Whatever Happened to Big Budget Horror?
Hope Lies welcomes a new contributor to the fold, with Robert Girvan here profiling the spate of horror movues produced during the late 1970′s through to the mid-80′s. With the recent news that Universal was not willing to plop down the cash to allow Guillermo Del Toro, with the backing of both James Cameron and Tom … Read more
Genre – Alien Invasions
To mark the release of this weeks Attack The Block, Tim Matthews takes a look at alien invasions in the movies. This week sees the release of Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block; a fresh take on the Alien Invasion movie. It pits the extra-terrestrial nasties against a gang of council estate youths in inner-city London … Read more
Desolate and Affecting – Cinematic Isles
Tying in with the release of Joanna Hogg’s Archipelago Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second takes a look at some key films set upon island locales. When considering islands in the movies, one might automatically turn to the likes of King Kong (1933), Local Hero (1983) or The Wicker Man (1973), with the desolate, … Read more
