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The best British films of the 1950s: #1 The Cruel Sea

2012-01-15T04:25:00.000-08:00

The Cruel Sea (Charles Frend, 1953)

The Cruel Sea is a 1953 British film from Ealing Studios starring Jack Hawkins and (in his first film) Donald Sinden, with Denholm Elliott, Stanley Baker,Liam Redmond, Virginia McKenna and Moira Lister. It was directed by Charles Frend and produced by Leslie Norman (father of TV movie critic, Barry Norman).
It was based on the best selling novel The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat. It is a strikingly accurate portrayal of the war between the Royal Navy and Germany's U-boats from the viewpoint of the British naval officers and seamen who served in escort vessels during World War II, although the screenplay by Eric Ambler omitted some of Monsarrat's grimmest images. [courtesy Wikipedia]

What films have been based on British television comedy series?

2012-01-08T13:25:00.000-08:00

What British film have been inspired by British television comedy. Have a look at Top 10 Films' look at the best films to be inspired by or based on British television comedy shows.

Who directed Poltergeist - was it Tobe Hooper or Steven Spielberg?

2012-01-08T09:08:00.001-08:00

Who directed Poltergeist - was it Tobe Hooper or Steven Spielberg? Top 10 Films investigates who directed Poltergeist...find out more here.

Top 10 Films takes a look at its favourite lists of 2011

2011-12-27T02:50:00.000-08:00

Click here for the Top 10 Top 10s of 2011: Review of the Year

What is the best Christmas film ever made?

2011-12-26T03:11:00.000-08:00

...Top 10 Films attempts to find out what the best Christmas film of the last thirty years is.

The best Christmas films of the last 30 years

2011-12-20T15:15:00.000-08:00

The best Christmas films of the last 30 years...what are your favourites?

Bad Santa, Scrooged, Home Alone, National Lampoon's Vacation, Miracle on 34th Street, Trading Places, The Santa Clause, Gremlins, Die Hard, Elf, Santa Claus The Movie, The Holiday, Love Actually...what is your favourite Christmas film?

Top 10 Christmas Films of the 2000s

2011-12-17T06:37:00.000-08:00

What are your favourite Christmas films from the 2000s?

The best Christmas films of the 1980s and 1990s

2011-12-03T07:25:00.000-08:00

What are your favourite Christmas films of the 1980s and 1990s?

Do you like Bill Murray's version of Scrooge in Richard Donner's Scrooged or Macauley Culkin defending his house with an assortment of toys from a couple of bumbling burglars?

More fun Christmas things around the net:

Top 10 Christmas Films of the 1980s

Top 10 Christmas Films of the 1990s

Top 10 versions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Introducing modern Indian cinema

2011-11-13T02:33:00.000-08:00

As Indian cinema becomes more popular around the world, audiences are trying to decide which films to introduce themselves to its unique charms. Top 10 Films looks at the ten must-see Indian films from the 2000s to help Indian cinema newcomers to the country's film output. Check out the Top 10 Indian Films of the 200s here.

Best British film of the 1940s

2011-11-05T05:33:00.000-07:00

The 1940s weren't just a golden period for Hollywood. Across the Atlantic Ocean, Britain was producing some of its finest, most timeless films. Here are ten of the very best British films from the 1940s.

Houdini lets Top 10 Films and friends use his magic ticket

2011-10-27T05:10:00.000-07:00

Do you remember the Arnold Schwarzenegger film about a little boy who is given a magic ticket transporting him into his favourite action star's latest movie? Well, now you have that power. What would you do with Houdini's Magic Ticket?

Scariest villains in children's films

2011-10-26T14:16:00.001-07:00

Just in time for Halloween, Top 10 Films takes a look at the best, and scariest, villains in family and children's films. Click here to see the top 10.

