Top 10 Films editor Dan Stephens reminisces about childhood favourite Clash of the Titans (1981) and how this brilliant yet deeply unsettling fantasy adventure manages to convince us it's actually a family film. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ8x... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/top10films Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/top10films Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/top10films/ The video is a companion to the article “Clash Of The Titans – Horror Film Monsters Dressed For A Kid’s Party" which first appeared on Top 10 Films and can be accessed via this link: https://www.top10films.co.uk/62786-re... Video written and edited by Dan Stephens. For more, check out: https://www.top10films.co.uk/ Music: https://www.bensound.com/ Film Clips: (c) MGM/UA Home Entertainment / (c) Warner Home Vídeo / (c) Charles H. Schneer Productions *Video created under the guidelines of Fair Use.
Monday, 15 February 2021
No More Truth Seekers - Damn!
“It’s a massive kick in the willy.” That’s how Nick Frost has described Amazon Prime Video’s decision to cancel his ghost-hunting comedy Truth Seekers after just a single season.
Frost, who co-wrote the series with Hot Fuzz and Shaun Of The Dead collaborator Simon Pegg, announced the cancelation on Instagram. “Sadly, Truth Seekers will not be returning for a second season. Truth Seekers has not been renewed, which is a massive kick in the willy for me,” he said in a video message to his 447,000 followers.
“We really put our all into this – our heart and soul, and blood in some cases, so to not come back is really sad for us. It’s a shame. I think we had lots of lovely ghost stories to tell – stories that will remain now untold. If you liked the show, thank you. And if you didn’t, are you happy now? Happy now?”
After leaving L.A., and making only one public appearance since — on a widely condemned mental illness episode of 'Dr. Phil' — the complicated actress sat down for a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter about her legacy and the trauma of the Stanley Kubrick film: "To wake and realize that you had to cry all day, I don’t know how I did it."
There's little chance that any passersby would recognize Duvall as Little Bo Peep from that movie — or, for that matter, as Wendy Torrance from The Shining, the part for which she is best known. Her hair has thinned and grayed, her breathy, Minnie Mouse voice gone gravelly (she chain-smokes Parliaments) and her trademark stick figure — the one she used to full advantage playing Olive Oyl in Robert Altman's Popeye — has filled out. But there are tells. Her eyes still sparkle, even from a distance. And her toothy grin is warm and familiar.
Duvall arrives making jokes and raving about the cherry scones at the cafe next door. A waitress skips down the steps with one in hand and passes it to her through the car window. "Heaven," Duvall says as she takes a bite. Later, the waitress, Kristina Keller, a 50-something with a Texas twang, pulls me aside. "I'm not sure who you are," she says. "But out here amongst these rural Hill Country communities, we look out for each other and we take care of each other. Does that make sense?"
Saturday, 6 February 2021
Armie Hammer In Hot Water, Drooped By WME Over Social Media Posts
WME has dropped Armie Hammer as a client, Deadline confirmed Friday, the latest fallout from the actor’s controversial social media posts that were leaked online.
The news today comes after Hammer exited roles in a pair of projects. He was set to co-star opposite Jennifer Lopez in Lionsgate’s film Shotgun Wedding, but the studio said he asked to step aside amid the controversy, in which direct messages reportedly from Hammer and detailing disturbing sexual fantasies were leaked by anonymous social media account.
Alec Baldwin Leaves Twitter After Wife Hilaria’s Heritage Debacle
Alec Baldwin has flown the Twitter coop, announcing on Monday that he will leave the social media platform “for now.”
“Twitter is like a party where everyone is screaming. Not much of a party,” he Tweeted. “Goodbye for now.”
Baldwin’s departure from Twitter comes weeks after wife Hilaria Baldwin’s came under fire after the internet began questioning the podcaster and author’s Spanish heritage. Old videos surfaced of Hilaria Baldwin seeming to speak with a Spanish accent. She was born in Boston, MA, but spent time in Spain growing up.
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The Oldest Actor To Win An Oscar Christopher Plummer Dies Aged 91
Christopher Plummer, the dazzlingly versatile Canadian actor whose screen career straddled seven decades, including such high-profile films as The Sound of Music, The Man Who Would Be King and All the Money in the World, has died aged 91.
His family confirmed the news, saying he died peacefully at home in Connecticut with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, by his side.
Lou Pitt, his longtime friend and manager of 46 years said:
“Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humour and the music of words. He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. He will forever be with us.”
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Not Going Out: Bring The Theatre Home With These Great Movies
We can't go to the theatre right now. It's infuriating but things will get better.
Instead, let's bring the theatre home with a selection of great films that started life on the stage.
Top 10 Films' selection includes A Streetcar Named Desire, Wait Until Dark and Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, and is based around movies that capture the theatre's unique connection between character and audience.
