Saturday 5 November 2011
Best British film of the 1940s
The 1940s weren't just a golden period for Hollywood. Across the Atlantic Ocean, Britain was producing some of its finest, most timeless films. Here are ten of the very best British films from the 1940s.
Thursday 27 October 2011
Houdini lets Top 10 Films and friends use his magic ticket
Do you remember the Arnold Schwarzenegger film about a little boy who is given a magic ticket transporting him into his favourite action star's latest movie? Well, now you have that power. What would you do with Houdini's Magic Ticket?
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Scariest villains in children's films
Just in time for Halloween, Top 10 Films takes a look at the best, and scariest, villains in family and children's films. Click here to see the top 10.
Friday 14 October 2011
14 Days of Horror on Top 10 Films
31 Days of Horror on Top 10 Films:
Day 1: Paranormal Activity 2 (Review) - After the success of Paranormal Activity there was always going to be a sequel. As we go back into the haunted house with another found-footage film, how does the latest hold up?
Day 2: Jennifer's Body (Review) - Megan’s…I mean Jennifer’s Body is Juno scribe Diablo Cody’s follow-up to her witty, intelligent comedy-drama about teen pregnancy.
Day 3: Dread (Review) - Three students decide to study fear as part of their university thesis in this horror film based on a Clive Barker short story. Anthony DiBlasi is the first-time director.
Day 4: Mimic (Review) - Guillermo Del Toro's first full-English language film is released on blu-ray with an all-new director's cut. But does it improve on the entertaining original?
Day 5: Burke and Hare (Review) - After twelve years on holiday John Landis returns to film-making with the darkly comic Burke and Hare.
Day 6: Deep Rising (Review) - Deep Rising has its flaws - it isn't original and quite happily rips-off other films - but it is undeniably a lot of fun with its sense of self-mocking humour.
Day 7: Legion (Review) - Scott Stewart's odd post-apocalypse film features Paul Bettany as a heavenly angel who thinks he's the Terminator. | The eternal horror of the Maze (Article) Claire Packer joins Top 10 Films' 31 Days of Horror with a look at the use of mazes in horror and fantasy cinema.
Day 8: - The Broken (Review) - This riff on Invasion of the Body Snatchers isn't half as fun.
Day 9: Julia's Eyes (review) - Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro producers Guillem Morales stylish thriller about a woman trying to find her sister’s murderer before her degenerative eye disease renders her blind.
Day 10: - Cherry Tree Lane (Review) - A tense home invasion thriller from the director of London To Brighton.
Day 11: - The Ring (2002) (Review) - The American remake of the scariest Japanese film ever made - how does it hold up in comparison? | Top 10 scariest films ever made
Day 12: - Let The Right One In (Review) - Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In breathes new life into the vampire genre with a tale of survival and coming of age. If Twilight was the fast food of vampire films, then this is fine dining.
Day 13: - The Thing (1982) (Review) - One of the greatest remakes ever made, John Carpenter’s 1982 science-fiction horror is a tale of terror that sees Kurt Russell battle a shape-shifting alien.
Day 14: - The Wolfman (2010) (Review) - The Wolfman looks great thanks to some wonderful photography but Rick Baker’s great make-up effects fail to gloss over the film’s distinct lack of thrills.
Day 1: Paranormal Activity 2 (Review) - After the success of Paranormal Activity there was always going to be a sequel. As we go back into the haunted house with another found-footage film, how does the latest hold up?
Day 2: Jennifer's Body (Review) - Megan’s…I mean Jennifer’s Body is Juno scribe Diablo Cody’s follow-up to her witty, intelligent comedy-drama about teen pregnancy.
Day 3: Dread (Review) - Three students decide to study fear as part of their university thesis in this horror film based on a Clive Barker short story. Anthony DiBlasi is the first-time director.
Day 4: Mimic (Review) - Guillermo Del Toro's first full-English language film is released on blu-ray with an all-new director's cut. But does it improve on the entertaining original?
Day 5: Burke and Hare (Review) - After twelve years on holiday John Landis returns to film-making with the darkly comic Burke and Hare.
Day 6: Deep Rising (Review) - Deep Rising has its flaws - it isn't original and quite happily rips-off other films - but it is undeniably a lot of fun with its sense of self-mocking humour.
Day 7: Legion (Review) - Scott Stewart's odd post-apocalypse film features Paul Bettany as a heavenly angel who thinks he's the Terminator. | The eternal horror of the Maze (Article) Claire Packer joins Top 10 Films' 31 Days of Horror with a look at the use of mazes in horror and fantasy cinema.
Day 8: - The Broken (Review) - This riff on Invasion of the Body Snatchers isn't half as fun.
Day 9: Julia's Eyes (review) - Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro producers Guillem Morales stylish thriller about a woman trying to find her sister’s murderer before her degenerative eye disease renders her blind.
Day 10: - Cherry Tree Lane (Review) - A tense home invasion thriller from the director of London To Brighton.
Day 11: - The Ring (2002) (Review) - The American remake of the scariest Japanese film ever made - how does it hold up in comparison? | Top 10 scariest films ever made
Day 12: - Let The Right One In (Review) - Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In breathes new life into the vampire genre with a tale of survival and coming of age. If Twilight was the fast food of vampire films, then this is fine dining.