14 Days of Horror on Top 10 Films

2011-10-14T14:45:00.001-07:00

31 Days of Horror on Top 10 Films:
Day 1: Paranormal Activity 2 (Review) - After the success of Paranormal Activity there was always going to be a sequel. As we go back into the haunted house with another found-footage film, how does the latest hold up?
Day 2: Jennifer's Body (Review) - Megan’s…I mean Jennifer’s Body is Juno scribe Diablo Cody’s follow-up to her witty, intelligent comedy-drama about teen pregnancy.
Day 3: Dread (Review) - Three students decide to study fear as part of their university thesis in this horror film based on a Clive Barker short story. Anthony DiBlasi is the first-time director.
Day 4: Mimic (Review) - Guillermo Del Toro's first full-English language film is released on blu-ray with an all-new director's cut. But does it improve on the entertaining original?
Day 5: Burke and Hare (Review) - After twelve years on holiday John Landis returns to film-making with the darkly comic Burke and Hare.
Day 6: Deep Rising (Review) - Deep Rising has its flaws - it isn't original and quite happily rips-off other films - but it is undeniably a lot of fun with its sense of self-mocking humour.
Day 7: Legion (Review) - Scott Stewart's odd post-apocalypse film features Paul Bettany as a heavenly angel who thinks he's the Terminator. | The eternal horror of the Maze (Article) Claire Packer joins Top 10 Films' 31 Days of Horror with a look at the use of mazes in horror and fantasy cinema.
Day 8: - The Broken (Review) - This riff on Invasion of the Body Snatchers isn't half as fun.
Day 9: Julia's Eyes (review) - Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro producers Guillem Morales stylish thriller about a woman trying to find her sister’s murderer before her degenerative eye disease renders her blind.
Day 10: - Cherry Tree Lane (Review) - A tense home invasion thriller from the director of London To Brighton.
Day 11: - The Ring (2002) (Review) - The American remake of the scariest Japanese film ever made - how does it hold up in comparison? | Top 10 scariest films ever made
Day 12: - Let The Right One In (Review) - Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In breathes new life into the vampire genre with a tale of survival and coming of age. If Twilight was the fast food of vampire films, then this is fine dining.
Day 13: - The Thing (1982) (Review) - One of the greatest remakes ever made, John Carpenter’s 1982 science-fiction horror is a tale of terror that sees Kurt Russell battle a shape-shifting alien.
Day 14: - The Wolfman (2010) (Review) - The Wolfman looks great thanks to some wonderful photography but Rick Baker’s great make-up effects fail to gloss over the film’s distinct lack of thrills.

The scariest movies ever made...?

2011-10-11T14:13:00.000-07:00

What is the scariest film ever made? Top 10 Films dares to find out as Dan Grant reviews the ten scariest horror films ever made as part of a special month of horror.

See the Top 10 Scariest films ever made here.

31 Days of Horror on Top 10 Films:
Day 1: Paranormal Activity 2 (Review) - After the success of Paranormal Activity there was always going to be a sequel. As we go back into the haunted house with another found-footage film, how does the latest hold up?
Day 2: Jennifer's Body (Review) - Megan’s…I mean Jennifer’s Body is Juno scribe Diablo Cody’s follow-up to her witty, intelligent comedy-drama about teen pregnancy.
Day 3: Dread (Review) - Three students decide to study fear as part of their university thesis in this horror film based on a Clive Barker short story. Anthony DiBlasi is the first-time director.
Day 4: Mimic (Review) - Guillermo Del Toro's first full-English language film is released on blu-ray with an all-new director's cut. But does it improve on the entertaining original?
Day 5: Burke and Hare (Review) - After twelve years on holiday John Landis returns to film-making with the darkly comic Burke and Hare.
Day 6: Deep Rising (Review) - Deep Rising has its flaws - it isn't original and quite happily rips-off other films - but it is undeniably a lot of fun with its sense of self-mocking humour.
Day 7: Legion (Review) - Scott Stewart's odd post-apocalypse film features Paul Bettany as a heavenly angel who thinks he's the Terminator. | The eternal horror of the Maze (Article) Claire Packer joins Top 10 Films' 31 Days of Horror with a look at the use of mazes in horror and fantasy cinema.
Day 8: - The Broken (Review) - This riff on Invasion of the Body Snatchers isn't half as fun.
Day 9: Julia's Eyes (review) - Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro producers Guillem Morales stylish thriller about a woman trying to find her sister’s murderer before her degenerative eye disease renders her blind.
Day 10: - Cherry Tree Lane (Review) - A tense home invasion thriller from the director of London To Brighton.
Day 11: - The Ring (2002) (Review) - The American remake of the scariest Japanese film ever made - how does it hold up in comparison? | Top 10 scariest films ever made

The Messenger on DVD to be won in free competition

2011-10-09T13:41:00.001-07:00

Top 10 Films is giving away The Messenger on DVD to five lucky readers. Click here to enter.

