Political conferences can be a bit boring. If only they were as exciting in real life as they can be in the movies. Prime minister David Cameron took to the stage today to make his speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, but did he draw inspiration from these terrific bits of cinema set in a conference or a boardroom meeting? And yes, we do realise how tenuously linked this list is to the Tory Party Conference. But we don’t care. Because we’re awesome. And so are these scenes. Continue reading
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Top Ten… Conference and meeting room scenes in movies
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Alec Baldwin, Batman, Ben Affleck, David Cameron, Matt Damon, Movies, Star Wars, The Dark Knight on October 10, 2012 by Ross McGTop Five… Actors to play Batman
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Batman, Christian Bale, Film, George Clooney, Michael Keaton, Movies, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, The Joker on July 18, 2012 by Ross McGMirror mirror on the wall, who is the best Batman of them all? Well, we don’t have a mirror here at RvR Towers (have you ever seen what we look like?) but we do have a Ross McG. Here’s his list. Continue reading
Top Six… Batman Movies so far
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Batman, Batman Begins, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Katie Holmes, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Tim Burton on July 10, 2012 by Ross McGAfter what seems like 329 years of waiting, The Dark Knight Rises is finally upon us. But where will Christopher Nolan’s Bat threequel fit in this little list when it is released next week? Will Ross McG think it’s better than Batman Forever? Continue reading
Top Five… Eternal Movie Franchises That Should Have a Reunion
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags American Pie Reunion, Batman, Film, Friday the 13th, James Bond, Movies, Police Academy, Sequels, Star Trek on April 24, 2012 by Ross McDThe American Pie crew are getting back together 13 years and eight films after the original (yes, eight! Have you seen The Naked Mile? No? Well, don’t). American Pie Reunion is actually pretty good, but we reckon these reunions would be a lot more fun to gatecrash. Continue reading
Top Five… Comic book Crossover-curbing Casting Cock-ups
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Batman, Captain America, Catwoman, Chris Evans, Comic, Comic Book, Crossover, DC Comics, Deadpool, Green Lantern, Marvel, Movies, Ryan Reynolds, Superhero, Superman, X-Men on June 16, 2011 by Ross McDComic book characters are a sociable bunch – when they’re not saving their own respective universes, they can usually be found guest appearing in someone else’s comic. Nowadays superheroes do more crossovers than Cristiano Ronaldo in front of an open goal, but some casting directors have made life difficult for themselves. Ross McD lines em up… Continue reading
Poetry in Motion Pictures: Batman Begins
Posted in Poetry in Motion Pictures with tags Batman, Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan, Comics, Movies, Poem, Poetry, Superhero on March 31, 2011 by Ross McDWith Warner Bros talking this week about making ‘Batman Begins… Again’ in the form of the much mooted Justice League movie, where better to turn for some poetic cinematic justice than Christopher Nolan’s original Gotham City tale. Ross McG promises not to rhyme ‘bat’ with ‘cat’ in the poem below… Continue reading
Top Five… Worst George Clooney moments
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Batman, George Clooney, Movies on February 21, 2011 by Ross McDIt’s the beginning of Oscar week on RvR. And who better to kick it off with than perrenial Oscar-botherer George Clooney. Don’t expect to see any golden statuettes in this piece, however, as Ross McD remembers the bad times on Phantom’s Cinerama radio show. Listen to the list after the jump… Continue reading
Batman v The Dark Knight
Posted in BATTLES with tags Batman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Gotham City, Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Movies, The Dark Knight, The Joker, Tim Burton on January 25, 2011 by rossvrossLet me tell you about these guys I know. Ross McD and Ross McG. Mean kids. Bad seeds. Hurt people. Do you like them already? Well, you have to decide which one you like more. click HERE or the picture above to read this bat-tle at Metro Film Fight Club. Continue reading