1985 was notable for two reasons: Being the year in which I arrived into the world, and being the best year for film. Ever.
Not since the birth of cinema has one year packed in so many classic films. Large parts of my childhood were spent in the film world of 1985, watching the same movies over and over again.
Here are just some of the reasons why the 1985 rocked for film.
Back To The Future
Jumanji fans can rest easy after Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson revealed that a proposed reboot of the classic adventure movie will in fact be a sequel.
Previous reports claimed that Johnson would team up with in-demand funnyman Kevin Hart for a reboot of the 1996 original – which starred Robin Williams as Alan Parrish, a man trapped inside a mythic board game for 26 years.
But he’s now confirmed that this isn’t the case, and says that the new film will instead… Read the full story
She might be one of the most popular authors on Earth, but it seems like JK Rowling is a pretty damn talented illustrator too.
Pottermore has just released a series of sketches that JK etched in the 1990’s prior to the release of Harry Potter, and they’re pretty insightful in providing us with an early look into the characters that would eventually become immortalised within the annals of fiction.
Back in 2002, Halle Berry proved that she’s a damn fine actress when she became the first African American woman to win the Best Actress gong for her stunning turn in Monster’s Ball.
But she’s now proven it again through the unlikeliest of means – a dramatic reading of Oops I Did It Again.
The whole thing is brilliantly hilarious, as Halle transforms a bonafide pop classic into something that resembles an emotional monologue from a stirring emotional drama.
‘I played with your heart’, Halle cries with all the conviction of a cheating partner.
‘I’m not… Read the full story
David Lynch’s neo-noir mystery Mulholland Drive has been named the best film of the 21st century to date in a poll by the BBC.
The 2001 classic topped the list of movies chosen by 177 film critics from 36 countries with Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love (2000) coming in second and Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood (2007) ranked third.
Richard Linklater’s Oscar-winning feature Boyhood (2014), which took 12 years to make, comes in at five while the Coen brother’ Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) is at number ten.
For the second year in a row, Jennifer Lawrence is the Girl On Fire, as she has topped Forbes list of the world’s highest paid actors, taking home $46 million in pre-tax earnings.
The Hunger Games actress total comes thanks to the huge success of the final installment in the franchise which saw Jennifer play Katniss Everdeen over four film, as well as a very large advance for her role alongside Chris Pratt in the upcoming sci-fi drama Passengers.
Melissa McCarthy, the comedy genius who has made cinema-goers fall in love with her thanks… Read the full story
Severus Snape had a troubled relationship with Harry Potter but it turns out his first words to the boy wizard might have revealed a whole new side to him.
An inquisitive fan has come up with a new theory about the complex anti-hero’s opening line to Potter – and it looks like he might have been secretly sending him kind messages from the get go.
The first thing Snape, played by the late Alan Rickman, asks Potter during Potions class in The Philosopher’s Stone is: ‘Tell me, what would I get if… Read the full story
Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston took time out of filming Thor: Ragnarok to visit Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane, Australia to surprise young patients and their families.
But the best bit? They were in character as Thor and Loki.
The ultimate frenemies have joined forces.
Though Thor (Hemsworth) and Loki (Hiddleston) may go head to head on screen, the Asgard gods put aside their differences to spend ‘unforgettable’ time with the ‘real superheroes of the world’.
ICYMI Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are reuniting on the big screen in a new musical called La La Land.
And while the romantic comedy-drama doesn’t hit cinemas until the end of the year, the latest trailer is already melting hearts.
The film is about an actress and a jazz musician who fall for each other with Los Angeles as their backdrop.
Emma can be heard delicately singing in the trailer and it has caused all kinds of feels from film fans.
Naturally, Twitter was awash with praise:
Over 50 years after Mary Poppins charmed audiences for the first time, Dick Van Dyke has finally answered the one question us fans desperately want to know.
Why the bleedin’ ‘ell was his cockney… Read the full story
Sixties Batman Adam West is reprising his infamous role for a brand new animated movie, and the first trailer is suitably hilarious.
The original trio from the 1960s Batman TV series were previously announced to be returning for an animated movie, and now the first trailer for Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders has landed with the voices of Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar in full glory.