Top 10 Films embarks on 31 Days of Horror

2011-10-04T01:20:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Films embarks on an arduous journey through the horror film in its run-up to Halloween 2011. 31 days and 31 horror films - from newly released to little-seen to all-time classics - will arrive on the site in all their bloody glory. See all the 31 Days of Horror reviews as they go up day by day here and also get involved with the site's competition to win Piranha 3D on Blu-ray by guessing all 31 movies in the October calendar. Top 10 Films is currently in Day 4 of 31 Days of Horror and has reviewed Guillermo Del Toro's 1997 horror-sci-fi Mimic. Stay tuned for more great horror film reviews arriving in the next few weeks.

Best female film roles. Top actresses. Great films.

2011-09-25T02:52:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Girl Power Films

Journalists are getting a bad rep at the moment, these films might help though

2011-09-18T05:29:00.000-07:00

Top 10 films to restore your faith in journalism

Attack the Block is more prescient following London riots

2011-09-17T12:59:00.000-07:00

What did you think of Joe Cornish's Attack The Block? Does it take on a different meaning, or a more powerful meaning, following the London riots? Read this Attack the Block review here.

Best blockbusters of the 1990s

2011-09-11T05:50:00.000-07:00

The 1990s produced some fine blockbusters. It was a decade of big-spending and big movies. Take a look at this list highlighting the ten best blockbusters of the nineties.

Colin Firth's best performance in The King's Speech

2011-09-06T04:16:00.000-07:00

Colin Firth delivers an Oscar-winning performance in Tom Hooper's brilliant The King's Speech.

Updated reviews list at Top 10 Films

2011-08-31T14:11:00.001-07:00

Reviews listed in alphabetical order
*All film reviews by Daniel Stephens unless otherwise stated

1941 (Review by George Litman)

A Cock and Bull Story
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
All The President's Men
Amityville Horror, The (1979)
An Education
Animal House
April Fool's Day
Arbor, The

Bachelor Party
Be Kind Rewind
Below
Benchwarmers, The
Beverly Hills Ninja
Big
Black Christmas
Black Sheep
Brothers Bloom, The
Burbs, The

Changeling, The
Children of Men
City of God
Class
Clockwork Orange, A
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Cloverfield
Cursed

Damned United, The
Dead End
Death Sentence
Departed, The
Disturbia
Dog Soldiers
Doom
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Dressed To Kill
Duel

Eastern Promises

Fright Night

Gauntlet, The
Ginger Snaps
Girl in the Park, The
Goonies, The
Gran Torino
Grown Ups

Halloween (2007)
Hamlet 2
Harry Brown
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2
Heartbreak Kid, The (2007)
Hitcher, The (1986)
Hot Tub Time Machine
Human Centipede, The

I Am Legend
In Bruges
Interstate 60
Invention of Lying, The
Invictus
Iron Man

Jason X
Juno
Just Go With It

Kick-Ass

Last Exorcism, The
L.A. Story
Leap of Faith
Lenny
Let It Ride
Little Miss Sunshine

Man with One Red Shoe
Match Point
Mighty Heart, A
Money Pit, The
Mother (2009)
Murder on a Sunday Morning

Near Dark

Poltergeist III
Punchline

Queen, The

Reeker
Relic, The
Return of the Living Dead
Ring 2, The
Robin Hood
Rounders
Roxanne
Ruins, The
RV: Runaway Vacation

Shallow Grave
Shelter
Silver Bullet
Something Wild
Spellbound (2002)
Splash
Stand By Me
Stephen King's It
Straw Dogs
Sugarland Express, The
Surrogates
Surveillance

Tequila Sunrise
Terminal, The
Tommy Boy
Turner and Hooch

Unborn, The

Valkyrie
Vantage Point

Withnail and I

Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zombies of Mass Destruction

Could Tom Six's The Human Centipede be the sickest horror film ever made?

2011-08-31T14:06:00.000-07:00

Could Tom Six's The Human Centipede be the sickest horror film ever made? Find out what I thought of it here.

A Clockwork Orange blamed for violence in the 1970s

2011-08-17T11:34:00.000-07:00

Stanley Kubrick withdrew A Clockwork Orange from UK theatrical circulation because he was tired of the critical backlash towards his film that blamed it for a host of violent crimes in the early 1970s. Other films over the last thirty years have been blamed for violence and murder. What are your thoughts on life imitating art? Air your views at the top ten films to drive people to murder.