Day 13: - The Thing (1982) (Review) - One of the greatest remakes ever made, John Carpenter’s 1982 science-fiction horror is a tale of terror that sees Kurt Russell battle a shape-shifting alien.
Day 14: - The Wolfman (2010) (Review) - The Wolfman looks great thanks to some wonderful photography but Rick Baker’s great make-up effects fail to gloss over the film’s distinct lack of thrills.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
The scariest movies ever made...?
What is the scariest film ever made? Top 10 Films dares to find out as Dan Grant reviews the ten scariest horror films ever made as part of a special month of horror.
See the Top 10 Scariest films ever made here.
31 Days of Horror on Top 10 Films:
Day 1: Paranormal Activity 2 (Review) - After the success of Paranormal Activity there was always going to be a sequel. As we go back into the haunted house with another found-footage film, how does the latest hold up?
Day 2: Jennifer's Body (Review) - Megan’s…I mean Jennifer’s Body is Juno scribe Diablo Cody’s follow-up to her witty, intelligent comedy-drama about teen pregnancy.
Day 3: Dread (Review) - Three students decide to study fear as part of their university thesis in this horror film based on a Clive Barker short story. Anthony DiBlasi is the first-time director.
Day 4: Mimic (Review) - Guillermo Del Toro's first full-English language film is released on blu-ray with an all-new director's cut. But does it improve on the entertaining original?
Day 5: Burke and Hare (Review) - After twelve years on holiday John Landis returns to film-making with the darkly comic Burke and Hare.
Day 6: Deep Rising (Review) - Deep Rising has its flaws - it isn't original and quite happily rips-off other films - but it is undeniably a lot of fun with its sense of self-mocking humour.
Day 7: Legion (Review) - Scott Stewart's odd post-apocalypse film features Paul Bettany as a heavenly angel who thinks he's the Terminator. | The eternal horror of the Maze (Article) Claire Packer joins Top 10 Films' 31 Days of Horror with a look at the use of mazes in horror and fantasy cinema.
Day 8: - The Broken (Review) - This riff on Invasion of the Body Snatchers isn't half as fun.
Day 9: Julia's Eyes (review) - Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro producers Guillem Morales stylish thriller about a woman trying to find her sister’s murderer before her degenerative eye disease renders her blind.
Day 10: - Cherry Tree Lane (Review) - A tense home invasion thriller from the director of London To Brighton.
Day 11: - The Ring (2002) (Review) - The American remake of the scariest Japanese film ever made - how does it hold up in comparison? | Top 10 scariest films ever made
See the Top 10 Scariest films ever made here.
31 Days of Horror on Top 10 Films:
Day 1: Paranormal Activity 2 (Review) - After the success of Paranormal Activity there was always going to be a sequel. As we go back into the haunted house with another found-footage film, how does the latest hold up?
Day 2: Jennifer's Body (Review) - Megan’s…I mean Jennifer’s Body is Juno scribe Diablo Cody’s follow-up to her witty, intelligent comedy-drama about teen pregnancy.
Day 3: Dread (Review) - Three students decide to study fear as part of their university thesis in this horror film based on a Clive Barker short story. Anthony DiBlasi is the first-time director.
Day 4: Mimic (Review) - Guillermo Del Toro's first full-English language film is released on blu-ray with an all-new director's cut. But does it improve on the entertaining original?
Day 5: Burke and Hare (Review) - After twelve years on holiday John Landis returns to film-making with the darkly comic Burke and Hare.
Day 6: Deep Rising (Review) - Deep Rising has its flaws - it isn't original and quite happily rips-off other films - but it is undeniably a lot of fun with its sense of self-mocking humour.
Day 7: Legion (Review) - Scott Stewart's odd post-apocalypse film features Paul Bettany as a heavenly angel who thinks he's the Terminator. | The eternal horror of the Maze (Article) Claire Packer joins Top 10 Films' 31 Days of Horror with a look at the use of mazes in horror and fantasy cinema.
Day 8: - The Broken (Review) - This riff on Invasion of the Body Snatchers isn't half as fun.
Day 9: Julia's Eyes (review) - Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro producers Guillem Morales stylish thriller about a woman trying to find her sister’s murderer before her degenerative eye disease renders her blind.
Day 10: - Cherry Tree Lane (Review) - A tense home invasion thriller from the director of London To Brighton.
Day 11: - The Ring (2002) (Review) - The American remake of the scariest Japanese film ever made - how does it hold up in comparison? | Top 10 scariest films ever made
Sunday 9 October 2011
The Messenger on DVD to be won in free competition
Top 10 Films is giving away The Messenger on DVD to five lucky readers. Click here to enter.
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Top 10 Films embarks on 31 Days of Horror
Top 10 Films embarks on an arduous journey through the horror film in its run-up to Halloween 2011. 31 days and 31 horror films - from newly released to little-seen to all-time classics - will arrive on the site in all their bloody glory. See all the 31 Days of Horror reviews as they go up day by day here and also get involved with the site's competition to win Piranha 3D on Blu-ray by guessing all 31 movies in the October calendar. Top 10 Films is currently in Day 4 of 31 Days of Horror and has reviewed Guillermo Del Toro's 1997 horror-sci-fi Mimic. Stay tuned for more great horror film reviews arriving in the next few weeks.
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