The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Few films of its period presented a more intelligent, plausible and chilling depiction of the destructive potential of atomic power than director Val Guest’s gripping excursion into apocalyptic cinema. A down-on-his luck journalist investigates the reasons behind the...
Quatermass 11 (1957)

Quatermass 11 (1957)

In October 1955, shortly after Hammer Films had released their film adaptation of the Nigel Kneale television series The Quatermass Experiment, the BBC began broadcasting the sequel Quatermass II, with Professor Bernard Quatermass once again saving the Earth from an...
Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Trailer

Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Trailer

Terry Gilliamhas been pushing the Don Quixote boulder up the hill for more than two decades, enduring abandoned shoots, dodgy producers, financial complications and casting changes. After all that, he’s finally about to unveil The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,...
I want to make five series of Hard Sun, says writer Neil Cross

I want to make five series of Hard Sun, says writer Neil Cross

By Ben Dowell Hard Sun, the BBC apocalyptic crime thriller starring Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess, proved a tough watch in episode one with multiple stabbings, shootings and punch-ups. But if you’re enjoying the drama – if “enjoying” is the right word – then prepare...