They are the cinematic equivalent of a nightclub bouncer – a few seconds that could get your evening off to a great start. Here are my favourite movie logos, those that send a shiver down my spine before the film even begins. Continue reading
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Top Five… movie studio logos
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Fox, logos, Miramax, Movies, Orion, Paramount, Pixar, Star Wars, studios on October 12, 2009 by Ross McGTop Five… Tom Cruise singing scenes
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Jerry Maguire, Magnolia, Movies, Risky Business, singing, The Color Of Money, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, War Of The Worlds on September 14, 2009 by Ross McG
Who is Tom Cruise? What is Tom Cruise? Why is Tom… Cruise? When is Tom Cruise? Here’s another question: why is Tom Cruise always warbling in his movies? Coming soon: Top Five Tom Cruise running scenes… Continue reading
Top Five… transformation scenes
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags An American Werewolf In London, Disney, Movies, Pinocchio, Snow White, Top Five, Tranformers, transformation, Val Kilmer, Willow on September 10, 2009 by Ross McG
Some day this website is going to transform from a fledgling blog to the biggest force on the interweb. Until that day comes, we’re just going to have to make do with watching these… Continue reading
Top Five… best taglines
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Deliverance, Godzilla, Movies, Patrick Swayze, Road House, Taglines, The Fly, The Thing on August 13, 2009 by Ross McG
They are normally just one sentence long, yet they can entice you into seeing a movie. Today, most taglines are needless marketing crap, but there have been a few down the years that are just as memorable as the films they helped advertise. Continue reading
Top Five… alternative car chases
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Bullitt, car chases, Cars, chase, Condorman, Freaky Friday, Movies, Raising Arizona, Ronin, Ryan O'Neal, The Driver, The French Connection, Top Five, What's Up Doc? on August 3, 2009 by Ross McG
The French Connection? Forget it. Bullitt? Boring. Ronin? Tell the truth: did it look for one second like De Niro was driving? Here are the truly great movie car chases. Strap in and enjoy the ride. Continue reading
Top Five… Tearjerker Moments
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags baseball, Disney, Dumbo, Little Women, Movies, Philadelphia, Robert Redford, Tearjerkers, The Natural, Watership Down, Winona Ryder on July 14, 2009 by Ross McG
Wake up… time to cry. There is nothing better than a movie which spurs you into a good eye-soaking. Here are five scenes (and there are many, many more) that have left me sobbing like a big baby. Continue reading
Top Five… movie adverts
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Adverts, Batman, Commercials, Halloween, Lee Majors, Magnolia, Movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Punch-Drunk Love, Scrooged, Tom Cruise on July 8, 2009 by Ross McG
Commercials are normally the drivel that stand between you and the film you have paid good money to see at the cinema. But sometimes they can light up the main feature itself. Here are five of the best fictional advertisements. Continue reading
Top Five… Michael Jackson Movie Tributes
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags 13 Going On 30, Back to the Future, Beat It, Billie Jean, Charlie's Angels, Jacko, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Moonwalk, Moonwalker, Movies, Thriller, Zoolander on June 30, 2009 by Ross McG
This is it! This is it! What is it? Why, it’s the best moments in film inspired by the King of Pop, of course. Don’t stop ’til you get enough… Continue reading
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