If you are going to open a mirrored bathroom cabinet in a movie, whatever you do, don’t close it again. Or at least check behind you before you do. It’s one of the great horror clichés, and it features in every single scary film ever made. Don’t believe us? Click on… Continue reading
RvR loves… scary mirrors
Posted in RvR LOVES with tags Horror, Mirrors, Movies, scary on February 18, 2010 by Ross McGHappy Trails Hans: Deadfall Trail
Posted in HAPPY TRAILS HANS with tags Deadfall Trail, Hans Gruber, Horror, Movies, Trailer, trailers on February 17, 2010 by Hans Gruber
China is a major world power now but to get a really good suit you have to go to London… I could talk about industrialisation and men’s fashion all day, but I’m afraid work must intrude. Today I’m running my eye over the trailer for three-guys-in-the-woods thriller Deadfall Trail. Watch the trailer and read my verdict after the jump. Continue reading
No Country For Old Men v There Will Be Blood v Juno v Atonement
Posted in BATTLES with tags Atonement, Daniel Day-Lewis, Juno, Movies, No Country For Old Men, Oscar, Oscars, There Will Be Blood on February 16, 2010 by rossvross
Continuing our Oscar season, we look at one of the tightest run-offs for Best Picture in recent years. And we’ve got our pals at The Dark Of The Matinee and M Carter At The Movies to help us out. By help us out, we mean get in our faces and dish out some cans of whoop-ass. Click HERE or the image above to read this epic fourway battle at Metro Film Fight Club. Continue reading
Top Five… Dogs
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags animals, Babe, dogs, Homeward Bound, I Am Legend, Lassie, Movies, Turner and Hooch on February 12, 2010 by Ross McD
Never work with children or animals – the mantra of every film director. For all kids and most animals this rings true, but when it comes to dogs, some performances have been so monumental the canines could have told the directors to woof off if they so wished. Continue reading
Top Six… Most Beautiful Performances
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags George Clooney, Harrison Ford, Movies, Paul Newman on February 11, 2010 by Ross McG
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
Avatar v The Hurt Locker v Inglourious Basterds v Up In The Air
Posted in BATTLES with tags Avatar, George Clooney, Inglourious Basterds, James Cameron, Movies, Oscar, Oscars, Quentin Tarantino, The Hurt Locker, Up In The Air on February 9, 2010 by rossvross
We are kicking off our Oscar season at Ross v Ross with a big bang. In our first ever fourway battle, we have invited fellow movie bloggers Fandango Groovers and Aiden R to join us as we pit this year’s Best Picture Oscar frontrunners against each other. You can read the explosive action at Metro Film Fight Club by clicking HERE or the picture above. This one could get bloody… Continue reading
Top 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
RvR loves… How-To Batman
Posted in RvR LOVES with tags Batman, Comic, How To Batman, Movies, The Dark Knight, Video, YouTube on February 5, 2010 by Ross McG
If only The Dark Knight was half as much fun as this. In the fourth of our RvR Loves… series we look at the Caped Crusader who helps you through life. Only when a superhero with a deep voice tells you how to order a sandwich or how to dress for an interview do you truly get the message… Continue reading
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