In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Paramount Pictures has announced the 4K Ultra HD release of Brian De Palma’s class crime drama The Untouchables which goes on sale on May 31st; check out the cover artwork, steelbook, and bonus content details below… Originally released on June 3, 1987, THE UNTOUCHABLES celebrates its 35th anniversary this year and remains […]
Welcome to The Rock’s 25th Anniversary
Ricky Church revisits The Rock on its 25th anniversary… The Rock contains so many hallmarks of 1990s movie-making: rogue army operatives, a deadly MacGuffin, a buddy cop story of two completely different personalities and, of course, Nicolas Cage acting his zany, goofy yet somehow still serious self. And when you have Nic Cage starring opposite […]
Nobody Does It Better: The Legacy of Sean Connery
Ricky Church pays tribute to the late Sean Connery… A beautiful woman plays cards against an unseen man. Cards are dealt and the mysterious man moves his hands, glancing at his cards and plays without a word. After a bout, he admires the woman’s gameplay as he takes a cigarette out of his shiny metal […]
R.I.P. Sean Connery (1930 – 2020)
Legendary Scottish actor Sean Connery has passed away aged 90, his family has announced today. As reported by the BBC, the BAFTA and Oscar-winning screen icon died in his sleep while in the Bahamas, having been unwell for some time. No specific cause of death has been revealed. Born in Edinburgh in 1930, Connery worked […]
Royal Mail celebrates the James Bond franchise with new stamp collection
Roay Mail has announced that it is celebrating the James Bond movie franchise and the release of the 25th instalment No Time To Die with a brand new collection of stamps depicting the various big screen incarnations of 007 in the following films: Casino Royale (Daniel Craig, 2006); GoldenEye (Pierce Brosnan, 1995); The Living Daylights (Timothy Dalton, 1987); Live And Let Die (Roger […]
Six Actors We Wish Would Come Out of Retirement
Freda Cooper with six actors we wish would come out of retirement… It would have overshadowed a lesser movie. When Robert Redford declared that The Old Man and the Gun would be his last appearance on screen, you could hear the gasps ripple round Tinsel Town. With a career that’s lasted nearly 60 years as […]
Daniel Craig, it’s okay if you let Bond go
Tony Black on Daniel Craig’s future as Bond… We all knew this was coming. By we, I mean the legion of James Bond fans and aficionados who have followed the bizarre media whirlwind that seems to forever cascade around 007 himself, Daniel Craig. The Daily Fail (sorry, Mail!) apparently claimed Craig is done – that […]
DVD Review – Highlander Director’s Cut: 30th Anniversary Edition
Highlander Director’s Cut: 30th Anniversary Edition Directed by Russell Mulcahy. Starring Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown and Sean Connery. SYNOPSIS: “There can be only one.” Cult classic film Highlander arrives on Blu-ray and two-disc DVD in a new 30th Anniversary Edition that features new interviews with director Russell Mulcahy and star Christopher Lambert, along […]
Countdown to Spectre – From Russia with Love Review
Ricky Church counts down to the release of Spectre with a retro review of From Russia with Love… In From Russia with Love, James Bond’s adventures continue as he’s sent to help Tatiana, a young Russian clerk, defect with Russia’s new cryptograph machine, though in actuality she’s being sent undercover. Unbeknownst to either the British […]
Countdown to Spectre – Dr. No Review
Ricky Church counts down to the release of Spectre with a retro review of James Bond’s first adventure, Dr. No… In October of 1962, the world was introduced to its most famous international spy, James Bond 007 as played by Sean Connery in the film Dr. No. Based off the bestselling series of novels by […]
