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Launched in 2015, John Higgins - Film Review is the official FB page of John Higgins, Actor / Film Critic / Film-Maker / Screenwriter. As a Contributor to www.filmandtvnow.com , I am also Press Co-ordinator for the Paris International Film Festival 2021, where we promote and present vlogs about the event and other aspects of Film Production.
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This is the extended Buck Rogers trailer
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi ≣ USA≣ Director ≣ Daniel Haller≣ Cast ≣ Gil Gerard | Pamela Hensley | Erin Gray | Henry Silva | Tim O'Connor | Joseph Wiseman | D...
RIP Gwyneth Powell.
The Headmaster of Grange Hill who ruled over all who studied
ACTRESS Gwyneth Powell, who appeared in the BBC series Grange Hill, has died at the age of 76, her agent has said. Powell was best known for playing headmistress Bridget McClusky between 1981 and 1…
The New Torch Head Teaser
Teaser Trailer for upcoming David Fussell / John Higgins Short
Photos from Paris Int’l Film Festival's post
God.
First Bob Rafelson, then Paul Sorvino and now David Warner.
The.Omen, Tron, Time Bandits and Titanic.
A truly Titanic British actor.
Please, no more today.
Thanks you all
David Warner, who recently starred in Mary Poppins Returns, dies from a cancer-related illness.
THEME OF THE WEEK.
RANDY EDELMAN - DRAGON - THE BRUCE LEE STORY
Haven't posted for a while, but thought I would share this one. A terrific uplifting theme from the 1993 Bruce Lee biopic, directed by Rob Cohen (the original THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS), with the amazing Jason Scott Lee in the title role of the Martial Arts legend.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupThe Dragon's Heartbeat (From "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" Soundtrack) · Randy EdelmanDragon: The Bruce Lee Story...
About time....too many in Central London
There has long been concern about the deluge of tacky, overpriced US-themed sweet shops that have been taking over iconic buildings on one of the world's most famous shopping streets
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The new website is now live
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60370984
Sad news with the death of film-maker legend Ivan Reitman at the age of 75.
Alongside the likes of John Badham and Peter Hyams, Reitman helped define some of the most memorable films across the 1970s and 1990s and beyond.
A supreme talent who helped establish Canadian horror legend David Cronenberg in the mainstream with SHIVERS (1975) and RABID (1977), he went on to direct Bill Murray in the likes of MEATBALLS, STRIPES and his biggest hit of all time, the original 1984 GHOSTBUSTERS, which was the Number 1 film at the UK box-office in 1985.
That said, he also created some other memorable work, nurturing Arnold Schwarzenegger from pure action to crossover success in films like TWINS and KINDERGARTEN COP and then directed one of the best films of 1993, DAVE, which starred Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in two career-best roles as a man who happens to look like the President who suddenly has to become the President and the smart savvy First Lady.
His work was such an integral part of a generation of film fans who loved the films that he made - and like his GHOSTBUSTERS co-star Harold Ramis has sadly been taken from us way too soon.
The Czechoslovakia-born filmmaker made some of the biggest comedies of the 80s and 90s.
Check out some brand-new film-maker interviews on the official YouTube Channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD7s5uSa4nqvaPKo_-HExaA
THEME OF THE WEEK
ENNIO MORRICONE - THE UNTOUCHABLES (END TITLE)
Thirty five years on from this being my favourite film of 1987, this music continues to uplift me from a truly heroic movie starring Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia, Charles Martin Smith, Robert De Niro as Al Capone - and the late, great Sean Connery as Irish beat cop Jimmy Malone in the role that won him his one and only Academy Award on April 11th, 1988
Incidentally, this same day was the day I had a fateful interview that was to bring me to the film industry for the first time :-)
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupThe Untouchables (End Title) · Ennio MorriconeThe Untouchables℗ 1987 A&M RecordsReleased on: 1987-01-01Producer, ...
