Movies

By the 1970s, John Wayne was coming towards the end of his career as a Hollywood star. In 1973, aged 65-years-old, he had been living with one lung for the best part of 10 years and was suffering from emphysema on the remaining one. That year he released two Westerns, …

Back in 1952, James Stewart starred in Bend of the River, an adaptation of Bill Gulick’s novel Bend of the Snake. The Western followed his tough cowboy Glyn McLyntock, who risks his life to deliver confiscated food and supplies to homesteaders after gold is discovered in the area. The part …

Eight years ago, George Miller delivered Mad Max: Fury Road, his fourth entry into his post-apocalyptic action thriller series. Tom Hardy’s titular character starred opposite Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa, a one-armed war captain under the tyrant Immortan Joe. Now the long-awaited prequel has arrived starring Anya Taylor-Joy as the young …

As the Hollywood actors’ strike comes to an end, shooting on Sir Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 is set to resume on December 4 in Malta. Set after the events of the original movie, the sequel follows a grown-up Lucius, the nephew of Commodus, who was saved by Maximus. Oscar-nominee Paul …

Four years ago, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s Alita Battle Angel arrived in cinemas almost 20 years after it was first announced. Making over $405 million worldwide, it became the latter’s highest-grossing movie, receiving praise from critics for its visual effects and action sequences. The cyberpunk adventure, based on the …

Scrapper director Charlotte Regan is part of this year’s BAFTA Breakthrough cohort, but she’s given a fair share of credit to her breakthrough leading actress, Lola Campbell. In her heartwarming and gritty debut, Lola portrays young girl Georgie, who lives by herself in a London flat after the death of …

Queen’s epic 1981 Montreal concert film has been digitally re-mastered for IMAX for the first time ever. Queen Rock Montreal is heading to IMAX cinemas around the world from January 18-21, 2024 and just from the trailer it’s clear how crystal-clear the restored footage looks. Sir Brian May said: “I …

Following the teaser trailer for their rival Snow White movie to Disney’s upcoming live-action remake, Daily Wire also have their first feature film arriving this week. The comedy Lady Ballers, which satirises the controversial inclusion of biological men competing in women’s sports, has had its first trailer released by the …

It’s been 18 years since Daniel Craig was cast in Casino Royale but just who will follow him as the next James Bond? EON Productions will be having secret auditions if they haven’t begun already and fans have their favourites. As for the bookies’ race, there’s been a recent shake-up …

John Lennon was tragically gunned down at just 40-years-old on December 8, 1980 by jealous Beatles fan Mark Chapman, who remains incarcerated to this day. Now 43 years later, a three-part miniseries narrated by Kiefer Sutherland is set to start streaming on Apple TV+ next month with its trailer launched …