Movies

The race to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond didn’t just start when his incarnation of the British secret agent made the definitive exit (in many small pieces) on the receiving end of a missile. The frenzied speculation actually started back in 2015 when Craig gave the impression he might …

Donna Douglas was one of the biggest stars on American TV in the 1960s playing Elly May Clampett in the smash hit show The Beverly Hillbillies. It was the top-rated series in the country for two years and remained hugely popular for all nine seasons from 1962-1971. During all that …

John Wayne was fiercely proud and protective of his beloved Western and war movie genres. He vocally blasted films like Gary Cooper’s High Noon or Clint Eastwood’s High Plains Drifter that he believed degraded the ideals and values of the Old West – values which the conservative Duke believed should …

Yul Brynner was a notoriously proud and prickly man, obsessed with always coming out on top, whether in billing or screen presence. He had infamously cried when his King and I Broadway co-star Gertrude Lawrence died – not out of grief but because it meant he would finally get top …

Later today, at 2:40pm, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid graces BBC 2 screens. The exciting Western movie was brought to life by director George Roy Hill, but it was made famous by its legendary Hollywood stars: Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Behind the scenes, however, the two actors did …

Others added: “Rey was fine. Daisy Ridley had to deal with some very poorly management regarding the sequel trilogy, but her acting chops were good. I mean, I know this crowd hated basically everything (good and bad alike), but her character in TFA (The Force Awakens) was albeit a little …

Smokey and the Bandit: Burt Reynolds stars in 1977 film Burt Reynolds certainly had an impressive Hollywood career, including the Cannonball Run films, which are back on TV this weekend. His early career was blighted with despite numerous false starts – most of which were caused by his own behaviour …

Harrison Ford may turn 81 years old this year, but he is still charging around the world as the irascible (and often unwilling) adventurer Indiana Jones. The fifth film in the franchise just dropped its first official trailer. Amid all the excitement, it revealed that we will be getting double …

Later today, at 5:45pm, ET: The Extra-Terrestrial hits ITV2 screens to celebrate Good Friday. The legendary Steven Spielberg film centres on love, companionship, and doing the right thing – but this meant making sacrifices for the movie, as well. The iconic picture included such massive actors as Drew Barrymore, Henry …

It’s over 45 years since we lost Elvis Presley and his music and that unmistakable voice lives on, as iconic and recognisable today as ever. The King wasn’t just a music idol, of course. He also made a vast selection of films of, unfortunately, variable quality. In both careers, he …