WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers You can’t help but feel sorry for the domestic cat sometimes, especially the black cat due to its historical connections to witchcraft – leading some people to believe they are evil. Now it’s understandable that people are scared of big cats like lions and tigers because no matter how …
Professor X AKA James McAvoy
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers I must admit, I was really sceptical about the recasting of Professor Xavier when making X-Men: First Class, however I think James McAvoy ended up being a really good choice! In places he did remind me a little of Sir Patrick Stewart and the way he and Michael Fassbender …
Rapper to Actor: DMX
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers I found it a really sad state of affairs to realise that I had only properly started listening to DMX after he had died without even realising! Makes me feel worse when I thought his song X Gon’ Give It To Ya was by Xhibit instead. I’ll never profess …
Good For Her
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers OK, so we’ve talked about revenge films before however the idea of “good for her” is considered as genuine trope usually in relation to horror films or psychological thrillers however I think, this can be attributed to any film where the viewer thinks “you know what, good for her!” …
Gregory Peck (1916-2003)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 5th April 1916 Died: 12th June 2003 (aged 87) In La Jolla, a small area in San Diego, California, Bernice Mae ‘Bunny’ Peck gave birth to Eldred Gregory Peck. Both ‘Bunny’ and his father, Gregory, were of British ancestry – which would explain his accent. His parents divorced …
Rabid 1977 vs 2019
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers I would love to know what went through the minds of Jen and Sylvia Soska, who also star in the remake, when they considered remaking something from the insane mind of David Cronenberg. I have to admit, this is my second attempt at trying to write this article because, …
Two Actor Films
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers It’s not a secret, you already know I’m a sucker for films with teeny‑tiny casts. Not too long ago we discussed films with only one actor, so this time I’m shining the spotlight elsewhere. I may only be featuring six films here, but trust me—there are plenty more double‑acts …
The Tale of Hua Mulan
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers Now, we all know that Disney aren’t ones for original stories, however I didn’t realise that these films were based on old Chinese folk tale about Hua Mulan who took her father’s place in battle for 12 years! For me, forget Cinderella and Snow White, these are female characters …
Debbie Harry
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers I usually save an actor’s film credits for the end, but Debbie Harry playing a character called Blondie in Unmade Beds sent me down a little “wait… is that where the band name came from?” moment. Spoiler: it’s not. I didn’t get to grow up with Blondie in their …
Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 28th March 1921 Died: 8th May 1999 (aged 78) Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde was born in West Hampstead, London to art editor of The Times, Ulrich, and former actress, Margaret. When he was three his parents had a baby girl, Elizabeth, and nine years …