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Winner of two Japanese Academy Awards and director of several critically acclaimed films, Sang-il Lee has taken on his biggest challenge to date by remaking the Clint Eastwood classic, Unforgiven. We caught...

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...

For Your Consideration: The Lone Ranger Cast: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Helena Bonham-Carter Director: Gore Verbinski Writer: Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, Terry...

American singer-songwriter and rock legend Bruce Springsteen has written numerous songs for use in films, while his motifs and archetypes have influenced others in a variety of guises. But his...

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of the most celebrated children's films of all time. Infectious songs, eccentricities beyond compare and a surprising darkness that lingers in the mind, Willy...

With the Academy Awards exactly a week away, it is time to introduce the first ever One Room With A View awards. Surely not another film award ceremony? Absolutely! We've got all the traditional categories you...

Zack Snyder’s 300, based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same name, defied audience and studio expectations when it stormed the box office with Spartan-like ferocity back in 2007. Its mix of...

In a career spanning five decades, Hayao Miyazaki has transformed the genre of animation.  His ability to incorporate thematic depth and visual excellence into his features has inspired generations of...

Nearly 30 years have elapsed since John Hughes’ fabled coming-of-age classic hit our screens. Much has occurred in that time. But what has become of The Breakfast Club’s stars? Did their time in the...

For Your Consideration: A Madea Christmas Cast: Tyler Perry, Tika Sumpter, Chad Michael Murray, Larry the Cable Guy Director: Tyler Perry Writer: Tyler...

When it comes to making movies, there are few who can match the careers of writer-director duo Joel and Ethan Coen. Their ability to create new, exciting and enchanting films from across the spectrum of genre...

- "The animal that threatens us is a cat." - Yorgos Lanthimos' darkly subversive 2009 drama Dogtooth offers no easy answers. In this respect, and many others, this freakish tale of parental autocracy...

When it comes to directors in Western cinema over the last twenty years, Paul Thomas Anderson is without equal. Coming from a long line of American filmmakers who burst suddenly onto the scene and went from...

It's been a while since we've featured a Making It Big. If we're honest, there's not been enough out there to inspire us. However, a new contender has come to our attention and we now present it to you. A...

Alan Moore’s legendary Watchmen was the catalyst for a sea change in the way both comic books and superheroes were viewed by the wider world. Deconstructing the clean-cut superhero myths of classics like...