Interview Special: Ivan Amaya: Opensight - Film and TV Now
Film And TV Now recently spoke with Ivan Amaya of cinematic rock band Opensight, ahead of the release of their new album MONDO FICTION, coming February 2022. Watch the Interview Here: “London Cinematic Metallers’ Opensight stretch far beyond the boundaries of Metal into the realms of multi-layer...
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Some more performances of this excellent recut of the 1985 hit. Get your tickets whilst you can :-)
Sun 28 Nov to Wed 22 Dec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDXH_X-YbpM
If you loved the Margot Robbie produced starrer I, TONYA, then check out the film from the director of that film, Craig Gillespie, focusing on the relationship between Pamela Anderson (Lily James) and Motley Crue's Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan).
If it is as good as I, TONYA, then I will be happy. Also, Lily James is one of my favourite actresses who lights up the screen in everything she does - here she is in as contrasting a role as you could expect from this English Rose. :-)
PAM & TOMMY Trailer (2022) Lily James as Pamela Anderson, Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee, Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Drama Movie HD© 2021 - Hulu
Filming completed for today's interviews for the upcoming Soho London Independent Film Festival 2021:
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https://soundcloud.com/the-vialucci-podcast/ep-110-frightfest-with-john-higgins
My latest Podcast about Frightfest.
This week our resident film critic, John Higgins, gives Andrew and Theo his report from this year's Frightfest film festival, including his top picks and favourite moments. John also provides a brief
Today I am recording my latest film podcast with Vialucci Media.
It is a Frightfest Special and I will be reflecting on this year's August event, as well as some of my picks from the last 21 years of the Festival.
Exciting to finally see that HALLOWEEN III - SEASON OF THE WITCH, the cult 1983 HALLOWEEN sequel-cum-spinoff film, is showing both uncut and in its' original full 2.35:1 theatrical ratio on Netflix.
The film has divided fans of the series over the years, but in recent times has emerged as the very thing that creator John Carpenter intended, given that the first two original films completed the original Michael Myers film.
Of course there is the new updated reboot sequel, HALLOWEEN KILLS, arriving in cinemas in October 2021, postponed from last year because of the global challenge.
If you haven't seen it, it is the story of Dr. Dan Challis (Tom Atkins, a staple of Carpenter films like THE FOG (1979) and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) who decides the investigate the murder of a man who comes into his hospital. The man's daughter, Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin) tracks her father's path back to Santa Mira, where the mysterious Conal Cochran manufactures Halloween masks.
However, Cochran has a dark plan in place for the world.....
It's an enjoyable film on its' own terms and is a departure for the series. It didn't do too well back in 1983 and 1988 saw the return of Michael Myers, the original killer, with Donald Pleasance back as Dr. Sam Loomis for HALLOWEEN IV - THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MnaYzBhx0A&t=53s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUQC6SVpWVM
Barbara Broccoli, co-producer of the Bond films and Daniel Craig reflect on the legacy ahead of the release of NO TIME TO DIE from September 30th, 2021 in UK cinemas, with US release early October
'Daniel Craig on His Final James Bond Film 'No Time To Die''Actor, Daniel Craig and Producer, Barbara Broccoli sit down to discuss the upcoming James Bond fi...
This is really cool :-)
Photos from Stanka Gjuric author's post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IELdm0PmJR8
And after release delays, anticipation is finally building for the eagerly anticipated release of Daniel Craig's final outing as Bond.
Regardless of what you think of the film, Craig has been a fine servant in the Special Agent role, continuing a legacy that hits it's 60th Anniversary next year.
I have been a massive Bond fan since I first saw YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE on ITV around 1978 and loved catching the Bond films at all times. My first venture to see a Bond film was in 1979 with MOONRAKER and a year later when THE SPY WHO LOVED ME played in a double bill with THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN.
I first saw a Bond film in London in 1989 with LICENCE TO KILL and saw every single one of them in Leicester Square. I was also privileged to attend two Royal Film Performances of a Bond film, DIE ANOTHER DAY in 2002 and Craig's first outing, CASINO ROYALE, in 2006.
