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Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra (Image: Rex) A cast of thousands brought to life Roman legions, slaves, dancing girls and wild bacchanalia, with elephants, chariots, hundreds of horses and doves, and vast armies battling on land and sea. It was the most expensive movie ever made, promising the …

This week, on March 21, 2023, Timothy Dalton turns 77-years-old. The British actor is of course best known for playing James Bond in two movies in the 1980s, but he had the opportunity to join a third film in the franchise – and beyond. When it came down to making …

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is just around the corner, but Chris Pratt is still hung up on a detail from his first Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. The American star recently appeared on BBC’s The One Show to discuss the upcoming Super Mario Bros movie, but he …

No, it wasn’t John Wick Chapter 5 but Ballerina. The official spin-off within the franchise takes place between the events of Chapters 3 and 4. Ana de Armas plays Rooney, a ballerina-assassin who was previously played by Unity Phelan in the third movie. Joining her in the film that was …

Henry Cavill actually came agonisingly close to being James Bond back in 2006 when he was down to the last two alongside another little known (at the time) actor, Daniel Craig. We all know how that went, and the poor 23-year-old was also told to maybe get in better shape. …

John Wayne was seen as a bastion of conservative values, especially in the latter stages of his career. But when his career went stratospheric in the 1940 he was (behind closed doors) a well-known “hell-raiser” according to his daughter Aissa. His tempestuous 1946 marriage to second wife Esperanze ‘Chata’ Baur …

Elvis Presley famously had two types of girls. He liked them sweet and demure like Anita Ward or his teenage girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu, who lost his interest when she became a mother to Lisa Marie. Or The King liked them sexy and sassy like Debra Paget and Ann Margret. But …

Reddick should have been celebrating this week. The 60-year-old was enjoying another surge in a career that had taken him from TV success in The Wire, Fringe and Bosch to late-life film stardom in the John Wick franchise. He had been on the road recently promoting the imminent release of …

Martin told a reporter for Time: “Someone else would have laid around, feeling sorry for himself, for a year. But Duke, he just doesn’t know how to be sick. He’s recuperating the hard way. He’s two loud-speaking guys in one. Me, when people see me, they sometimes say, ‘Oh, there …

Charles Bronson was an imposing figure on and off the screen in films from The Magnificent Seven to Death Wish, which is back on TV screens this weekend. He may have only been a regular 5’9 in height but he was physically brawny and muscular, and brought an intense, dominating …