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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...

“It’s the writer’s job to get screwed. Writers are the women of the movie business” – Nora Ephron, 1993 Writers have always received the short end of the movie making stick, going unnoticed as...

He weighs in at 83kg, 185cm tall and he’s the male acting equivalent of Anne Hathaway. A figure that’s often derided by critics for his apparent absence of talent, Channing Tatum is a by-word for “tries...

Here's an opinion: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is better than The Temple of Doom. Gasp! Cries of "sacrilege!" ring out. Fights break out on zeppelins. Nazi faces melt off. Alright,...

When I was about seven or eight years old, I found myself perusing my grandparents’ shelf of VHS tapes. In amongst the Tommy Cooper compilations and boxes of Turkish Delight one tape caught my eye. It was...

You know who they are. Or rather: you know what they look like, you may know their names, but you almost certainly know what films they’ve been in. But would you be surprised to know how much those films...

Whether you loved or loathed Gareth Edwards' latest Godzilla entry has put the giant lizard back in vogue. Whether it's a fond look towards the classic Gojira (1954) or a hearty laugh at Roland Emmerich's...

"Let's not talk about the good old times, but the bad new ones." - Bertolt Brecht In recent years the cinema has frequently been talked about as a lost cause. Regardless of the fact that home viewing was...

Welcome to our round-up of The One Room With A View podcast! Season One has reached its conclusion so it's time to relive and recap the best bits and to encourage you to get subscribe, download and enjoy!...

“Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It’s just not widely reported.” Is there a more quotable film in the history of comedy? You might argue Anchorman, maybe Airplane!, but you’d be...

Unlike other entries in this series, The Day After Tomorrow isn’t particularly reviled; it grossed over $500 million and doesn’t fare terribly on either IMDb (rating: 6.4) or score aggregators like Rotten...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe needs no explanation. There's little doubt that even just the letters M, C, and U arranged in that order are enough to get the message across. That's a hefty monopoly on the...

It's been 4 days since the World Cup ended. Sigh. How do we carry on with life? Can you even remember what we did before the seemingly all-consuming football phenomenon? Well, we must persevere and One Room...

The Animatrix is a 2003 animated portmanteau film set in the Matrix universe. Released directly to video to coincide with the theatrical release of The Matrix Reloaded, it is comprised of nine individual short...

There is a scene in Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers (2003) when the three main characters race through the Louvre in Paris, attempting to break a world record. A direct reference to Bande à Part (1964),...