Magic hasn’t always been popular – they used to burn people who were any good at it at the stake. It’s all the rage now, a rage that lasts a thousand years according to Freddie Mercury. With the Incredible Burt Wonderstone in cinemas, Ross McD counts down the greatest magic tricks ever pulled on screen. Continue reading
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Oh! Oh! Oh! It’s magic… The best magic tricks from movies
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Jim Carrey, Magic, Movies, Steve Carrell on March 20, 2013 by Ross McDLiar Liar v My Cousin Vinny
Posted in BATTLES with tags Jim Carrey, Joe Pesci, Law, Liar Liar, Marisa Tomei, Movies, My Cousin Vinny, Ralph Macchio on March 24, 2011 by rossvrossOrder! Order! Matthew McConaughey may make a very good Lincoln Lawyer, but can he make you laugh? Judge now between these two jesters of the courts… Continue reading
Dumb & Dumber v Me, Myself & Irene
Posted in BATTLES with tags Dumb And Dumber, Farrelly Brothers, Film, Jeff Daniels, Jim Carrey, Me Myself & Irene, Movies, Renee Zellweger on July 20, 2010 by rossvrossThe Farrelly Brothers + Jim Carrey ≠ Hard hitting docu-drama. It’s Lloyd and Harry v Hank and Charlie for the theatrical tag team title of top Carrey comedy. Click HERE or the pic above to read the arguments. Continue reading
RvReprieve: The Cable Guy
Posted in REPRIEVES with tags Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Movies, The Cable Guy on May 27, 2010 by Ross McGIt’s reprievin’ time again. In this edition, Ross McG urges you to dispel your comedic prejudices and recognise The Cable Guy for the brilliant show that nobody realised it was. Warning to Ross McD: this blog post contains traces of Matthew Broderick… 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 McGIn 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
The Grinch v The Nightmare Before Christmas
Posted in BATTLES with tags Christmas, Jim Carrey, Movies, The Grinch, the Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton on December 10, 2009 by rossvrossThey both look more at home at Halloween, but these two grim looking fellows are actually unlikely Christmas heroes. They both want to steal it, but there’s only one for the taking. To read this battle we’ve done for Metro.co.uk, click HERE or on the image above. 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 SquareTwas 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
Top Five… Dream Sequences
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Carrie, Dream sequence, Dumb And Dumber, Jim Carrey, Movies, The Wizard Of Oz, Tom Cruise, Top Secret!, Val Kilmer, Vanilla Sky, Wicked Witch on June 3, 2009 by Ross McGWe all daydream from time to time. Whether it involves stroking Matt Damon’s hair or selling your fledgling movie website to a rich businessman, it’s good to fantasise. So we love it when movie characters do it as well. Here are five of my favourites. Continue reading