Tag: danny stewart

Podcast Episode 112: Film Historian & Author Danny Stewart Digs Into Cult Cinema

Film historian and author, Danny Stewart returns to the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about cult films – and his books Saluting The Blood of Heroes: Behind The Apocalyptic Film and Silent Trigger: Shooting The Film. Danny previously joined [...]

August 5, 2026

Review: The New 4K Arrow Films Release Of SOLDIER Really Hits The Mark

Some films just aren’t appreciated in their time. For whatever reason – be that marketing, a poor release date or a million other factors – some films just don’t connect with an audience when they first come out. However, [...]

April 19, 2026

Book Review: SILENT TRIGGER: SHOOTING THE FILM – A Look At Russell Mulcahy’s Dolph Lundgren Actioner

Simply put, Australian director Russell Mulcahy is a monumentally under-appreciated filmmaker. Not only has he made such visually arresting films like Razorback, Highlander and The Shadow – but Mulcahy has also directed some of the 1980s’ [...]

December 30, 2024

Rutger Hauer in Blood Of Heroes/ Slaute of the Jugger

Book Review: SALUTING THE BLOOD OF HEROES: BEHIND THE APOCALYPTIC FILM Delves Deep Into Dystopian Cinema

Film writer Danny Stewart‘s book, Saluting The Blood Of Heroes: Behind The Apocalyptic Film takes us on a journey into a world of post-apocalyptic cinema. Anchored with a focus on David Webb Peoples’ 1989 cult pic The Blood of Heroes (I [...]

December 28, 2024

Podcast Episode 48: Author Danny Stewart On The Underappreciated Kurt Russell Movie SOLDIER

Unfairly dismissed in 1998, Paul W.S. Anderson’s Soldier underperformed when it was released, grossing a paltry $14.5 million at the U.S. on a then substantial $60 million budget. In the UK the Kurt Russell starrer became the most expensive film [...]

April 21, 2024

Book Review: SOLDIER: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN Reclaims Paul W.S. Anderson’s Sci-Fi Actioner

Some movies are embraced by critics and audiences on release, while others gain respect over time. Gaining respect over time is what has happened with Paul W.S. Anderson’s, Soldier, a $60 million sci-fi action film that was ignored by audiences [...]

July 30, 2023