Monty Python's Life of Brian - best British film?

2011-08-13T10:07:00.000-07:00

Susan Black takes a look at the finest British films ever made and finds that the Monty Python's Life of Brian comes out on top. What else features in the top ten - find out here.

Brazil - is it the best Terry Gilliam film?

2011-08-11T14:10:00.000-07:00

Is Brazil the best Terry Gilliam film? Find out here.

Ten influential films that don't get the recognition they deserve

2011-07-31T11:44:00.000-07:00

Greg Cwik writes about ten important films that seem to run under the radar. These ten films represent a cross-section of cinema history; films that are as influential and, in many cases, as good as the Citizen Kane's and Lawrence of Arabia's of this world, but don't receive the same level of credit. See the list, which features Roman Polanski's Repulsion, Richard Williams' troubled production The Thief and the Cobbler, and Michael Crichton's Westworld, here.

And the best film about Poker is...

2011-07-30T11:13:00.000-07:00

The Sting

It's a total disaster! No, not the movie, the impending alien invasion...

2011-07-10T05:24:00.000-07:00

The top 10 Disaster movies

Need money advice? These films may help...

2011-06-26T04:44:00.000-07:00

Money saving tips from the movies. We live in an era of austerity so here's ten money advice tips from ten pretty good films.

The most influential films ever made..?

2011-06-19T07:47:00.000-07:00

Influential. Historically important. Displaying an innovative style. Progressing the medium. Highlighting the true power of cinema. Excellence in editing, sound design, special-effects, music, cinematography, editing. Arguably the most important films ever made. These are the ten must-see movies for anyone thinking about, preparing to, or already studying film at university.

The best Dustin Hoffman performance is...

2011-06-16T14:25:00.000-07:00

Midnight Cowboy

Click here to see the Top 10 Dustin Hoffman Performances - what are your favourite performances by the great actor?

The best music documentary film?

2011-06-05T05:58:00.000-07:00

See Top10Films.co.uk's Top 10 Music Documentaries list here

Top 10 Low Budget Films of All Time

2011-06-04T02:44:00.000-07:00

Jena Ellis looks at the best low budget films of the last few years - click here to see her choices.

"....Juno gets cited as a low-budget movie because it grossed $230 million worldwide on a budget of $6.5 million, but the most expensive film on this list cost less than 5 percent of what it took to make Juno. That’s real low-budget filmmaking. When all is said and done, it’s still possible to make a good movie for a lot less than you might think. These films — with release dates and approximate budgets listed next to the titles — are testament to that..."

The best road trip comedies of all time

2011-05-22T06:10:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Road Trip Comedy Films - click here to see the list

What is the best buddy movie?

2011-05-15T05:26:00.000-07:00

Top 10 buddy movies since 1980 - click here to see the list.

And the best Eddie Murphy character of all time is...

2011-05-10T06:36:00.001-07:00

...check out the top 10 Eddie Murphy characters here.

Margo Stilley takes her clothes off and more in Winterbottom's 9 Songs

2011-05-09T01:25:00.000-07:00

Margo Stilley is the actress who goes all the way in Michael Winterbottom's romance about two young lovers. The film features unsimulated sex and is one of the most sexually explicit mainstream films to be given cinematic release in the UK.

The film features in Top 10 Films' Top 10 romantic films men shouldn't be ashamed to love - click here to see that article.

Best of British cinema's little seen experimental and hard to find films

2011-04-29T09:35:00.000-07:00

British Cinema’s Back Alleys and Byways: A Top 10

Jennifer Lynch gets Daddy's penchant for a twisty, macabre story

2011-04-28T07:03:00.000-07:00

Daniel Stephens reviews Jennifer Lynch's film Surveillance. This excellent film shows signs of her father's penchant for obscure narrative as well as instilling some invention of her own. Click here or the picture above to read the review.

Ziggy Stardust and Gimme Shelter headline a list of the best concert films

2011-04-27T03:55:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Concert Films

Is Ridley Scott's best film Gladiator?

2011-04-25T10:40:00.000-07:00

Is Ridley Scott's best film really Gladiator? What is your favourite movie by the British director known for Alien, Thelma and Louise, and Blade Runner? Click here for Top10Films.co.uk's Top 10 list.

