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She was the first star of the silver screen, the undisputed Queen of Hollywood and one half of its ultimate power couple, a pioneer of screen acting and a savvy businesswoman. Known as ‘America’s...

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...

Love trivia? Love six degrees of Kevin Bacon? Then you’ve come to the right place. Ten Degrees of Trivia combines the two to take you on a journey through the world of loosely connected facts, beginning and...

Coffee: the world's most popular drink. Last year, Americans consumed up to 150 billion cups of coffee and 54% of all Americans, aged over 18, drunk at least one cup of coffee a day. However let us look beyond...

This is it, folks. We've had fifty... we've had fifty-one... now we go one better, with fifty-two slices of movie trivia each more mildly-interesting than the last. 1. Christopher Walken's real name is...

Cast: Corey Sevier, Eve Mauro, Jasen Wade, Danielle Chuchran, Paul D, Hunt, Matthew Reese Director: John Lyde Writer: Kurt Hale Estimated Budget: Unknown U.S. Gross: Unknown This week...

Remake? Reboot? Reimagining? Hollywood’s obsession with recycling old properties into modern-day multiplex fodder shows no signs of abating. Many are gutless cash-ins seeking the largest possible audience,...

- "My most grievous fault" - Mea maxima culpa - my most grievous fault. American documentary director Alex Gibney is long known for his meticulous examination of deep-seated institutional corruption....

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...

It’s halfway through the 1960s and Alfred Hitchcock is on the decline. His latest features of Marnie, a critical failure, and Torn Curtain, an ambivalent flop, have seen the grand filmmaker’s name reach...

The name Dracula looms like an overlarge bat in the cinematic pantheon. Any history of the horror genre is duty bound to recognise its significance. Yet it is doubtful whether as much significance would have...

Welcome to our new feature, The Movies & Me. In this weekly feature, we will be talking with the biggest names in film to find out their loves & loathings of the cinematic world. Born into a...

“I am not a political activist. When I produced Spartacus in 1959, I was trying to make the best movie I could make, not a political statement.” – Kirk Douglas Dalton Trumbo balanced his typewriter on a...

With Star Wars: Episode VII set for release in just 21 months, the internet has used its sleuthing skills to maximum effect and discovered the cast of the latest feature. With hyperbole abounding, it's time to...

Welcome to By The Book, where we compare the book with its visual adaptation. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling or are the authors turning in their graves through these unholy versions...