Tom Jolliffe looks back at the early career of Mickey Rourke…When you think back through cinema you can easily think of an array of icons. Brando, Stewart, De Niro, Pacino… I could go on. The role of Acting Deity includes being a point of comparison. When De Niro first broke through he was quickly lauded […]
Extreme Cinema – The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist, 1973.Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller and Linda Blair.The Exorcist was made by former documentary maker William Friedkin who had then recently won an Oscar for The French Connection (1971). The film was based on a real life possession involving a young boy in 1949. In the […]
Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in February 2000
Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in February 2000…To veteran gamers the year 2000 isn’t even on the radar when it comes to retro-gaming, but to many it was the time they first experienced gaming computers and consoles, the first time they got to race, chase and shoot their way through […]
Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in February 1990
Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in February 1990…Just like this month, February 1990 was plagued with storms with trees being uprooted, roof tiles being removed, flooding and worse. The weather may have been making the country down in the mouth but on the gaming front things were doing much better […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Daniel Craig Bond Era
Chris Gelderd counts down to No Time To Die by revisiting the Daniel Craig Bond era…A Royal Naval Reserve Commander, operating as an officer within the Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6 as it’s commonly known. Named after an American ornithologist with an apparently “boring name” fit for a person who was created as a dull, […]
Cinema of 1980: Blockbusters Take Over
Tom Jolliffe looks back at 1980, a key turning point in cinema…After a decade that began with an overwhelming air of pessimist cinema, the end of the 70’s would mark the beginnings of a significant turn around in box office tastes.By 1980 Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were household names. Star Wars, Jaws and Close […]
Red Dwarf: The Top 5 Special Guest Stars from the Show’s Smegging History
On the 32nd anniversary of its premiere, Villordsutch takes a look back through the history of Red Dwarf history to bring you the Top 5 special guest stars that have appeared in this smegging brilliant show…5. Jenny Agutter, OBE (Psirens – Series 6, Episode 1)Star of The Railway Children, Walkabout, Logan’s Run and An American […]
Cinema of 1970: A Significant Cinematic Shift
Tom Jolliffe delves back into the cinema of 1970…It’s hard to believe it but 1970 was fifty years ago. Half a century! What defined that year was a significant shift in cinematic tastes. As the swinging 60’s passed, and the 70’s began, the year itself in cinema perfectly encapsulates the change in audience tastes from […]
Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in February 1980
Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in February 1980…The 1980s were a wonderful decade that gave us some of the best music ever, some of the best movies and, more importantly, some of the best videogames. The year 1980 saw the arrival of one of the most important computer brands to […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: Ranking the James Bond Theme Songs from Worst to Best
Chris Gelderd ranks the James Bond theme songs from worst to best…Following in the footsteps of Sirs, Dames and music royalty, 18 year old American singer Billie Eilish will write and perform the theme song for the 25th James Bond film No Time To Die. With a collection of awards already under her belt such as […]
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