In case anyone still had any doubts, it has become blindingly obvious in the last week that Alex Salmond and the SNP are running a campaign, not a government. And that campaign has one aim and one aim only – to split up the UK. Meanwhile Scotland's ...
Of the free tracks on offer, Brownie McGhee’s raw ‘Black Snake Moan’ is the standout for me. McGhee found fame in his collaborations with harmonica player Sonny Terry and, later in life, appeared in Alan Parker’s Angel Heart. Here, his vigorous guitar ...
The good, the bad, and the downright terrible It asked the question: was the tagline for the film – “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water” – the best ever? Some people agreed, whilst others replied with alternative suggestions, ...
For a while, Nicolas Cage was one of the most bankable stars on the planet. With his long, hangdog face and twitchy performances, he found his way into the hearts of many a cinema-goer. 'How did my agent ever talk me into this one...?' The Rock, ...
Rebecca Davies runs the Telegraph's online film channel, and writes reviews for the Telegraph and Time Out. Her favourite movie is Some Like it Hot and she also likes horror films, anything vaguely Germanic and Johnny Depp. Iain Gray has been a film ...
Do you quote Arnold's line more than any other? It beat off stiff competition from Gone with the Wind: “Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn", and Star Wars “May the Force be with you.” Also on the list are two quotes which, like “Play it again Sam”, ...
As Halloween approaches like a masked man with a cleaver, the Telegraph’s critics have come up with an excellent list of the 31 scariest movie scenes. However, with horror being such an underground genre, there are a number of movies that, although ...
George Lucas and that infamous Holiday Special Yes, he didn’t get his hands burnt enough by the legendarily appalling Star Wars Holiday Special, which was so bad that rumour has it Lucas attempted (and failed) to buy up all master copies to ensure it ...
An ageing man, desperate for the success he feels a lifetime of hard-graft owes him, sees all hope fade away as a final cathartic opportunity to win big is wrenched from his grasp and he is unceremoniously removed from the game. Other possibilities for ...
There was a rumour going round earlier this week that Jeff Robinov, one of the top producers at Warner Bros, had announced that they “would no longer be doing films with women in the lead”. Of course Warners have since denied the allegation, saying "Mr ...
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