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James Badge Dale. Heard of him? Probably not. But you should have. With The Departed, Shame, World War Z, Flight and Iron Man 3 Dale has been racking up credits in both big budget blockbusters and...

Welcome to By The Book. Every fortnight, we’ll compare a book with its visual adaptation. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling or are the authors turning in their graves through these...

Controversial American filmmaker Oliver Stone has regularly impressed audiences and critiqued American history in such powerful films as Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street and...

Since the inception of cinema, there have been precious few films which have achieved the level of notoriety enjoyed by The Exorcist. Based on a novel by William Blatty and widely regarded as one of the most...

MGM’s 1939 Technicolor musical masterpiece The Wizard of Oz is regarded as a standout event in a year filled with standout movies, like Gone with the Wind and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, as well as a true...

For Your Consideration: After Earth Cast: Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo Director: M. Night Shyamalan Writer: Gary Whitta, M. Night Shyamalan, Will Smith Estimated Budget: $130...

“Music is very important in my movies. In some ways the most important stage...” - Quentin Tarantino, 2009  As musical bad-assery goes, there are few who can match up to Director and Screenwriter...

Fuck. That was my initial reaction to today's sad news. I never met Philip Seymour Hoffman. Unless you float in the circles of film and Broadway, it's unlikely you did either. We won't get the chance...

Welcome to By The Book. Every fortnight, we’ll compare a book with its visual adaptation. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling or are the authors turning in their graves through these...

The younger brother of Ridley, Tony Scott was one of the most successful action directors in Hollywood, consistently producing top-quality entertainment over a thirty year career which included Top...

- "She’s an artist." - Following on from the Grindhouse-inspired Dead Hooker in a Trunk, Jen and Sylvia Soska (Twisted Twins Productions)'s American Mary rejects the tired cliches of "feminist...

"All our movies are filled with crying and sobbing. I didn't order them to portray that kind of thing" - Kim Jong-Il "The cinema occupies an important place in the overall development of art and literature....

Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of the release of one of the '80s' most seminal works. Unsurprisingly, like most good things to come out of the '80s, Steven Spielberg played a part and has gone on to...

1939 was the biggest year for quality movie-making that Hollywood had ever seen, with classics such as Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Ninotchka all nominees for the Best Picture...

A household name, Steven Spielberg is perhaps the most well-known and beloved filmmaker in the history of film with works such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan,...