold open” before a movie’s title sequence?

A false start…

Jun 13, 2024

Hollywood - Hollywood Sign - Movie - Film - Cinema - General

What was the first Hollywood movie?

A bold new frontier for film.

May 9, 2024

Anatomy of a scene - The horrific final moments of David Cronenberg's ‘The Fly’ -1986

The horrific final moments of David Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly’

A grizzly end.

Apr 6, 2024

The Wizard of Oz - 1939 - Dorothy

The creepy conspiracy theory about a ‘Wizard of Oz’ “hanging” scene

A gruesome tale.

Apr 2, 2024

Vladimir Nabokov - Author

Exploring the complex legacy of Vladimir Nabokov’s classic novel, ‘Lolita’

A complicated legacy.

Aug 13, 2023

'Bad Girls Go To Hell'- exploring Doris Wishman's sexploitation - 1965

‘Bad Girls Go To Hell’: exploring Doris Wishman’s sexploitation

Fascinating.

Aug 9, 2023

Halloween - John Carpenter - 1978

John Carpenter – ‘Halloween’

A horror classic.

May 19, 2023

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino – ‘Pulp Fiction’

A true masterpiece.

May 12, 2023

Danny Boyle – ‘Trainspotting’

Essential viewing.

Swapnil Dhruv Bose

May 7, 2023