James Clayton

The James Clayton Column: Silk Spectre, Sucker Punch, Superman, Spartans and... owls?

James Clayton News Nov 11, 2010

James is left reeling yet excited by the trailer for Zack Snyder’s forthcoming Sucker Punch, and ponders how it fits in with the rest of the director’s canon…

The James Clayton Column: Calm down, dear! It's only a cameo!

Cameos
James Clayton News Nov 4, 2010

Madonna in Die Another Day? Keith Richards in Pirates Of The Caribbean? James ponders the importance of celebrity cameos in the movies…

The James Clayton column: Happy Halloween. Show 'em some horror

James Clayton News Oct 28, 2010

Halloween? It should all be about the scary movies, reckons James...

The James Clayton Column: Old crinklies kicking ass

James Clayton News Oct 21, 2010

As movies like RED and The Expendables prove, age is no barrier to becoming an action star. So, James asks, will we see Dame Judi Dench as the next RoboCop?

The James Clayton Column: Buried in bleak horror, totally alone

James Clayton News Oct 14, 2010

A trip to the cinema to see Buried leaves James in a bewildered, philosophical mood, and left contemplating the meaning of life, death, and Raging Bull…

The James Clayton Column: Seek spiritual rebirth, George Lucas

Georjeeling Limited
James Clayton News Oct 7, 2010

James might be interested in seeing the Star Wars movie in 3D, but he's still got some advice for George Lucas...

The James Clayton Column: Sympathy for Ben Affleck

James Clayton News Sep 30, 2010

Actor/director Ben Affleck may be receiving acclaim for The Town, but will he and stars like him, James wonders, forever be associated with tabloid gossip rather than creative skill?

The James Clayton Column: The movies killed our rock 'n' roll

James Clayton News Sep 23, 2010

With movies filled with fictional bands and actors churning out calypso records, James asks: has Hollywood killed rock ‘n’ roll?

The James Clayton Column: Lend your ears to Herzog and Lynch

James Clayton News Sep 16, 2010

With maverick filmmakers Werner Herzog and David Lynch collaborating on My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, James ponders what could come from this creative pairing in the future…

The James Clayton Column: Jonah Hex, Malkovich and miserable critics

James Clayton News Sep 9, 2010

Jonah Hex may have been widely slated, but James found himself enjoying it. Are film critics, James wonders, just too harsh and cynical these days?

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