Last year the Mouse House celebrated its 100th anniversary, which included opening Disney100: The Exhibition at London’s ExCel. The attraction, which closes in just two weeks times, features over 250 magical artifacts and 14 interactive installations from the last century. For British Disney fans, this is certainly a rare opportunity given that the studio is … Read more
Considered one of the greatest film directors of all time, Christopher Nolan has astonishingly never won an Oscar. Yet 2024 is looking set to be his year as the Globes Globes on Sunday evening kick off awards season and help predict the likely Academy Awards contenders. Nominated for eight Golden Globes to Barbie’s nine, Nolan’s … Read more
Back in 1974, Steve McQueen and Paul Newman starred opposite each other in the classic disaster movie The Towering Inferno. Joining the impressive cast were William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire and more. Due to such star power, both McQueen and Dunaway made it very clear that they were not to be approached by set … Read more
Having starred in the first outing of John Ford’s Cavalry trilogy in 1948’s Fort Apache, John Wayne returned to lead the director’s follow-up in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon a year later. The movie was given a budget of $1.6 million, making it one of the most expensive Westerns at that point in Hollywood history. … Read more
There are two sides to every love story. In 2022, Moulin Rouge’s circus ringmaster Baz Luhrmann left audiences all shook up with his boisterous biopic of Elvis Presley. Lost In Translation writer-director Sofia Coppola counters with the provocative drama Priscilla. Glimpsed through 21st-century eyes, Elvis and Priscilla’s courtship, aged 24 and 14, is at first … Read more
Having regretted passing on 1971’s Dirty Harry, John Wayne took a turn in a gritty cop thriller a couple of years later as McQ. Intended for Steve McQueen, hence the title, the film’s script was heavily rewritten for the 65-year-old Duke. Originally set in Seattle like Dirty Harry, the location was changed to San Francisco … Read more
There’s only one MCU movie releasing in 2024, which is a first for Marvel Studios for quite some time barring the pandemic. The likes of Captain America 4 and Thunderbolts have been postponed to 2025 after a disappointing box office year for the franchise in 2023. Only Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool 3, which co-stars a returning … Read more
In the last 18 months, there have been two major Elvis Presley movies released by Hollywood. Baz Luhrmann’s Graceland-approved Elvis movie received Oscar nominations after its 2022 release. Meanwhile, Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, based on the memoir of The King’s ex-wife, is also receiving awards buzz. Fans may be split in their opinions on both of … Read more
One man can make a difference in a world divided by conflict. In director James Hawes’s handsomely crafted period drama based on Barbara Winton’s biography of her humanitarian father, the difference is 86-year-old Sir Anthony Hopkins. The two-time Oscar winner elevates a stirring tale of quiet dedication in the shadow of the Nazi war machine … Read more
J A Bayona’s Society of Snow, which hits Netflix today, is a Spanish-language retelling of the Uruguayan 1972 Andes flight disaster. The critically acclaimed movie stunned at the Venice International Film Festival last year and has been shortlisted for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars this year. On October 13, 1972, a flight chartered from … Read more
