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Review: Sean Connery In Medieval Mystery THE NAME OF THE ROSE

Jean-Jacques Annaud’s The Name Of The Rose is a richly textured medieval mystery where Sean Connery’s Franciscan friar attempts to solve a series of murders in an Italian monastery. Released in 1986, this adaptation of Umberto Eco’s best [...]

August 6, 2026

Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun

Review: Tom Cruise Flies Into The Danger Zone In TOP GUN

It’s preposterous and everything about it is style over substance, but Tony Scott‘s Top Gun is hugely entertaining popcorn fare – and it continues to rock and roll 40 years on. Tom Cruise takes to the skies in this energetic [...]

May 16, 2026

Review: Tom Cruise Is At His Best In TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Few would have expected it, but Top Gun: Maverick is one of the best mainstream Hollywood action films in a long, long time. Forget your Marvel Cinematic Universe of your DC Extended Universe, Tom Cruise knows how to give audiences the tangible top [...]

May 13, 2026

Obituary: Val Kilmer Dies Aged 65

I’ve been writing about movies for nearly 20 years and I’ve written many obituaries (too many) about filmmakers and actors that I have admired. Writing about Val Kilmer’s death is a tough one. I’ve been a fan for over 30 [...]

April 2, 2025

Tom Cruise Signs A Deal With Warner Bros. & TOP GUN 3 Is In The Works

The mighty Tom Cruise shows no sign of slowing down. The star has just inked a non-exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (which they’re calling a ‘strategic partnership’) that will see him make a range of films for the studio. [...]

January 13, 2024

Notebook Reviews: TOP GUN

Tony Scott – 1986 Feel the need for speed. It’s totally preposterous and everything is style over substance, but Tony Scott‘s Top Gun is hugely captivating popcorn fare. Tom Cruise takes to the skies in this energetic aeronautical [...]

November 5, 2023

15 Things To Know Before Seeing MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One hits cinema screens around the globe this week. The seventh instalment in the long-running spy franchise once again sees Tom Cruise conduct gravity-defying stunts as intrepid IMF agent Ethan Hunt. [...]

July 5, 2023

Trailer & Poster: Tom Cruise Is Back As Ethan Hunt In MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

This summer Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Cruise once again pushes himself to the limit on the film, performing all kinds of impossible stunts – just look at that bike jump! If [...]

May 17, 2023

Tom Cruise Gets The Drop In The New Poster For MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

In 2022, Tom Cruise saved cinema with the massive success of the magnificent Top Gun: Maverick. He’ll be back busting blocks in 2023 with Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One. The seventh and allegedly penultimate instalment in the [...]

March 14, 2023

Review: Tom Cruise Delivers Sky-High Entertainment With TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Without a doubt Top Gun: Maverick delivers one of the best mainstream Hollywood action films of the last several years. Forget your Avengers or Justice Leagues, Tom Cruise shows how to give audiences the type of entertainment that they’ve [...]

November 18, 2022

Remembering The Great Tony Scott

Director Tony Scott was born on June 21st 1944. He followed in the footsteps of his older brother, director Ridley Scott, by attending Art College. He then made his way into the advertising industry, working for his brother’s company, Ridley [...]

August 19, 2022

Podcast – Episode 20: Lorne Balfe Talks About Composing The Music For TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Actors, writers, directors and producers all have key roles in production – but one of the most important aspects in a film is the musical score – a score can literally make or break a film. Composer Lorne Balfe joins the Movies In [...]

June 10, 2022

Remembering David Bowie

Musician, actor and cultural trendsetter, the great David Bowie was one of the few artists who managed to legitimately transcend pop consciousness – he was his own thing. He was David Bowie. Born David Jones on January 8, 1947, Bowie [...]

January 8, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron & John Frankenheimer On The Set Of REINDEER GAMES

Director John Frankenheimer’s Reindeer Games (aka Deception) is a festive thriller starring Ben Affleck as an ex-con forced into robbing a casino at Christmas dressed as Santa Claus. Frankenheimer’s film makes the most of film’s [...]

December 19, 2021

Remembering Shane Black’s KISS KISS BANG BANG Starring Robert Downy Jr & Val Kilmer

Famed screenwriter, Shane Black made his directorial debut in 2005 with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Black’s film, based on Brett Halliday’s novel, Bodies Are Where You Find Them is a near flawless modern noir and the script sizzles with [...]

December 9, 2021

Stephen King, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Murray And Ethan Coen – A Day For Talent

Maybe it’s prophecy or just coincidence – but Stephen King (74) Jerry Bruckheimer (78), Bill Murray (71) and Ethan Coen (64) were all born on the same date (21 September). That’s an impressive group of talent to share a birthday. These men [...]

September 21, 2021

Powerful Trailer For Val Kilmer Documentary VAL

From when he first came to prominence in the 1980s, Val Kilmer has always been an actor who was difficult to pin down. From Real Genius and Top Secret! to Top Gun, The Doors and Batman Forever and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Kilmer has always made [...]

July 7, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Andrew Niccol’s GOOD KILL

Imagine Top Gun without the schoolboy antics – and the flying. That’s what you get with Good Kill. That’s not to say that Andrew Niccol‘s 2014 drama is boring (it’s not), it’s just that 21st Century aviation has changed to such an [...]

June 6, 2021

Documentary VAL Set To Explore The Life & Career Of The Mighty Val Kilmer

The mighty Val Kilmer is set to be the focus of a new documentary titled, Val which was produced by A24 and acquired by Amazon Studios in the U.S. and Latin America. A24 will distribute the film throughout the rest of the world and there are [...]

May 28, 2021

There’s No Need To Remake Tony Scott’s THE HUNGER

The late, great Tony Scott made his big screen directing debut with the ultra-stylish 1983 vampire film, The Hunger. The film starred Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie as vampire lovers who get caught-up in a relationship with Susan [...]

May 18, 2021

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