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Uncovering Curiosities: Richard Lester’s A HARD DAY’S NIGHT

It seems like only yesterday, but A Hard Day’s Night is now 57 years old. Richard Lester’s musical is getting better with age. The Beatles ditched Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane, hitting the big screen for the prototype rock and roll movie. [...]

November 6, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SHADOWS AND FOG

Woody Allen – 1991 Shadows And Fog is a bizarre but entertaining effort from Woody Allen that features an excellent cast: Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Jodie Foster and Madonna amongst others. It’s very off-beat, but [...]

May 6, 2021

Warren Beatty And Madonna On The Set Of DICK TRACY

Dick Tracy is one of those 1990s curiosities which seems to have been forgotten in the mists of time. If you’re young, you might not even know it exists. However, in the summer of 1990 Warren Beatty‘s movie was everywhere. Based on the [...]

January 11, 2020

Yet Another Terrible Trailer For Guy Ritchie’s KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD

This latest trailer for Guy Ritchie‘s King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword features even more CGI atrocities. Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones are the obvious touchstones here. This must be the worst thing that Richie has been involved in [...]

February 20, 2017

More Costume Changes Than Madonna: New Tactical Suit For Batman In JUSTICE LEAGUE

Call me old fashioned, but I like Batman to keep one suit throughout an entire movie. Like how Keaton rocked back in the day. We all know the real reason for this Madonna style costume change – it’s the toy sales, right? Anyway, I can’t [...]

September 17, 2016

The Best Roles Of Antonio Banderas

A man of many talents, Antonio Banderas is best known for his suave Hispanic charm. From his early collaborations with acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, Banderas then broke into Hollywood in the early 1990s despite at first having to [...]

January 21, 2016

Blu-ray Review: Sean Penn Misses The Target With THE GUNMAN

Sean Penn is an intense actor but you’d think he’d lighten up in his first foray into the action genre. However, he never cracks a smile in this well made but rather dour actioner. Taken director Pierre Morel once again takes a dramatic actor [...]

June 27, 2015

Blu-Ray Review: The Beatles In A HARD DAY’S NIGHT – 50th Anniversary

It seems like only yesterday, but A Hard Day’s Night is now 50 years old. Richard Lester’s musical is getting better with age. The Beatles ditched Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane, hitting the big screen for the prototype rock and roll movie. [...]

July 5, 2014

Take Cover: Madonna Is Set To Direct Another Movie

Madonna appears to have a love for cinema that nobody can suppress. Not just content with being a terrible actress, the ageing pop star made her feature directing debut the the poorly received W.E. in 2011. However, negative reviews aren’t going [...]

March 25, 2014