One of Hollywood's finest director's sadly passes away

2011-04-11T04:55:00.000-07:00

Sidney Lumet was one of my favourite directors who made such classics as 12 Angry Men, Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon.

Beetlejuice versus Edward Scissorhands - the best Tim Burton Characters

2011-04-07T05:46:00.000-07:00

Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Jack from A Nightmare Before Christmas, and Grandpa Jo from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory go head to head with six other Tim Burton creations for the coveted number one spot and winner of the best Tim Burton character award. Check out who won here.

The best Annette Bening Films

2011-04-03T11:52:00.001-07:00

What is your favourite performance by actress Annette Bening? Here are top 10 films' ten best.

Kick-Ass not great but...HELLO Lyndsy Fonseca

2011-03-30T08:16:00.000-07:00

Click on the image or here to read my review

Actors who try to sing

2011-03-30T01:13:00.000-07:00

Harry Potter - the final part! New interviews and clips

2011-03-20T07:06:00.000-07:00

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 - new clips and trailers. Click the image above or click here to view the vid.

And the best Arnold Schwarzenegger movie is...The Terminator

2011-03-15T09:15:00.000-07:00

Click on the pic or click here for the top 10 Arnie movies!

Best Arnie Movie

2011-03-14T02:39:00.000-07:00

What's your favourite Arnold Schwarzenegger Films?

Let The Right One In - great modern vampire films

2011-03-13T07:59:00.000-07:00

Charlie Sheen: Hollywood a-hole

2011-03-12T15:40:00.000-08:00

Charlie Sheen, he who thinks we all live dull lives to want to watch him on screen, may well have given us ten of the worst films ever made. Thanks Charlie! Here's ten painfully bad Charlie Sheen movies.

Meryl Streep - Versatile and classy...her best films

2011-03-06T04:27:00.000-08:00

Julia Kukiewicz looks at Meryl Streep's finest films and performances in Top10Films.co.uk's Top 10 Meryl Streep Films.

The best traditionally animated films...

2011-03-03T13:47:00.000-08:00

What are the best traditonally, hand drawn animated films? Do you prefer CGI? What's your favourite classic Disney animation? Click here to read Top 10 Films' Top 10 Traditionally Animated Films

Argh! James Franco looks petrified to be at the Oscars

2011-03-01T05:22:00.000-08:00

James Franco looks petrified to be presenting the Oscars and other terrible things about the 2011 Academy Awards. Read the low down here!

Best Films Set In One Day

2011-02-24T13:31:00.000-08:00

Top 10 Films set in one day - Click here to see the list

Who should win the Best Picture Academy Award?

2011-02-23T07:34:00.000-08:00

...I argue the case for Toy Story 3 - here - http://www.top10films.co.uk/archives/6184

Is Source Code Quantum Leap in disguise?

2011-02-22T11:15:00.000-08:00

Click here to see the trailer and a new clip for Source Code - a time-bending Quantum Leap-like new film starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

The Last Exorcism - scary or not scary?

2011-02-22T05:46:00.000-08:00

Is The Last Exorcism the scariest film ever made?

David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises

2011-02-21T06:27:00.000-08:00

Click the image above or click here to read the review

Ten best Woody Allen Films

2011-02-19T01:46:00.000-08:00

Click the image or click here for the Top 10 Woody Allen films list on Top10Films.co.uk

Carey Mulligan is delightful in the brilliant An Education

2011-02-16T12:21:00.000-08:00

Click here to read the review

There are 4 better werewolf films than The Howling

2011-02-10T14:16:00.000-08:00

Joe Dante's The Howling is a great werewolf film. But there are at least 4 better werewolf films. Find out what those 4 films are right here!

Beware the full moon lads! Best werewolf movies!

2011-02-09T14:14:00.000-08:00

What is your favourite werewolf movie? See Top10Films.co.uk's top 10 HERE

Submarine is the Harold and Maude of 2011

2011-02-08T05:46:00.000-08:00

Richard Ayoade (actor from The It Crowd) makes his directorial debut with Submarine, a quirky black comedy about a dysfunctional 15-year old boy.

Katharine Isabelle is a sexual animal in Ginger Snaps

2011-02-07T08:40:00.000-08:00

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows DVD pack shots

2011-02-05T16:06:00.000-08:00

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows DVD and Blu-Ray pack shots released - see them here

Michael J Fox to receive lifetime achievement award Golden Cameras

2011-02-03T02:19:00.000-08:00

Actor Michael J Fox is to be presented with a lifetime achievement prize at Germany's top entertainment awards, organisers have said.

