The New Zealand Film Archive and the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) have announced that the first three reels (around 30 minutes) of a British silent film called The White Shadow have been discovered. The 1923 film starring Betty Compson and Clive Brook is notable because it appears to be the earliest surviving feature credited […]

Sean Guard sinks his teeth into the latest episode of the popular U.S. vampire series True Blood, “I Hate You, I Love You”… So Sookie seems to be falling for the same man, well vampire, that she used to absolutely loathe. Although Eric has become a character who has lost his “vampire balls”, he has […]

Forbes has compiled a list of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses between May 2010 and May 2011, who earned a combined estimated total of $218 million (£136.5m) during that period. The list is based on information from agents, lawyers, producers and other industry insiders. Tied for first place were Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker, who earned […]

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the career of Mark Dacascos… Sometimes there is someone who flirts with the big time, but for one reason or another, never quite makes it. In the grand pantheon of action star legends, you will remember such luminaries as Arnold, Sly, Jean Claude, Steven and Dolph. They forged lasting careers, […]

Sean Guard sinks his teeth into the latest episode of the popular U.S. vampire series True Blood, ‘You Smell Like Dinner’… Oh my stakes! I know that was pretty cheesy but it was meant to be. This week’s episode was possibly even bigger than the major hype that last week’s premiere brought along with it. […]

Ryan Dunn, one of the stars of the MTV franchise Jackass, was killed earlier today in a car crash in West Goshen, Pennsylvania, aged just 34. According to TMZ, Dunn had posted images of himself out drinking with friends on Sunday night and died at approximately 3am when the car he was travelling in hit […]

Members of the classic comedy group Monty Python have lent their voices to a new 3D animated film based on the memoirs of the late Graham Chapman. A Liar’s Autobiography, published in 1980, was a deliberately fanciful account of his life and a taped reading by Chapman will be used, along with animation and added […]

Sean Guard sinks his teeth into the latest episode of the popular US vampire series True Blood, ‘She’s Not There’… So Sookie is a fairy or fae or whatever you want to call her. Just don’t call her unattractive because that she is still not. She gets a chance to visit what I call “Fairyland” […]

The Emmy Award-winning actor Peter Falk has passed away at his home in Beverly Hills, California, aged 83. Although no cause of death has been released, the screen veteran, who was best known for his portrayal as the TV detective Columbo, had been battling dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for some time. Born in New York […]

D.J. Haza presents the final entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Top Gun, 1986. Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside and Meg Ryan. Top Gun is possibly the coolest film ever made. It has the coolest characters – fighter […]