So how does the return of sixties Batman, Robin and Catwoman shape-up? Well, it’s probably the most excited we’ve been about a… Read the full story
The Ring franchise is back to deliver TV-fearing scares this Halloween, and the third instalment is taking the series to the skies.
We last saw terrifying ghost girl Samara in 2005’s The Ring Two, but some more over-curious hopefuls have decided to watch the video which initiates a nightmare seven days, and this entry looks set to answer some questions asked by horror fans the world over.
Namely, why don’t they just jump on a flight to Barbados? Or why don’t they just break the TV? Well, this is why ladies and gentlemen. This. Is. Why.
A terminally ill Star Wars fan has died just days after achieving his last wish to see the new Star Wars spin-off film Rogue One early.
Neil Hanvey was allowed to watch the film from his hospital bed ahead of its release in December after a social media campaign, #RogueOneWish, backed by Mark Hamill.
The 36-year-old died on Monday at St Michael’s Hospice after watching the film at the weekend.
The hospice revealed that the film’s director Gareth Edwards was instrumental in arranging the special preview.
It said in a statement: ‘The director of Rogue One,… Read the full story
Most comics fans were delighted with every scrap of screen time Harley Quinn and the Joker shared in Suicide Squad.
The movie portrayed the evil couple as a strong team, two baddies who love each other equally, despite their rather base instincts.
However, a production still – now published uncropped for the first time – has stirred up controversy as it appears to show the Joker acting as an ‘abuser’ of Margot Robbie’s… Read the full story
Given the timeless nature of the movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda, it can be a bit of a bombshell to remember that the child stars have grown up quite a lot since 1996 – and the fact that Kiama Davael, who played Matilda’s BFF Lavender is now 30 has left us feeling ancient.
Kiama was just 10 when she played the sassy classmate who helped Mara Wilson’s character stand up to Miss Trunchbull but, as it has a habit of doing so, time has moved on and the actress recently celebrated her 30th birthday.
And while we can still see plenty of Lavender in Kiama, she has inevitably changed a… Read the full story
The official lists of the highest-paid actors and actresses of 2016 have been revealed — and the difference between the two is astounding.
Forbes‘ findings serve as conclusive proof that the movie business still has a major gender pay gap problem, a point argued by various top actors like Jennifer Lawrence and Patricia Arquette among others.
While actress number ten in the top female list, Deepika Padukone, earned £7,570,000, number 20 in the equivalent male list Harrison Ford was still earning way more — £11,360,000, to be precise. Oh, and the age gap between them is 44 years.
A new Star Wars fan theory has emerged surrounding the destiny of Daisy Ridley’s Rey, and this time it’s implicating Rey as the franchise’s main villain.
Fans have been wildly speculating the origins of Rey ever since Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with some believing she’s the founder of the Jedi order reincarnated while others think she’s the granddaughter of Sith Emperor Palpatine – but now a new theory suggests there may be something to her rumoured Dark side connections.
One issue many fans had with The… Read the full story
You’d be forgiven for believing that Hollywood was no longer capable of making original movies, given that cinema screens are being littered with sequels, prequels and remakes at the moment.
But the latest sequel suggestion to be put on the table has made us welcome the current trend with open arms.
Why? Because Reese Witherspoon has said, in no uncertain terms, that she would be totally up for doing a spin-off movie for… SWEET HOME ALABAMA!
‘I love Sweet Home Alabama! We are not making a… Read the full story
Sam Mendes is in ‘early’ talks to direct a new live-action film version of classic Roald Dahl tale James and the Giant Peach.
Disney own the film rights to the fantastical novel which sees an orphaned boy fly away to New York from England in the titular giant fruit.
Deadline says Bond director Mendes, 51, is being wooed to helm the project – announcing the news 20 years… Read the full story
The first real glimpse behind the scenes of the upcoming live action remake of Beauty And The Beast has arrived – and now we know what several of the characters look like.
Thanks to snaps leaked on Facebook, fans can now see what Dan Stevens from Downton Abbey looks like as the cursed prince who was turns into the beast of the title.
As predicted, he looks pretty damn fine with a long blonde wig and cheesecloth shirt on. We’re definitely going to need to take a fan with us into the cinema… Read the full story
