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09.02.2012
The James Clayton Column: New York City, horror hotspot
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Oscar-nominated drama Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close is the starting point for James’ column this week, as he delves into the movie history of New York…
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02.02.2012
The James Clayton Column: haunted by Harry Potter
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As Hammer’s excellent The Woman In Black opens in the UK, James wonders, is Daniel Radcliffe haunted by the Harry Potter franchise…?
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26.01.2012
The James Clayton Column: Liam Neeson versus wolves and cult concept cocktail moviemaking
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Inspired by Liam Neeson’s tussle with wolves in The Grey, James comes up with a few similar ideas. Sir Ben Kingsley versus polar bears, anyone…?
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19.01.2012
The James Clayton Column: analysing the Michael Fassbender addiction
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In this week’s column, James salutes the work of Michael Fassbender, from his remarkable turn in Hunger to this year’s Shame…
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13.01.2012
The James Clayton Column: are biopics bad for us?
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Another awards season approaches, and as The Iron Lady’s tipped to win multiple gongs, James wonders, are biopics bad for us?
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05.01.2012
The James Clayton Column: a few alternatives to War Horse
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War Pigs? War Totoro? As Spielberg’s War Horse hoofs into cinemas, James comes up with a few alternative battle and animal movie combinations…
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15.12.2011
The James Clayton Column: take a bow, film year 2011
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As 2011 draws to a close, James looks back over the year’s films, and concocts his very own awards ceremony to celebrate the best of them…
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08.12.2011
The James Clayton Column: The Thing is just the thing for the festive season
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Looking for an alternative Christmas movie? James explains why John Carpenter’s The Thing is the perfect festive flick…
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01.12.2011
The James Clayton Column: Scorsese saves Christmas
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There’s delightfully daft potential here, with David Fincher making Seven for seven-year-olds perhaps, Quentin Tarantino creating frenetic cartoon capers (Reservoir Puppies).
As Martin Scorsese turns his hand from mob violence to family adventure with Hugo, James argues that more directors should make PG-rated movies…
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24.11.2011
The James Clayton Column: laughing in the face of death
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Having watched Joseph-Gordon Levitt’s sterling performance in the brilliant 50/50, James concludes that, when faced with death, laughter is the best response…
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17.11.2011
The James Clayton Column: all hail the screen gods
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A screening of Tarsem Singh’s Immortals inspires James to write a paean to other gods of the big-screen…
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10.11.2011
The James Clayton Column: movie dystopias vs the winter of discontent
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With the world gripped by more financial woes, James wonders, does our salvation lie in dystopian sci-fi movies such as Logan's Run, In TIme and, erm, The Muppets?
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03.11.2011
The James Clayton Column: let Straw Dogs lie?
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With the remake of Straw Dogs out today, James ponders the wisdom of returning to classic movies, particularly in light of the disastrous Wicker Man…
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27.10.2011
The James Clayton Column: cinematic tales from the sick bay
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A spell in hospital leaves James cut off from cinema, and desperate for a return to geekdom. Still, at least he hasn’t mutated into a giant swan. Yet…
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20.10.2011
The James Clayton Column: the movie actors immune to infection
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As Contagion sweeps like a plague into UK cinemas, James looks at five Hollywood actors who are surely immune to infection…
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13.10.2011
The James Clayton column: don't hurt Hugh Jackman. Hit some Real Steel
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Real Steel brings boxing robots to the big screen. But does it, James wonders, hint at a future dominated by artificial intelligence…?
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06.10.2011
The James Clayton column: might Johnny English save the world?
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Which spies and organisations would you really trust to save the world? And is Johnny English our best bet?
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29.09.2011
The James Clayton Column: Shark Night? Bah! What's tomorrow night?
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As Shark Night 3D swims ominously into cinemas, James comes up with a few 3D horror concepts of his own. Hen Night 3D, anyone…?
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22.09.2011
The James Clayton Column: in praise of Tom Hardy
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In an ideal world, lazy thesps would be relegated to daytime TV, and Hollywood’s casting agents would only hire those who put their heart, soul and entire body into absolutely everything.
In this week’s column, the release of Warrior inspires James to look back over the work of one of the UK’s finest actors, Tom Hardy…
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15.09.2011
The James Clayton Column: to drive or not to drive?
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Ahead of Drive’s release in cinemas, James takes a leisurely cruise through the history of auto-obsessed movies…
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08.09.2011
The James Clayton Column: Why we’ve never gone back to the Moon - the truth
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Moonwalking is a dangerous addiction that leads to Michael Jackson metamorphosis and, inevitably, a tragic end
With Apollo 18 offering up a horror experience on the Moon, James explores other possible reasons why visits to our nearest neighbour have ceased…
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01.09.2011
The James Clayton Column: Fright Night and fang fatigue
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The sharp canines have become so clichéd and humdrum that they don’t command attention like the supernatural nasties of yore.
In this week’s column, James gets his teeth into Fright Night, and asks whether we’re now officially bored with vampires…
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25.08.2011
The James Clayton Column: in Utopia, we are all Ryan Reynolds
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Is the imminent arrival of Ryan Reynolds’ latest flick, The Change-Up, the forerunner to a dystopian era of body fascism? James fears it might…
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18.08.2011
The James Clayton Column: why we need Conan The Barbarian
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Sick of supermarkets? Crying in front of your computer? Conan The Barbarian will provide the perfect fantasy outlet, James writes...
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11.08.2011
The James Clayton Column: Cowboys & Aliens – the buddy movie
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Inspired by Cowboys & Aliens, James comes up with a few other potential sci-fi/western-themed buddy movies…



























