Is it time to remake the Ealing classic Passport to Pimlico, wonders SIMON MATTHEWS. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Final cut
Final Cut: Eastern Promises (2007)
SIMON MATTHEWS on David Cronenberg’s thriller about the Russian mafia in London. Continue reading
Final Cut: The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
SIMON MATTHEWS investigates a murder amidst the ‘prima donna preciousness’ of professional football. Continue reading
Final Cut: Age of Heroes (2011)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches Sean Bean and Danny Dyer tough it out in a WW2 movie. Continue reading
Final Cut: When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches Anthony Hopkins as a surrogate James Bond in When Eight Bells Toll (1971). Continue reading
Final Cut: Glenda Jackson
SIMON MATTHEWS pays tribute to Glenda Jackson, award-winning actress and mayor manqué. Continue reading
Final Cut: Rocinante (1986)
SIMON MATTHEWS on a tour of downtrodden Britain in the Thatcher years. Continue reading
Final Cut: British Lion Films
From The Green Man to The Man Who Fell to Earth, SIMON MATTHEWS on Britain’s nationalised film company. Continue reading
Final Cut: Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999)
SIMON MATTHEWS on one of David Bowie’s lesser known movies. Continue reading
Final Cut: Now Barabbas Was a Robber (1949)
SIMON MATTHEWS on an anti-death-penalty movie written by the brother of a prime minister. Continue reading
Final Cut: Children of Men (2006)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches the screen adaptation of PD James’s dystopian novel. Continue reading
Final Cut: The Tunnel (1935)
The special relationship between the UK and USA – on rails? SIMON MATTHEWS investigates. Continue reading
