Movies

Ailing screen action hero Bruce Willis could be set to make a poignant farewell appearance in a big Hollywood blockbuster – even if he is too ill to act. His friend, iconic filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, wants him for a cameo role in his tenth and final film The Movie Critic, …

After six official outings across 12 years, Roger Moore starred in his final James Bond movie in 1985. Named after Ian Fleming’s short story From a View to a Kill, the 57-year-old 007 starred opposite Christopher Walken’s Max Zorin. The Bond villain’s dastardly plan saw him plotting to destroy his …

Cleopatra was released in UK cinemas 60 years ago on July 31, and returns to TV screens this weekend on BBC2. The film remains notorious as the most expensive made at that time, with Elizabeth Taylor’s record-breaking $1million salary and exorbitant spending and wastage pushing production costs to $44million ($439million …

Barbie and Oppenheimer have officially been out in cinemas for two days as the greatest box office (and social media) battle of the year hots up. Barbie, in particular, has waged an unprecedented media campaign, dominating popular culture from fashion to music. As Hollywood reels from a writers and actors …

Long before he was famous, Sean Connery was well known and feared by the local gangs in Edinburgh after he single-handedly beat six members sent to intimidate him. At 6’2, he had bodybuilding and amateur football success and was even offered a contract with Manchester City in 1953. He’d also …

After opening in Los Angeles with the director himself seeing the show, Tarantino Live has made its way to the other side of the pond. The immersive rock performance mashes together the worlds of Quentin Tarantino’s nine movies and counting. An incredibly talented cast with some sensational voices recreates fan-favourite …

When Aquaman hit cinemas in 2018 its box office takings were beyond expectation making over $1.148 billion. The Jason Momoa-led DC movie remains the highest-grossing DC movie of all time so it’s unsurprising that a sequel was green-lit. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which is set to release in December …

Christopher Nolan has joked over the years that he’s as big a James Bond fan as Alan Partridge. The acclaimed director, who returns to the big screen this week with Oppenheimer, has long been a fan favourite to helm 007 given how much the franchise has influenced his own movies …

Sci-fi, comedy, 70s blaxploitation films and the 1930s adventures of teenage sleuth Nancy Drew are just some of the ingredients in this bizarre movie mash-up. Unsurprisingly, an uneven tone is the main issue with the ambitious and fitfully entertaining first self-directed feature from Creed II screenwriter Juel Taylor. The film …

The wait is over: Barbie is finally out in cinemas. But while fans have been yearning to see the picture hit the big screen, they likely didn’t expect to be so enchanted by its extensive soundtrack. Barbie The Album includes tracks from such incredible pop stars as Billie Eilish, Dua …