Hollywood legend Tony Curtis has passed away aged 85 after suffering cardiac arrest at his Nevada home late last night, as confirmed this morning by representatives of his daughter Jamie Lee Curtis. Born in New York in 1925, Curtis served in the United States Navy during WWII before studying acting at New York’s Dramatic Workshop […]

Jon Dudley examines the box office performance of Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and asks, why has it not been a box office hit? Edgar Wright’s latest film, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, was made on a budget of around £38.5m [$60m], but as of today (28th Sept. 2010) has only accumulated a […]

Sad news today as the Los Angeles Times reports that film editor and longtime Quentin Tarantino collaborator Sally Menke was found dead in the early hours of this morning, aged 56. Menke had failed to return home from a hiking session in Los Angeles on Monday during an extreme heatwave, with early rumours pointing to […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Saving Private Ryan, 1998. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper, Tom Sizemore, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Jeremy Davies, Ted Danson, Dennis Farina and Paul Giamatti. Saving Private Ryan is the epic war […]

Since the first film exhibition near the end of the 19th century, a countless number of science fiction films have been released. Here, Russell Hill selects the very best of the genre… Outer space has always intrigued mankind. Is there life outside of Earth? And will this life form be friendly? Apparently based on the […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Godfather: Part II, 1974. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Talia Shire, John Cazale, Michael V. Gazzo and Lee Strasberg. After watching The Godfather you simply must grab The […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Godfather, 1972. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, John Cazale, Richard Conte, Talia Shire and Diane Keaton. The Godfather is the epic crime film that chronicles […]

Former child star Gary Coleman has passed away aged 42. The actor – best known as pint-sized Arnold Jackson in the classic TV comedy series Diff’rent Strokes (1978 – 1986) – suffered a brain haemorrhage after fall at his home on Wednesday and died earlier today after his life support machine was turned off. After […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Gladiator, 2000. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou and Richard Harris. Gladiator is the epic Roman tale of a great and loyal general who is stabbed in the […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Cinderella Man, 2005. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Bruce McGill and Paddy Considine. The beautiful story of boxing legend James J. Braddock is brought to the big screen in a fantastic […]