1995 was a great film year, a really great one. A couple of the movies on this list makes me feel fairly old, to be honest. Then again, I know my age, so there’s really no reason why a movie should make me feel old. That should be a privilege given only to my birth […]
There are certain characters that we’re all used to seeing by now. You know, the burned out cop who drinks too much and neglects his (very often second) wife… the silent hero with tough appearence who “also has a softer and more sensitive side”, the funny sidekick… and, well, the cop wife who’s growing tired […]
Most everybody’s got an opinion about Mark Wahlberg, who started out a pop idol as the lead man in the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. His older brother Donnie was an original member of New Kids on the Block, which Mark himself was a part of at the very start. It was however on the movie […]
We’re all familiar with the Don Draper and Tony Soprano from ‘Mad Men’ and ‘The Sopranos’, and everybody knows Michael Corleone from ‘The Godfather’ and The Joker from ‘The Dark Knight’, but neither a TV show or a movie would work very well without a strong cast altogether. Here are some actors and actresses that […]
Everyone has to start somewhere, and for actors it’s usually at the very bottom of the movie credits. From there, it can be a long road to stardom… Looking at the filmographies of some of the biggest movie stars today, here are a couple of actors and actresses who started off with some “classic” roles. You […]
From real life killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy to immortal movie characters such as Hannibal Lecter and the Zodiac Killer, serial killers have always seemed to spawn a certain level of interest, fascination and curiosity. It’s a morbid fascination, but a somewhat understandable one, given its proximity to popular themes such as human psychology and […]
From the moment Lupita Nyong’o announced J.K. Simmons as the winner of the first award of the night, the standard had been set. It would be a night of few, if any, surprises, and one where all the favorites in the acting categories brought home the Oscars. Everything went, as they say, according to the script. Although both […]
Tonight is the big night. Neil Patrick Harris is ready to host the show for the first time ever, and the nominees are all nervously putting their speeches in their inside pockets, praying that it will come in handy by the end of the night. 8 movies are fighting for the Best Film award, whereas […]
We watch movies for different reasons. Example: it’s Sunday, you’ve got a hangover and you want to watch a movie, but at the same time you’re looking to use as little brain activity as humanly possible without being asleep… or dead. Chances are you won’t go for ‘Citizen Kane’, ‘Inception’ or ‘Raging Bull’. You go […]
Earlier today the Oscar nominations were announced, with 8 movies up for this years ‘Best Picture’. On the 22nd of February, Neil Patrick Harris will host the award show, and there will not be a lack of talent in the room. Here are a couple of first thoughts regarding some of the nominees: Steve […]
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