Celluloid Skeletons – The Telstar Film Review

This month Celluloid Skeletons looks at a huge movie star of the 80s and 90s who has, through his own behaviour, fallen by the wayside a little. That’s right it’s ‘Mad’ Mel Gibson, star of action classics like Mad Max and Lethal Weapon, and Oscar winning director of films like Braveheart and Apocalypto. Join Joe and his guests Rory Drummond and …

This month’s episode is about a man so iconic that you only need to hear his first name. Just like Cher. Join Joe and his guests Ian Thomson and Sophie Watson for a chat about classic Clint movies like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Dirty Harry and Unforgiven, and find out when Clint’s hair was its most majestic …

After a lengthy hiatus, Celluloid Skeletons is back with an all new episode! This month, Joe is joined by guest Liam Callander as they look at the career of Kathy Bates, a woman renowned for playing formidable female characters in the likes of Misery, Primary Colors and The Waterboy. So, what kind of skeleton could …

How do you turn an unfilmable novel by Kurt Vonnegut’s into a film? Not like this anyway… Join Joe and guests Michael Clancy and Sophie Watson as they look over the career of blue-collar action hero Bruce Willis and then try and make sense of the mania that is Breakfast of Champions. Subscribe to Celluloid Skeletons here and be …

Ever wondered what Helen Hunt would be like as a punk rocker? Well wonder no more as Joe and his guests Jeff Kennedy & Tom Rennie look at Hunt’s first ever film performance in 1984’s Trancers. Listen here to find out why Jeff thinks As Good as it Gets is overrated & just how hilarious …

Towering, imperious, intense. These are some of the words that regularly crop up when discussing three time Oscar winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis. Naturally then this month’s episode focuses on Stars and Bars, a lightweight fish out of water comedy with Day-Lewis channeling his inner Hugh Grant as a bumbling Englishman in America. Joe is joined by guests …

The 1990s were one long hot streak for Kevin Spacey. From his breakthrough work in Glengarry Glen Ross to his Oscar winning turn in American Beauty, it seemed that ‘The Spaceman’ could do no wrong. Which might be why Ordinary Decent Criminal, his first film of the 00s is such a turkey. Join Joe and his guests Alice …

Craggy faced Texan and professional sourpuss Tommy Lee Jones is under the spotlight in this episode of Celluloid Skeletons. Listen to Joe and returning guest Sophie Watson as they chat about his work over the years, playing gruff, closed off men in films like The Fugitive, Men in Black and No Country for Old Men. With all that …

Join Joe and his guests Michael Clancy and Ian Thomson as they discuss the career of Jodie Foster before looking at an early film in her career; the 1976 thriller The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. Listen in to hear Joe’s flawless impression of Foster’s character in Nell and find out which famous footballers the …