Rumours review – laughing while crying inside
As the world burns, you’d be daft not to be disillusioned with political leaders who often pay mere lip service to solving the issues plaguing society. This is especially true for the ones who make up the G7: an annual political and economic forum of the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies (plus representatives from the European Union), where More...
Favoriten review – a moving exploration into the artistic potential of children
The first words in Ruth Beckermann’s Favoriten, a documentary about a Viennese primary school class, are spoken not by any of the film’s subjects, but by its 72-year-old director. In voiceover, against a colorful More...
Johnny Depp feels ‘cut off’ like his King in Jeanne du Barry ‘It gets weird’ | Films | Entertainment
This week Johnny Depp’s new movie Jeanne du Barry opens in US theatres accompanied by a specially recorded interview with the Hollywood star. During his conversation at home in London with Mark Salisbury, the More...
Johnny Depp’s emotional reunion with Pirates of the Caribbean stars at premiere | Films | Entertainment
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 More...
Back to Black writer explains avoiding Amy Winehouse’s ‘painful moments’ | Films | Entertainment
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 More...
Elvis ‘so funny’ on Speedway – Nancy Sinatra’s emotional memories of the King | Films | Entertainment
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 More...
The Hollywood classic John Wayne condemned as ‘Marxist propaganda’ | Films | Entertainment
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, More...
James Bond star Sean Connery’s genuine terror that made final cut of 007 movie | Films | Entertainment
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 More...
Paul Newman and Steve McQueen’s fiery feud on The Towering Inferno set | Films | Entertainment
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 More...
Gladiator 2 CinemaCon footage teases ‘extraordinary’ sequel set 20 years later | Films | Entertainment
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 More...
