WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers I’m going to go into this in a little more depth later on, but the fact that my first introduction to Kris Kristofferson was watching Blade at the age of 15 – I honestly had no idea he was a singer. I always thought of him as an actor …
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Nick Fury AKA Samuel L. Jackson
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers This may seem a little out of left field for a lot of people as the majority of these articles have been about the marvel superheroes. However, you would not have The Avengers if it wasn’t for Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D so I think in a weird way he …
My Bloody Valentine 1981 vs 2009
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers I don’t think anyone will understand quite how long I have been waiting to do this article! I covered the original in Chick-Flick Free Valentine’s but it was almost IMPOSSIBLE to find the remake. What I love is that in a weird way, the title works on two levels …
Before the Tremor
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers I think I’ve said this before, but there’s a lot of times that turning a film into a franchise can really ruin a great concept. Now I don’t know what the sequels are like, however what I will say is that the prequel definitely turned out better than expected…wait, …
Donald Pleasence (1919-1995)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 5th October 1919 Died: 2nd February 1995 (aged 75) Donald Henry Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire in 1919, to a family of rail workers, he also followed in their footsteps before becoming an actor at the age of 20 – he made his stage debut on the …
Stanley Holloway (1890-1982)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 1st October 1890 Died: 30th January 1982 (age 91) Stanley Augustus Holloway was born in Newbury Park, East London to a lawyer’s clerk and a housekeeper and dressmaker. He was named after the reporter and explorer Henry Stanley (he of “Dr Livingston, I presume?” fame). Stanley left school …
South African Horror
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers I have been longing to write this article for so long! The first film you’ll read about – that section was written around a year ago. Unfortunately it had been very hard to get hold of South African Horror films. I was going to comment that these films love …
Footloose 1984 vs 2011
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers I have had the discussion a lot recently about films that really should be left alone – mainly because there’s been a lot of talk about one of my favourite films being remade. Now, I see Footloose as a modern classic and in my opinion, as you will more …
Ophidiophobia
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers I’m not going to pretend that I didn’t have a fear of snakes when I was young because I definitely did! Like most people I’m sure, I saw them as these slimy creatures which actually isn’t the case. I’ve touched one, I know better now. However, because of the …
Winter Soldier AKA Sebastian Stan
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers So, I know a lot of people are probably going to have questions over Winter Soldier’s inclusion as a Marvel hero but hear me out on this one. Yes, in his first appearance you may consider him a villain however, you need to consider that he isn’t doing what …