Whether we care to admit it or not, once in a while we like our movie stars to look like movie stars. Here are the far-from-dirty half-dozen whose features have dazzled us on the big screen. Continue reading
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Top Six… Most Beautiful Performances
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags George Clooney, Harrison Ford, Movies, Paul Newman on February 11, 2010 by Ross McGTop Five… Male Solo Dance Scenes
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Dance, Gene Kelly, Hugh Grant, Jim Carrey, Mel Gibson, Movies, Music on February 8, 2010 by Ross McG
In the words of David Bowie and Chris Rea, let’s dance. But there are no dance partners in this Top Five – here we count down the moments when Hollywood’s finest men followed Billy Idol’s advice and went dancing with themselves… Continue reading
Top Five… Heists
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Batman, Comic, heists, James Bond, Movies, Quentin Tarantino on February 4, 2010 by Ross McG
Everybody be cool, this is a robbery! Let RvR guide you through the best movie stick-ups. Crime may be a serious business, but we’ve still found room for two clowns… Continue reading
Top Five… Ensembles
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags ensemble, Movies, Ocean's Eleven, Sneakers, The Great Escape, True Romance on January 27, 2010 by English Bob
Everyone loves a good ensemble cast. It give us all the chance to shout: ‘Hey! I know that guy! And that guy! And that other guy was in something too!’ In his stunning debut piece for Ross v Ross, English Bob guides us through the best acting groups in movie history. Continue reading
Top Five… Golden Globe-winning performances that should have got Oscars
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Golden Globes, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Oscar, Oscars, Tom Cruise on January 20, 2010 by Ross McG
This year’s Golden Globe gongs have been handed out and the winners can now look forward with confidence to the Academy Awards. Careful though: history tells us some great actors got shafted come Oscar night. Continue reading
Top Five… Sports Teams
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags baseball, football, hockey, Movies, soccer, sport on January 11, 2010 by Ross McG
Tie up your boot laces, strap on your pads and get your game face on: it’s time for you to go up against the greatest teams in the movies. Let’s play ball! Continue reading
Top 16… Movies Ross McD Watched Over Christmas
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Christmas, Harry Potter, It's a Wonderful Life, Movies, Nine, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sherlock Holmes, Wallace & Gromit on January 7, 2010 by Ross McD
Why do we only watch films we’ve already seen over Christmas? It is easily our most condensed film viewing schedule of the year, yet we hardly ever see anything new. Are TV schedulers to blame? Or are we just that bit more nostalgic over the holidays? Only three of the films I watched this yuletide were for the first time – two in the cinema and one on DVD. TV sucks! Continue reading
Top 16… Movies Ross McG Watched Over Christmas
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Christmas, Disney, Harry Potter, Heath Ledger, Lindsay Lohan, Movies, Snow White on January 5, 2010 by Ross McG
Christmas is about a lot of things. Goodwill. Baby Jesus. Cliff Richard. But it’s also about watching movies. Here is my rundown of the films I caught over the festive period. Let us at RvR know what you watched in between turkey and more turkey… Continue reading
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