Movies

[ad_1] Having opened the Cannes Film Festival last year, Johnny Depp’s latest film finally has its UK release. The 60-year-old actor stars as Louis XV opposite Maïwenn (who also directs) as the titular Jeanne du Barry, the King of France’s mistress in the years prior to the French Revolution. Arriving …

[ad_1] Back in January the newly remastered 1981 concert movie Queen Rock Montreal screened in over 400 IMAX cinemas around the world. In just four days the film starring Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon made over $4.1 million worldwide, breaking the record for the biggest IMAX …

[ad_1] Back to Black, the controversial biopic on legendary singer Amy Winehouse, has hit cinemas leaving some fans questioning where the Grammy winner’s more notorious sightings are. The 27-year-old had a very public struggle with addiction and alcoholism before her sudden death in 2011. In the months leading up to …

[ad_1] Following two years army service in West Germany, Elvis Presley was welcomed home extravagantly. Arriving back home Stateside, the King co-starred in 1960 TV special The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome Home Elvis. The programme also happened to be the professional debut of the crooner’s daughter, fellow future music …

[ad_1] Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus couldn’t have been more controversial upon its release in 1960. Title star Kirk Douglas took a massive risk in allowing blacklisted communist screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten, to pen the Oscar-winning Roman epic without having to use a friend’s name in place of his own. …

[ad_1] Back in 1974, Paul Newman and Steve McQueen starred opposite each other in the classic disaster movie The Towering Inferno. Among the rest of the impressive cast were William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire and more. Due to such star power, both McQueen and Dunaway made it very clear …

[ad_1] Following Dr No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger, 1965’s Thunderball was set to be even bigger for Sean Connery’s James Bond. On a budget that was more than the last three 007 movies combined, the Hollywood star even performed the gun-barrel sequence for the first time himself. Thunderball, which is on ITV4 …

[ad_1] Following the record-breaking Super Bowl teaser trailer, Marvel fans have been waiting patiently for more Deadpool and Wolverine. CinemaCon has taken place in Las Vegas this week, where studios showcase their upcoming movies to a lucky few in attendance. During Disney’s slot, the only MCU movie to hit the …

[ad_1] This week in Las Vegas the first footage for Gladiator 2 screened at CinemaCon to those lucky enough to attend the industry event. Sir Ridley Scott, who returned to direct the sequel, teased in a video: “It is possibly even more extraordinary than the first.” Set 20 years after …

[ad_1] Saoirse Ronan, who turns thirty today (April 12) had one man by her side throughout the early days of her career. Her father Paul was always to hand as the young starlet navigated her way through the early days of stardom. This was down to more than the close …