10+ hour, 51+ min ago  (243+ words) It’s not an obligation for everyone with a passing interest in cinema to experience a single movie that fundamentally alters their consciousness to such an extent that their life is irrevocably altered forever, even if it did happen to Tom…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (760+ words) Kurt Vonnegut’s first major novel, Player Piano, was published in 1952, and included the following subtitle on the cover of the first edition: “America in the coming age of electronics”. Very similar phrases were routinely seen in US magazines and newspapers…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (471+ words) As companion pieces, it wouldn’t make much sense for Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers to have any crossovers between their respective casts, since both were geared toward an identical audience. If one of the leading actors from Steven…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (269+ words) Before any of you comments section-based stand-up comedians pipe up, saying something like ‘What do you mean, that film starring Tom Hardy wasn’t actually real?’, it’s worth bearing in mind that when it comes to war, there is an expectation…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (546+ words) Tom Hanks has become one of the most familiar faces – and voices – in Hollywood. Since making his feature film debut over four decades ago, Hanks has taken on a beloved Pixar cowboy, the titular role in Forrest Gump, and a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (526+ words) As one of ‘Golden Age’ Hollywood’s definitive stars, it’s hard to imagine a world where James Stewart had faded into obscurity by the end of the 1940s. He was concerned that it would happen, though, with his status as a decorated…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (542+ words) France is one of the world’s great tourist countries, with Paris the third most-visited city on the planet, but it’s not all croissants and wine, as the country is also home to some fascinating dark tourist spots. The Paris Catacombs,…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (367+ words) John Travolta is such an undeniable movie star that it’s no wonder that he keeps getting chances to show his talent, defining Americana with his breakthrough performance in Saturday Night Fever, a film that crystallised the disco movement and created…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (288+ words) Dark tourism has many facets, from the Killing Fields to Ground Zero, but there’s one period of modern history, World War II, that leads the way in terms of interest. There’s also an unhealthy interest in the architect of that…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (478+ words) An actor’s job is to do what their director tells them, meaning Tom Hanks went along with Steven Spielberg’s wishes, despite having his reservations. Saving Private Ryan was the pair’s first feature together, and they pulled out the stops to…...