Opinion

By RJ Bayley By now you’ve probably seen Marvel Studio’s Iron Man Three (I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, if it says ‘Three’ on the BBFC card and at the end of the movie, then its ‘three’, not ’3′, as the posters insist). Its a very good movie. it’s got twists and turns [...]

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By Andrew Neary            Last July, the LA Times started a rumour surrounding one of the greatest films ever created. Now, it seems that rumour is true – The Shining is going to be given prequel, because everyone loves prequels. There had been nothing more said about the rumour until last [...]

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By RJ Bayley In the good old Mary Whitehouse days of the early 80′s, if the ruling conservative power didn’t like a movie they could simply ban it. Often these were low budget, extremely graphic (for then) gore fests released straight to video; hence the infamous ‘Video Nasties’ list. There’s often a misconception amongst horror [...]

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By RJ Bayley My last release of PMS was aimed at how the Star Wars prequel films negatively affected the original trilogy by weeing all over its legacy. But what if we look at the very core of the Star Wars universe; the 6 live action films? Sadly the prequels still do damage to the [...]

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By RJ Bayley The Lord of the Rings trilogy are some of the greatest films of all time. This is unarguable. You can try and argue against this, but you will fail, because it is unarguable. In The Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson created a series that showcased cinema at its best; truly epic scale, stunning [...]

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- to quote Chastity.com. By Robert Bayley. If you haven’t come across Ruggero Deodato‘s belligerent gore-fest, Cannibal Holocaust it’s every bit as graphic, nauseating and controversial as its title suggests. There’s cannibalism, cannibals fighting cannibals, cannibal rape then more cannibalism. After its premiere Deodato was arrested on obscenity charges. A year later he was arrested [...]

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By Robert Bayley The new 007 film Skyfall is upon us and brings with it the return ‘Hard, Compicated Bond’ Daniel Craig. Since his debut in reboot-which-isn’t-really-a-reboot-but-kind-of-is-in-a-way Casino Royale, Craig’s Bond has been in some of the most brutal fisticuffs of the franchise. He’s been noted for his aggression, viciousness and willingness to smash heads [...]

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by Robert Bayley Hail! Welcome to Private Movie Screaming. Being the first Private Movie Screaming column, here is the requisite introduction: This is a film column which will discuss issues in, of, around, unto, off and un- films. Despite the fact it may include jokes which are far less amusing than I believe them to [...]

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by Robert Bayley If you’ve spent any time on the internet you’ll be aware of the walking weapons of mass destruction that is Chuck Norris. Even if you’ve never seen Delta Force or any of his other OTT action films then you’ll be aware of Chuck Norris facts.

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By Kayleigh Herbertson Hammer Films has produced some of the unparalleled great characters of horror and brought them to the silver screen. During their illustrious working career this production company brought us The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy and multitudes of sequels that have all found their place in the history of horror cinema. [...]

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By Robert Bayley The Exorcist, Frankenstein, Halloween, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; all movies that rightly deserve their place as pinnacles of filmmaking. Even those that aren’t considered classics of their form are considered classics of their genre; think of the likes of Friday the 13th, The Last House on the Left and I Walked With [...]

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By Richard Brooks For some time now, Hollywood has been circling Stephen King’s epic, seven-book Dark Tower series which blends elements of horror, fantasy, drama and the western genre. Although is seems the studio have expressed concerns over the cost. Set in a world not unlike our own which is slowly falling apart, King’s books [...]

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by Richard Brooks In 1975, the summer saw audiences fleeing from cinemas and avoiding the water as Steven Speilberg presented his masterpiece, Jaws. As well as heralding the beginnings of one of the 20th Century’s most respected film makers, it also saw the birth of the summer blockbuster. Now every year, movie studios pack the summer months with [...]

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By Richard Haydn Brooks A woman shaving her legs succumbs to the ravages of a flesh-eating virus and begins to cut chunks out of her nubile flesh. A family figurehead is beaten, crucified and finally set alight. Werewolves make lunch out of soldiers in the Scottish Highlands. A woman searches through the guts of a [...]

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