Archive for Movies

Who are the most memorable forgetful characters in the movies?

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , on August 23, 2012 by Ross McG

Total Recall is released here next week. Yes, we know that sentence sounds familiar. It was first written in 1990, when it was Arnie not Colinie (doesn’t really work, does it?) trying to the recalling. Like, totally. Chances are we won’t be recalling the remake in a few years’ time, but we definitely won’t forget about these amnesia-hit characters in a hurry. Continue reading

What is your favourite moment from a Tony Scott movie?

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , , , on August 20, 2012 by Ross McG

It was with a heavy heart that we woke today to hear that director Tony Scott had died. We’re gonna miss ya, Tony. Purists always tended to snub the younger Scott brother, saying there was nothing to his ‘style over substance’ cinema. But to be honest, when the style is this good, who needs substance? Here are the greatest moments from his films. Continue reading

Top 18… Golf scenes in the movies

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on July 19, 2012 by Ross McG

Golf may be utterly pointless but it has inspired some of the greatest moments in movie history. Or in Caddyshack’s case, the greatest movie in movie history. With the Britsh Open getting underway this week at Royal Lytham & St Annes, Ross McG checks out the best cinematic birdies around. And there’s one for every hole on the golf course. Continue reading

Top Five… Actors to play Batman

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , , , , on July 18, 2012 by Ross McG

Mirror 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

DVD RvReview: Rampart

Posted in REVIEWS with tags , , , , on July 13, 2012 by Ross McG

After hamming it up in Hunger Games, Woody Harrelson returns to playing a psycho with Rampart. But is his bad cop/bad cop routine any, uh, good? Ross McG finds out… Continue reading

Top Eight.. Saturday morning cartoons which deserve a movie more than Spider-Man

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , , on July 4, 2012 by Ross McD

Spider-Man! Spider-Man! Gets made into a film whenever he can! Seriously, the paint’s not even dry on the Tobey Maguire poster and we have to sit through another incarnation. There are so many better Saturday morning cartoons that deserve a big screen outing. Ross McD runs through them. Continue reading

Top Ten… Tennis Scenes From Movies

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , on June 26, 2012 by Ross McG

Anyone for tennis? Why bother with more inevitable British woe at Wimbledon when you can game, set and watch these great tennis movie scenes? Ross McG gets out his racket… Continue reading

Top Eight… Basketball Scenes From Movies Not About Basketball

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on June 19, 2012 by Ross McG

With the NBA finals in the US between Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder in full swing, let’s look at the basketball movie scenes that didn’t bounce off the rim. Continue reading