Marlon Brando was one of the most influential and celebrated actors of the 20th century. Known for his intense method acting, he revolutionised Hollywood with his raw and naturalistic performances. He is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. Unlike […]
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Posts that include references to film and cinema.
A Guide to the Marvel Movies
I’ve not currently watched any of the Marvel movies but am nevertheless feeling mildly interested to see what all the fuss is about. With so many movies to choose from (over 30 to date), it’s difficult to know where to begin, or even which movies are part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe! I decided to […]
Memorable Quotes from Three Amigos! (1986)
Lucky Day: “What we’re talking about is money, real money, Amigo money. No dough, no show.” Lucky Day: “Three Amigos, Hollywood, California. You are very great. 100,000 pesos. Come to Santa Poco put on show, stop. The In-famous El Guapo.” Dusty Bottoms: “What does that mean, in-famous?” Ned Nederlander: “Oh, Dusty. In-famous is when you’re […]
The Terminator Trivia
James Cameron originally based the movie on a nightmare he had of a robot skeleton emerging from a fiery explosion and coming after him. Cameron’s original choices to play the Terminator were Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone, who both turned down the role. It was Michael Biehn’s idea that Kyle should go up to the […]
Pulp Fiction Trivia
Making the movie The movie cost only $8 million to make. The initial budget was reportedly even lower until Bruce Willis was added to the cast. Five million dollars went to pay the actors’ and actresses’ salaries. The film was already profitable when its worldwide rights were sold for $11 million (again, mainly on the […]
Best Quotes from The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Stranger: “Now this here story I’m about to unfold took place back in the early ’90s – just about the time of our conflict with Sad’m and the I-raqis. I only mention it because sometimes there’s a man… I won’t say a hero, ’cause, what’s a hero? But sometimes, there’s a man. And I’m […]
The Films of Arnold Schwarzenegger Ranked
As a child of the 80s and 90s, I’ve always enjoyed watching the films of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Here I’ve decided to rank the films of his that I’ve seen to date. I still have Conan the Destroyer (1984), Raw Deal (1986), Red Heat (1988), Eraser (1996), The Last Stand (2013), The Expendables (2010), The Expendables […]
The best quotes from Withnail & I (1987)
Marwood: Speed, is like a dozen transatlantic flights without ever getting off the plane… Time change. You lose, you gain… Makes no difference so long as you keep taking the pills. But sooner or later you got to get out, because it’s crashing. And all at once those frozen hours, melt through the nervous system, […]
My Film Bucket List
I’ve been a big fan of cinema for a long time but there remain many well renowned films that for various reasons I still haven’t got around to watching. In 2025 I hope to cross quite a few of these off my list. Here’s a collection of some of those films that I intend to […]
My top films of all time
As an initial article on my cinema section, I wanted to post a list of my top 30 films of all time. Since there’s so many films I enjoy, it was quite a difficult task to narrow them down to just 30! These are listed in no particular order. Feel free to comment about entries […]