The Back to the Future star will collect the award at a ceremony in Berlin on Saturday.

Hollywood star John Travolta and German actor Armin Mueller-Stahl will also be honoured at the ceremony, which is now in its 46th year.

The Golden Cameras reward excellence in film, television and music.

Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson are among previous recipients of the event's highest honour.

The Golden Cameras are Germany's most-watched awards programme, with up to 6 million people tuning in to watch the three-hour live broadcast.

Born in Canada in 1961, Fox is also known for his appearances in US sitcoms Family Ties and Spin City.

The 49-year-old, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, is now semi-retired from acting.

Trailer for Simon Pegg's alien comedy Paul

2011-02-02T14:33:00.001-08:00

The best films about male self discovery

2011-01-30T03:14:00.000-08:00

I saw a common theme in some of my favourite movies: male characters, ranging in age, who had come to a crossroads. In many cases they were successful; they had a wife and kids, money and prosperity, a nice car and a big house. But something was missing. See my top 10 choices here

Enthiran - India's answer to The Terminator meets The Matrix

2011-01-29T14:55:00.000-08:00

Enthiran, an Indian sci-fi adventure released worldwide last year, became the country’s most expensive movie thanks to its lavish special-effects and spectacular action sequences that will remind western audiences of The Terminator and more recently The Matrx series. It features lots of over-the-top action sequences including a ten minute extravaganza that might just feature some of the greatest action scenes ever filmed. [Check out the clip here]

Top 10 Robert De Niro Movies

2011-01-25T06:53:00.000-08:00

It's a challenge but someone has to do it. Top10Films.co.uk delves into the long, varied and brilliant career of Robert De Niro to pick out his ten best films.

Drive traffic to your site with Twitter

2011-01-24T10:29:00.000-08:00

Having established a following of over 500 followers, Top 10 Film Editor looks at how to use Twitter as an effective marketing tool - read the article here.

Reviewed: Juno

2011-01-22T06:44:00.000-08:00

Michael Sheen is Brian Clough in the brilliant Damned United

2011-01-21T04:13:00.000-08:00

Michael Sheen once again brings to life a real life figure in the form of smart-mouthed, quick-lipped Middlesbrough-born football manager Brian Clough. Clough is widely regarded as one of the best British football managers, and, if it had not been for his often controversial and outspoken views, would have surely coached England. His greatest success was winning the biggest trophy in club football – the European Cup – with Nottingham Forest. That he did it once was a huge feat but he achieved it twice in consecutive years which has never been matched by any British manager. [read full review here]

Interview with Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky

2011-01-17T15:23:00.000-08:00

When did you first embark on Black Swan? Where did the idea come from?
My sister was a dancer growing up and she was very into ballet. It wasn’t really anything that I understood. But as I got older, I was thinking about worlds to set films in and I thought ballet could be an interesting world to explore. In addition, I was very interested in Dostoevsky’s ‘The Double’, which is a story about a guy who wakes up and his double is there, and the double starts to replace his life. Then I went to see a production of Swan Lake, which I thought was just a bunch of girls in tutus. I didn’t know what it was. But when I saw that there was a Black Swan and a White Swan, played by one dancer, and it was kind of a Eureka moment, it was like ‘oh wow, a double…’ So then it started to come together… [Read More]

Searching for Kristen Stewart Smile...

2011-01-17T03:40:00.000-08:00

Kristen Stewart is one of the most famous actresses of her generation thanks in no small part to the success of vampire love story Twilight. She should be happy. She's got the looks, the boyfriend every teenage girl dreams of, and the career success. But she isn't happy about it.

The brooding brunette has taken the downbeat glum faces displayed throughout her battle with bloodsucking vampires in Twilight and kept them for her appearances in public. The wannabe diva has also been known to throw a tantrum or two behind the scenes. It wasn't long ago she felt compelled to apologise for comments in Elle magazine that compared the paparazzi to being raped. She also threw a jealous temper tantrum at Megan Fox after seeing her posing for pictures with boyfriend Robert Pattinson.

So is Kristen Stewart a happy bunny. I'm off to find out.

