Back in 1964, John Wayne had a cancerous lung and a few ribs removed, leaving him stricken with health problems for the rest of his life. Duke would struggle tenaciously through physical scenes in his movies, secretly relying on an oxygen mask that he was desperate to hide from the public, so …
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Day also described their special bond in her typically affectionate but playful way: “Jim and I worked together only twice, in Move Over, Darling and The Thrill of It All. He’s so good at what he does… I felt married. “We didn’t see each other much over the following years, but we’ve stayed …
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Even so, Damon has always been able o remain philosophical about losing so much money. He added: “I have no defence, other than there was a scheduling conflict, so I literally couldn’t do it… “I don’t regret the choices I’ve made. You make each decision the best you can and …
Read More »Back to the Future exhibition lands in UK with huge collection of items used in trilogy | Films | Entertainment
It’s been over 30 years since the Back to the Future trilogy ended, but fans cannot get enough of Doc Brown and Marty McFly after all these years on. Aside from London being home to the official musical version of the original film, the UK capital is also now the …
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Honor Blackman stars as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger in 1964 Goldfinger had its London world premiere on this day in 1964. Blackman relished the role and her character’s ridiculously rude name, declaring: “It’s very much tongue-in-cheek, isn’t it? I mean, if you’re so po-faced that you have to take that …
Read More »Johnny Depp finally reprises Jack Sparrow in new video giving fans hope for Pirates 6 | Films | Entertainment
Depp’s Captain Jack says: “So, Capt. Kori, terribly sorry I missed out on this. Meant to say it, forgot to say it, didn’t say it, gonna say it now. Saying it, I’ll say it. I hear tell of something they speak about in the ages of now called the YouTube …
Read More »John Wayne ‘screamed in fury’ when caught using oxygen mask on set with Dean Martin | Films | Entertainment
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 …
Read More »The Amazing Maurice review: Family animation powered by funny lines and flights of fancy | Films | Entertainment
We’re somewhere in medieval Europe where a talking con-artist cat called Maurice, voiced by Hugh Laurie, is cashing in on the bubonic plague with the help of a pack of enchanted rats and a gormless lad called Keith (Himesh Patel). After his rodent pals run loudly through a village, ginger …
Read More »The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute review: old-fashioned Russian animation | Films | Entertainment
This duff, dubbed Russian animation has pirouetted past the anti-Putin boycotts to annex over 100 UK screens. Those of us corrupted by decadent Western cinema may find its heroine a bit old-fashioned. In sharp contrast to the feisty female leads in recent Disney films, insipid ballet dancer Marie (voiced by …
Read More »Next James Bond: Henry Cavill hopes dashed as star makes huge announcement | Films | Entertainment
Six stars have officially played James Bond in the film franchise’s 60 year history and now that Daniel Craig has bowed out, the role of 007 is vacant for the first time in 17 years. Back in 2005, a 22-year-old Henry Cavill narrowly missed out on being cast in Casino …
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