If only
Our columnists riff on what things would be like in an ideal movie world
Steve Bell's If ... on Johnson spelling out Tory strategy
'Papandreou, he's so square'
Steve Bell
If only more exposés exposed more
As another "insider" movie satire pulls its punches, John Patterson wonders if we'll ever get a Hollywood tell-all that tells all
If only Hitchcock had adapted more Noël Coward plays
Who knew that Alfred Hitchcock once filmed a terribly British Noël Coward stage play? John Patterson wishes he'd made a few more...
If only... British prison dramas were as hard-hitting as their American counterparts
John PattersonI'm kickstarting a campaign for real jail - who's with me?
If only more actors had to play prostitutes
More sleaze, please
John Patterson
If only heroes were a bit less 'super'
Bring on the superbums
John Patterson
If only more film-makers were willing to break 'the last taboo'
Going down on the farm
John Patterson
If only we had more geriatric heroes
John PattersonWhat's the greatest adversary a hero must face? Old age, naturally - it saps their very life-force
If only it was 1960 again
Technicolor dream
John Patterson
Never mind Osama, what about Rumsfeld?
John PattersonIf only ... Morgan Spurlock had set his sights a little closer to home. John Patterson suggests a more realistic quarry for the intrepid film-maker
If only ... we could call time on the wedding movie genre
Grounds for divorce
John Patterson
Special defects
If only... We had a new Roger Corman. John Patterson bemoans the excess of quality in our cinemas - who's left to put out the trash?
Carry on, abroad
If only... American filmmakers would stop getting twitchy about the enemy without. John Patterson advises a long, hard look in the mirror
If only... film-makers would take titles seriously
Underestimating the importance of a great title is pure folly. How would you remake the films with unsuitable monikers?
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