all the presidents men

The Great Robert Redford

The great Robert Redford turned 85 years old on 18 August 2021. One of the all-time great movie stars, Redford has alway been a politically active actor, although one who has spent a lot of time carefully crafting his screen image and a [...]

August 18, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN

Alan J. Pakula – 1976 All the President’s Men is a wonderful political thriller from the great Alan J. Pakula. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman make for a brilliant pairing as Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two Washington [...]

July 23, 2021

The Sundance Kid: Robert Redford

The mighty Robert Redford is one of the all-time great movie stars. He’s a politically active star, although one who has spent a lot of time carefully crafting his screen image and a wonderfully rich filmography since he big screen debut in the [...]

February 21, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Steven Spielberg Directing Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep On The Set Of THE POST

With Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep amongst its talent, you have to as yourself the question – how come The Post is good, but not great? The ’70s set Richard Nixon/Washington Post true story has some solid moments but it’s a [...]

October 1, 2020

Worth A Watch: Mark Pellington’s ARLINGTON ROAD Starring Jeff Bridges & Tim Robbins

Mark Pellington’s Arlington Road was a solid hit when it was released back in the summer of 1999. It grossed $24.7 million at the US box office and $41 million globally. Pellington’s film is a 70′s style paranoia thriller clearly [...]

September 8, 2020

Kevin Costner And Oliver Stone On The Set Of JFK

A master stroke of filmmaking, JFK stands beside All The Presidents Men as not only an excellent political film, but also one of the greatest studio pictures ever made. The Warner Bros. of today would never finance such a controversial film, and [...]

April 30, 2020

Top 10 Movie Stars Of All Time

There is a difference between what makes a great movie star and what makes a great actor. While the stars on this list are undoubtedly good actors, they have a something extra which makes them great movie stars. Therefore, wonderful actors like Gene [...]

September 1, 2012

DVD Review: Vinnie Jones In THE RIDDLE

In recent years the British film industry has swung between making horror movies and gangster films. Vinnie Jones, former football player, (or soccer for the US) and star of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels returns to London’s criminal [...]

April 29, 2012

Review: Russell Crowe And Ben Affleck Get Political In STATE OF PLAY

State of Play is a classy piece of Hollywood filmmaking that delivers an entertaining two hours in the cinema and features enjoyable star performances from Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams. The film which is based on the British BBC [...]

April 10, 2012