Category: Movies
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Johnny Depp’s emotional reunion with Pirates of the Caribbean stars at premiere | Films | Entertainment
[ad_1] Last night, Johnny Depp attended the UK premiere of his latest movie Jeanne du Barry, at the Curzon Mayfair in London. Joining the Jack Sparrow actor and his co-star/director Maïwenn on the red carpet were the likes of Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam and Liam Gallagher’s son Gene Gallagher. Also among the celebrity friends of…
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Back to Black writer explains avoiding Amy Winehouse’s ‘painful moments’ | Films | Entertainment
[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 her death, before the singer…
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Elvis ‘so funny’ on Speedway – Nancy Sinatra’s emotional memories of the King | Films | Entertainment
[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 and movie star Nancy Sinatra,…
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Deadpool and Wolverine CinemaCon footage – Avengers Secret Wars nod and more | Films | Entertainment
[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 big screen this year debuted…
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The Hollywood classic John Wayne condemned as ‘Marxist propaganda’ | Films | Entertainment
[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. The scribe had previously taken…
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Paul Newman and Steve McQueen’s fiery feud on The Towering Inferno set | Films | Entertainment
[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 that they were not to…
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James Bond star Sean Connery’s genuine terror that made final cut of 007 movie | Films | Entertainment
[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 today, famously features several underwater…
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How to watch Dune Part Two at home through streaming | Films | Entertainment
[ad_1] Dune Part Two has become one of the most popular movies in recent years. Starring such incredible Hollywood actors as Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh, the picture continues the science-fiction story of Paul Atreides and his fight against the harrowing House Harkonnen. Taking place on Arrakis, the desert planet – better…
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Gladiator 2 CinemaCon footage teases ‘extraordinary’ sequel set 20 years later | Films | Entertainment
[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 Russell Crowe’s Oscar-winning original, Paul…
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Back to Black star made Amy Winehouse’s dad ‘cry when I was in costume’ | Films | Entertainment
[ad_1] Back to Black, a Sam Taylor-Johnson directed biopic on the legendary Camden-born star Amy Winehouse, saw the late singer’s estranged parents reuniting to help the film’s production. In particular, Amy’s dad Mitch Winehouse met with many of the leading cast to help with their character development and weigh in on the project in general.…