We love Brendan Gleeson here at RVR. He’s made many a good movie great and many a crap movie good (we even forgive him for Mission: Impossible II). If only the big Dubliner could be in every movie… like his buddy Brian Cox. Continue reading
Top Five… Brendan Gleeson moments
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Breakfast on Pluto, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Colin Farrell, Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter, I Went Down, In Bruges, Movies, Orlando Bloom, Top Five, Troy on December 12, 2011 by Ross McGBest in the World: South Africa
Posted in BEST IN THE WORLD with tags Animals Are Beautiful People, District 9, e'Lollipop, Film, Movies, South Africa, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Tsotsi, World cinema on November 23, 2011 by Lord Ian O'Itall
If your knowledge of South African cinema extends only as far as that guy in Lethal Weapon 2 who says ‘diplomatic immunity’ then read on, because Lord Ian O’Itall has returned to reveal his Top 5 South African Films… Continue reading
Top Five… Greek mythological movie monsters
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Greece, Greek myth, Immortals, Movies on November 9, 2011 by Ross McD
The poor Greeks are currently facing beasts of unimaginable horror; the dreaded Troika, the Phantom Referendum, the undead Prime Minister, the twin-head-shaking abomination SarkozyMerkel. Luckily they have had plenty of practice facing down some pretty formidable monsters in the past. With the release of Immortals this weekend, Ross McD takes on the best of them. Continue reading
Ross v Ross on Guardian Film Clip Joint
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Car Parks, Clip Joint, Film, Movies, The Guardian on October 27, 2011 by Ross McG
Believe it or not, the good folks over at The Guardian have very kindly let us contribute to their excellent Clip Joint series, in which a different writer picks a topic to base a collection of movie scenes around. Ross McG has gone for car parks and you can read his favourites – and get into the conversation by offering up your own – by clicking the picture above or HERE Continue reading
Top Five… Frighteningly Fun Halloweeny Movie Songs
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Halloween, Movies on October 25, 2011 by Ross McG
It’s Halloween this week, so to get you in the mood, Ross McG takes a look at his favourite spine-tingling singalong moments. Continue reading
Top Five… Scary Kids’ Stuff In Movies
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Halloween, Movies, Scary movies on October 19, 2011 by Ross McD
Kids can be cruel… and they can be downright scary too. As Halloween draws ever closer, Ross McD plays with the progeny props that petrify… Continue reading
Dirty Dancing v Footloose
Posted in BATTLES with tags Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Kevin Bacon, Movies, Patrick Swayze on September 30, 2011 by rossvross
The Footloose remake is on the big screen… the Dirty Dancing remake is in the pipeline. What better time then to revisit the originals with an 80s face-off featuring Sunday shoes being kicked off and Swayze’s shirt being ripped off. Ross McD and Ross McG pit these two dancing giants against each other. Read the arguments below and decide which movie is best. Continue reading
Top Five… Movie Brothers
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags brothers, David Fincher, Dustin Hoffman, Film, Get Carter, Movies, Napoleon Dynamite, rain man, the game, The Goonies, Tom Cruise, Warrior on September 23, 2011 by Ross McD
With the release of sibling mixed martial arts fightfest Warrior this week, Ross McD and Ross McG from http://www.rossvross.com, who aren’t related, decide to take a look at the best sets of brothers in cinema. Continue reading
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