The Ladykillers, 1955. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Starring Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Jack Warner, Frankie Howerd, and Katie Johnson. SYNOPSIS: The Ealing Studios classic The Ladykillers arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. This disc features the same 4K restoration done by Studio Canal in 2020 (it’s excellent, of […]
Star Wars Mythos Obi-Wan Kenobi Premium Format Figure unveiled by Sideshow
Sideshow has revealed official promotional images for its Obi-Wan Kenobi Mythos Premium Format figure which comes with swappable headsculpts inspired by the likeness of both Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor as the Jedi Master in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. The collectible […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia, 1962. Directed by David Lean. Starring Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, José Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif, and Peter O’Toole. SYNOPSIS: Lawrence of Arabia makes its standalone 4K debut in this new four-disc edition from Sony. The film is split across a pair of 4K Ultra HD […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957. Directed by David Lean. Starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, and James Donald. SYNOPSIS: David Lean’s classic The Bridge on the River Kwai has been reissued on 4K by Sony in honor of the film’s 65th anniversary. This is largely the same 4K edition released […]
Five Essential Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars Stories From Beyond The Movies
Ahead of the Disney+ premiere of Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ceridwen Millington looks at five essential Obi-Wan stories from beyond the movies… Obi-Wan Kenobi is definitely one of the most intriguing figures in the Star Wars universe. He is obviously one of the most important, being the first Jedi that viewers met and a mentor […]
Ewan McGregor says Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars TV series will start shooting in March
Having been delayed once to undergo a retooling under a new creative team, it seems that Disney and Lucasfilm are now firmly back on track with their Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series, with star Ewan McGregor revealing on the UK’s The Graham Norton Show that filming is set to get underway in March. “We start […]
Kotobukiya’s Star Wars: A New Hope Obi-Wan Kenobi ARTFX statue unveiled
Sideshow has revealed a batch of promotional images for Kotobukiya’s 1/10th scale Obi-Wan Kenobi ARTFX statue which is based on the likeness of Alec Guinness as the Jedi Master in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $84.99. and is expected to ship between April […]
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Obi-Wan Kenobi Premium Format Figure available for pre-order at Sideshow
Sideshow has revealed its upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi Premium Format Figure which is based on the likeness of Alec Guinness in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. The Star Wars collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $550.00 and is expected to ship between April and June 2019; take a look at the […]
Five actors who should play Obi-Wan Kenobi (who aren’t Ewan McGregor)
Anghus Houvouras with a satirical take on five actors who could replace Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi… Star Wars is back, baby! And better than ever. There’s a new Obi-Wan Kenobi movie in the works over at Disney, and I thought it was time to chime in with five actors who could easily step into […]
Movie Review – Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Doctor Zhivago, 1965. Directed by David Lean. Starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, Tom Courtenay and Alec Guinness. SYNOPSIS: Based on Boris Pasternak’s novel of the same name, this is a love story between poet and doctor Yuri Zhivago and young nurse, Lara. Set between World War I and the Russian Revolution, they are […]
