WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Now, as many of you know – Michael B Jordan is one of a few to play two Marvel characters, in Killmonger and Flame Boy. The mantle of the latter was originally held for my generation by Chris Evans (hence why his article is based around the same character …
Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-1989)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 22nd May 1907 Died: 11th July 1989 (aged 82) Laurence Kerr Olivier was born in Dorking to the Reverend Gerard Kerr Olivier and his wife Agnes. You could say that Olivier had it a lot easier than most of his contemporises when it came to becoming an actor …
Singer to Actress: Billie Piper
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers It’s funny to think that I was only 5 years old when Billie Piper released her debut single Because We Want To back in 1998! I remember listening to it so much but never actually taking an interest in any of her other songs. Nowadays, she would be remembered …
Singer to Actor: Frank Sinatra
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers I’m probably going to sound really harsh with what I’m about to say but even though the following films were all great to watch in their own way, I honestly do not rate Frank Sinatra as an actor in any of them – I will go on to explain …
Father’s Day From Hell
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Two years in a row, I have discussed films focusing specifically on mothers and I thought it’s about time that we shone the spotlight on some of the fathers in horror! Especially as it’s Father’s Day in a couple of days for those of us here in the UK. …
Ned Beatty (1937-2021)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 6th July 1937 Died: 13th June 2021 (age 83) Ned Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Charles and Margaret Beatty. He grew up singing in gospel choirs and Barbershop quartets and attended Transylvania University on a scholarship to sing in their acapella choir – he did not …
Black Widow AKA Florence Pugh
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers OK, I think a lot of people are going to question me referring to her as Black Widow as Florence’s first appearance is only credited as Yelena Romanoff…and this is the same for Thunderbolts but in the comic books she is the second Black Widow, after Natasha. The only …
Claude Rains (1898-1967)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 10th November 1898 Died: 30th May 1967 (aged 77) William Claude Rains was born to stage actor Frederick William Rains and his wife, Emily. He was one of four, out of twelve, to survive past infancy. He was born in Clapham, London. Because of his father’s profession the …
House on Haunted Hill 1959 vs 1999
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers I had to check before writing this article if these films were originally based on a book, but I think I may have been confusing them with The Haunting of Hill House which is something completely different. Obviously the main question of this article is which is better – …
Daredevil AKA Ben Affleck
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers I want this article to act as a reminder that, like Chris Evans with Flame Boy and Captain America, Ben Affleck had pulled on the super-suit prior to becoming Batman. I’m going to be completely honest, I haven’t seen the Daredevil from beginning to end – I always seem …