Twilight pair in steamy Breaking Dawn romp

2011-01-16T12:18:00.000-08:00

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart get it on in Twilight: Breaking Dawn

Amidst all the rumours about Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – on-off-on-again, babies, break-ups, jealous rants and the rest – one thing is for sure: the new Twilight film will see the franchise’s devoted fans flocking to theatres with vampiric passion. And, with new images of the real life couple in bed together, Twilight’s newest addition Breaking Dawn may well see the vampire and his girl finally go at it.

Natalie Portman poses naked for Christian Dior

2011-01-15T09:42:00.000-08:00

Natalie Portman takes it all off for new photoshoot with Christian Dior Parfums.

The Lovers' Guide: How To Have The Best Sex Of Your Life

2011-01-14T11:47:00.000-08:00

Twenty years after the original The Lovers Guide exploded into the lives of the UK public, the groundbreaking guide is back with another no-holds-barred exploration of the pleasures of lovemaking. And this time it’s in 3D!

To mark the anniversary of the series that has brought adult sex advice firmly into the mainstream, the latest instalment has been created using cutting edge 3D technology (blu-ray only) as the next stop in the sexual revolution. Here the audience is engaged with a never-before-seen sense of intimacy and massively richer viewpoint.

After selling 1.5 million copies and being distributed in twenty two countries and in thirteen languages over its colourful twenty year history, The Lovers’ Guide 3D – Igniting Desire: How to have the best sex of your life will debut in UK cinemas in January 2011 and be available on DVD and in full stereoscopic 3D Blu-ray on 7 February in time for Valentine’s Day. Find out more here

The Arbor up for Best Film and Best Screenplay at LES Film Awards

2011-01-08T04:42:00.000-08:00

This unique film charts the life of Andrea Dunbar’s short existence through the eyes of those that knew her, using actors lip-syncing to recorded interviews taken with Andrea’s real life friends and family. It has been nominated for Best Film and Best Screenplay at the London Evening Standard Film Awards. Find out more here.

Star Wars set for September release on Blu-ray

2011-01-07T06:25:00.000-08:00

he most anticipated Blu-ray release ever – the Star Wars Saga – emerges from light speed this September. For the first time, all six of George Lucas’ epic films (Episodes I-VI) are united in one complete set.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Star Wars in three distinct sets to meet the needs of every Star Wars fan:
- Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray (9-disc Set includes all six films)
- Star Wars: Prequel Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes I-III)
- Star Wars: Original Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes IV-VI)

read more here including grabbing it a bargain price from Amazon.

The Australian cricket team is now a laughing stock...hmm...but what about their comedy films?

2011-01-07T05:50:00.000-08:00

There’s always been that old saying: Dying is easy, comedy is hard. Never has that truism been more reflective of the comedy offering here today. Of all the genres in film, it is perhaps comedy that is the most subjective: you either find something hilarious, or you don’t. Other genre, such as action, horror, drama or science fiction, for example, are either good or bad because of their story and characters. Comedy films, in the main, depend on a viewer’s sense of humour, as opposed to their attention span. For everyone who finds Monty Python’s Dead Parrot sketch hilarious, there’s a dozen who don’t. Which is a problem for any list purporting to state which is the best of a bunch of comedy films, because no doubt everyone will disagree with me on the choices below in some way. So how to approach such a divisive and potentially controversial issue? Simple. I don’t. Instead of offering some trite platitudes about what I find funny, and what turns me off, I’m just going to offer my own choices on the films I find to be the funniest, most impressive comedy films to come out of Australia. So, without further ado, my choices for the top Aussie comedy films… Click here for the Top 10 Australian Comedy Films (List compiled and written by Rodney Twelftree of Fernby Films)

Ace Movie Poster Creator: The Work of Drew Struzan

2011-01-05T14:35:00.000-08:00

When I look over some of my favourite movie posters of all time I notice that I delight in one sheets for films from all genres, from different decades, and various countries. But when I start to pick out just a few that simply have to be placed proudly on the wall, there is one notable commonality. Of those picked to be framed and mounted are all the work of ace poster maker Drew Struzan.