It just doesn't feel right to watch this film first anywhere other than the cinema - and that is where I will be next month when it finally bows on the big-screen.
Check out the exciting new trailer for No Time To Die, starring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wri...
Check out my Film And TV Now interview with writer/director Chris Green about his new film THE PEBBLE AND THE BOY:
Film and TV Now's John Higgins interviews writer/director Chris Green about his new British indie film THE PEBBLE AND THE BOY, in UK Cinemas from August 27th...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrK9um80zzo
Country Singer Charlie Daniels passed away today.
His hit THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA appeared in COYOTE UGLY in this sequence....
From The Movie Coyote Ugly, Enjoy!Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as cri...
https://www.filmandtvnow.com/blood-conscious/
If you like films like GET OUT, this one is right up your street.
Opens today in select US cities....
Paranoia and the desire to escape for a few days are like fire and water when a black trio head to a lake in writer/director Timothy Covell’s new rural noir BLOOD CONSCIOUS. Kevin (Oghenero Gbaje), his older sister, Brittney (DeShawn White) and her fiancé, Tony (Lenny Thomas) , set off to the sib...
A timely film about the lost films of the territory - directed by the daughter of the President of Afghanistan.
There is an old adage in Hollywood that films are never finished, but abandoned and another is the camera never lies (somewhere there’s a song in that – and there was a Number One in the UK by the Eurovision champions Buck’s Fizz!) Hollywood has often portrayed the world of Afghanistan as a po...
RIP Sean Lock.
Very funny comedian
Sean Lock, best known for panel shows 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, as well as sitcom 15 Storeys High, has died from cancer at the age of 58, his agent said today.
Check out my review for the new boxing Holocaust biopic THE CHAMPION OF AUSCHWITZ:
https://www.filmandtvnow.com/the-champion-of-auschwitz/
https://www.filmandtvnow.com/interview-special-jason-pollock-finding-kendrick-johnson/
Check out my Zoom interview with Jason Po***ck about his documentary FINDING KENDRICK JOHNSON.
“Seven years before ‘Black Lives Matter’ and George Floyd, teenager Kendrick Johnson was found in the gymnasium of Lowndes High School, Georgia on January 11th, 2013 – having died from what investigators initially felt was an accidental death, in which Johnson had crawled into a gym mat to r...
Latest film podcast with Vialucci Media:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUhDj_orYp0
I recorded the latest Podcast about Westerns Saturday 7th August. Will be out on Monday 9th August 2021.
We talked about a variety of titles and references....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUR5qBp-bZQ
Clint Eastwood's latest - never seems to fade.
A true legend - and my true idol :-)
Trailer for Cry Macho starring Clint Eastwood
This weekend, I will be recording a podcast about Westerns with Vialucci Media. Feel free to send questions, with my name in the heading, to [email protected]
Recording a new podcast with my good mates at Vialucci Media.
Westerns will be the theme this time around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELKzmZK5Dec&list=PLohYzz4btpaTuqTragj8TRYFZ2-Yhs-AR
THEME OF THE WEEK:
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) - JOHN WILLIAMS
A beautifully orchestrated theme from the Oscar-nominated Vietnam drama about Ron Kovic, starring Tom Cruise (Nominated for Best Actor in 1990, losing out to Daniel Day-Lewis for MY LEFT FOOT)
TRIVIA: This music can also be heard as a sample on the trailer for the Al Pacino / Brian De Palma thriller CARLITO'S WAY (1992)
tema principal de la partitura para la película Born on the Fourth of July (Nacido el Cuatro de Julio) compuesta por John Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR-WxNVLZhQ&t=54s
The latest GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE trailer in the series that began in 1984
He came out here for a reason. Watch the new trailer for : Afterlife, exclusively in movie theaters this November.Visit our site:https://www.Gho...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfWVVu1tVgQ
Denis Villeneuve's eagerly anticipated version of Frank Herbert's epic novel was previously filmed for the big-screen in 1984 by David Lynch at Churubusco Studios in Mexico.
This one looks like wowing the audiences.... :-)
A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond h...
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