Behind The Curtain

If there is one thing Paul Verhoeven knows how to do, it is create a huge action movie with bodies flying everywhere. If there is one thing Arnold Schwarzenegger knows how to do, it is be the person throwing...

Tim Burton’s stylistic and directorial hallmarks can be seen throughout his three-decade spanning film career. His films have achieved both box office success, cult following status and critical acclaim; a...

The Pythons were on top of the world and falling apart. The first three series of Monty Python’s Flying Circus had earned them an adoring fanbase and the opportunity to move to the big screen, but internal...

In the second article in the series, One Room With A View goes 12 Rounds with James D. Dever, the master of on-screen warfare. An expert on all things military, contemporary and historical, Sergeant Major...

From his marble throne Abraham Lincoln looked out across Washington, D.C. 250,000 men, woman and children were gathered before his memorial under the banner of equality and freedom, regardless of the colour of...

12 Rounds is the latest feature from One Room With A View as we celebrate the talent behind the blockbuster action we see on screen. From military advisers to stunt performers, we're going 12 rounds with...

Renowned costume designer Orry-Kelly knelt at Marilyn Monroe’s feet. His notepad filled up with measurements as he stretched and wrapped his tape around her body. He paused at her posterior. “Tony has a...

Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses. Jake: Hit it. Jake and Elwood were on a mission from God but when it came...

A time of big hair, shoulder pads and synthesizer-doused elevator music, the 1980s is a relic of a decade in which so much happened in the worlds of fashion, film and music. Legendary filmmaker John Hughes,...

The last time there was a decent onscreen incarnation of the Last Son of Krypton, the year was 1980 and Christopher Reeve landed Hollywood's biggest deus ex machina on Lois Lane in the form of a mind-wipe...

A girl leaps from the bed and runs to the window. Outside people dance in the warm Italian night as she watches, longing to join them. She may be a princess, but her royal duties bind her; her capacious and...

Andrew Garfield, Marc Webb, Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi: what if Alain Resnais and Henry Winkler were added to that list? It seems improbable, but once upon a time the legendary director of the French New Wave...

When it comes to stylised quirkiness and off-the-wall humour, there is one film maker who stands out against all others, and that is the inimitable writer and director Wes Anderson. Having carved himself a...

In December, Peter Jackson will return to deliver his final instalment in the Hobbit trilogy. Regardless of whether you prefer the Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings films, it has been a phenomenal achievement...

Despite only having directed four feature films, Spike Jonze has become a household name for cinema enthusiasts everywhere. Known for his innovative directing style and his choice of quirky, absurdist and...