Sadly, actor Edward Woodward has died. The star of The Wicker Man and The Equalizer was 79. He had been battling various illnesses recently, including pneumonia. RvR writer Lester Square pays tribute to an acting great. Continue reading
Edward Woodward: A Tribute
Posted in NEWS with tags Edward Woodward, Movies, The Equalizer, The Wicker Man on November 16, 2009 by Lester SquareGreat Scenes… All About Eve
Posted in GREAT SCENES with tags All About Eve, Bette Davis, GREAT SCENES, Marilyn Monroe, Movies on November 16, 2009 by Justin Michaels
She’ll tease you. She’ll unease you. All the better just to please you. She’s precocious. And she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush. All the boys think she’s a spy, she’s got Bette Davis eyes. Probably because she’s Bette Davis. Continue reading
Happy Trails Hans: Clash of the Titans
Posted in HAPPY TRAILS HANS with tags Clash of the Titans, Hans Gruber, Liam Neeson, Movies, Muse, Sam Worthington, trailers on November 13, 2009 by Hans Gruber
John Wayne? Rambo? Marshall Dillon? No, it’s super terrorist and exceptional thief Hans Gruber, back on RvR to take a look at the latest trailers.
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Top Five… Guilty Pleasures
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Guilty pleasures, Movies, Patrick Swayze, Top Five, Will Smith on November 12, 2009 by Lester Square
They are the ugly ducklings of cinema. The movies we love because no one else will. Let our new writer Lester Square take you through his favourite cinematic guilty pleasures… Continue reading
Great Scenes… Rushmore
Posted in GREAT SCENES with tags Bill Murray, GREAT SCENES, Movies, Rushmore, Wes Anderson on November 11, 2009 by Justin Michaels
This scene has all you need for good comedy. Awkward dinner? Check. Drunken protagonist? Check. Lame pun? Check. Bill Murray’s character asking for the cheque? Check. Continue reading
Top Ten… Lacklustre follow-ups
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Cinerama, Diablo Cody, Gavin Burke, Gummo, Jennifer's Body, Megan Fox, Movies on November 9, 2009 by rossvross
RvR is delighted to have guest writer Gavin Burke, presenter of Phantom 105.2’s brilliant Cinerama show, to take us through some famous filmmakers’ eagerly anticipated second movies that just couldn’t live up to their predecessors. Continue reading
Review… A Christmas Carol
Posted in REVIEWS with tags A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Disney, Jim Carrey, Movies, Robert Zemeckis on November 4, 2009 by Lester Square
Twas the month before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring… except our new reviewer Lester Square, who took time out of his busy schedule being grumpy to go down to, uh, Leicester Square for the premiere of the new 3D fest from Robert Zemeckis. Ding dong merrily on high indeed. Continue reading
Ross v… Horror Comedies!
Posted in RADIO BATTLES with tags American Werewolf in London, Bad Taste, Comedy, Dog Soldiers, Film, Final Destination, Horror, Scary Movie, Shaun of the Dead, Spin 103.8, We Love Movies on November 2, 2009 by Ross McD
Black and white; Hot and cold; Good and evil; Horror and comedy; surely these are antonyms, opposites, things that can never exist together? Then again, there’s always grey, lukewarm and Harvey Dent… Continue reading
Ross v Ross 