Undoubtedly, you would have come across Struzan’s work even if you don’t recognise the name. He’s the man who designed the iconic posters for such celebrated and widely loved films as Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Back To The Future. His unmistakable style mastered the use of the airbrush to create film imagery that was realistic and detailed but had a distinctive painted look. This style was perfect for the genres he began to work frequently in. After Star Wars he was regularly involved with action-adventure, fantasy, science-fiction, comedy, and horror movies. These were the type of Hollywood productions, especially throughout the 1980s, that relied on the audience’s suspension of disbelief. They were tales of magic, heroes, far away planets and battles between good and evil both on earth and off it. Struzan’s wonderfully imaginative creations, that felt drawn from fantasy and a sense of adventure, were the perfect marketing tool to these exceptionally popular films. Click here for more.

Searching for a Kirsten Stewart smile...

2011-01-05T07:38:00.001-08:00

Strange Conversation continues its quest to find a Kirsten Stewart smile.

Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct: Dream or nightmare?

2011-01-03T04:38:00.000-08:00

Great female roles are hard to come by. Just ask any Hollywood actress. It’s especially difficult for more mature actresses who see their male counterparts age gracefully and still manage to get tasty roles in quality films. But when a good part does come along, it’s important to grab the opportunity and make the most of it. Powerful female characters in Hollywood films have made for some of the most interesting characters in recent times. Top 10 Films presents the Top 10 Dominant Women in Hollywood Film – a collection of ten actresses and performances categorised by the powerful presence of a female character in the story.

Check out the top 10 dominant women in Hollywood film.

Best Alfred Hitchcock Film?

2011-01-01T07:27:00.001-08:00

What is Alfred Hitchcock's best film. Find out here.

Black Swan - release date moved for UK release

2010-11-17T12:39:00.000-08:00

Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel, will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Friday 21st January, 2011.

More here.

Need to remind yourself what's happened in Harry Potter so far?

2010-11-14T05:26:00.000-08:00

Check out this handy guide to the characters, plots and expectations for Deathly Hallows!

Growing up with Emma Watson (aka Hermione Granger)

2010-11-12T10:18:00.000-08:00

Growing up with Hermione Granger - the Good Witch from Harry Potter

Chamber of Secrets:

Prisoner of Azkaban:

Order of the Phoenix:

Half-Blood Prince:

Deathly Hallows:

Deathly Hallows:

Emma Watson looks fantastic at Harry Potter premiere

2010-11-12T09:47:00.001-08:00

Emma Watson stuns the crowds and makes me blush at Harry Potter's Deathly Hallows world premiere last night in London. Check out more pics here.

Two new clips from the new Harry Potter

2010-11-10T14:31:00.000-08:00

Oh yeah!

...check them out here!

Straw Dogs is a masterpiece...

2010-11-10T05:22:00.000-08:00

Review of Sam peckinpah's Straw Dogs

Let It Ride - one of the 80s best comedies

2010-11-08T08:19:00.000-08:00

Click here to read my review.

Shock horror - Dennis Dugan makes good film - read all about it!

2010-11-07T09:05:00.001-08:00

Click here for the review

Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie look good in The Tourist

2010-11-04T09:20:00.000-07:00

...or yeah!

Check out the trailer here.

My Halloween movie marathon begins with...

2010-10-31T05:18:00.000-07:00

The greatest horror movie ever made is...

2010-10-29T02:03:00.000-07:00

See the top 30 Greatest Horror Movies released between 1967 and 1979 right HERE. What are your favourites?

The best horror films of the 1960s and 1970s

2010-10-26T06:30:00.000-07:00

Eight Ball

2010-10-26T06:09:00.000-07:00

The team triumphed for the third straight game last night to continue our unbeaten start to the season. Last night's game was particularly noteworthy for me as I cleared up off the break. If I remember correctly, I potted a red and yellow ball off the break leaving me a choice of colour. I decided to take reds and potted a long pot into the top left with screw. That left me nicely on a shot into the middle pocket. With top spin I potted the ball and came across to the other side of the table to pot another red into the opposite middle leaving me choice of reds into either bottom corner pockets. 4 down, 4 to go.

I decided to pot the left of the two reds with screw to come off the right hand side cushion for options of two balls. I took a more difficult red that was tight on the bottom cushion but close to the pocket. Potting it with side I was able to come back up the table for my final red. The black could not be potted into the left corner - it was blocked, leaving the easy positional shot useless. So I potted my final red with top to come off the cushion and come behind the black ball. It landed perfectly but my final shot wasn't easy. A short range black half the length of the table into the top right hand pocket. I got down and played the shot quite quickly. It went in. Very pleased, my opponent was not!