The love we feel for the cinematic experience of the silver screen can only be trumped by the hate we feel for some of our fellow movie-goers.
No matter your age or your film preference, there will always be someone in the audience who just doesn’t understand basic cinema etiquette.
It’s the film that revolutionised the horror genre by proving that slasher flicks can be funny and scary all at the same time.
It also proved that ANYTHING can happen. After all, Drew Barrymore was pitched as the star of the film yet they killed her off in the film’s opening sequence. Ballsy.
But just how much do you remember about Wes Craven’s 1996 masterpiece?
You might just end up as Ghostface’s next victim if you don’t fare too well mwahahahaha.
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A reboot of 1980s action franchise Rambo is currently in the works, but don’t expect the original John Rambo to make an explosive return.
While we heard earlier this year Sylvester Stallone was officially done with the Rambo franchise, many perhaps felt a smidgen of hope he’d be back to seek bloody vengeance once more, but an official fifth instalment has been given the green light without his involvement.
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It heralds Halloween like Love Actually heralds Christmas – but even if you’ve watched it a zillion times, you might not know everything there is to know about Hocus Pocus.
From how the story came about to why the kids on set hated filming with the cat to how Leonardo DiCaprio was very nearly cast in it, there’s a whole world of Hocus Pocus trivia out there to feast on this Halloween.
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After playing both Kray twins in Legend, Tom Hardy is extending his catalogue of gangster roles by taking on Al Capone.
Variety reports that the 39-year-old actor has won the lead role in upcoming movie Fonzo, focusing on the ‘myth and lore’ of the most notorious gangster in history, who exercised a reign of terror over Prohibition-era Chicago.
Hardy is well-versed in the stories of evil men by now, so he should enjoy exploring Capone, who died aged 48 after… Read the full story
Donnie Darko is returning to cinemas for the film’s 15th anniversary.
Cult classic Donnie Darko is returning to UK cinemas next month with a shiny new 4K restoration.
Arrow Films have announced that a special exclusive run at the BFi will kick off on December 16, followed by a nationwide release on December 23.
And because they’re absolute sweethearts, they’ve made the Director’s Cut available for screenings too.
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It’s become a bigger Halloween tradition than bobbing for apples.
In fact, Hocus Pocus IS Halloween – we just cannot celebrate the holiday without it.
The 1993 movie, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as a trio of cackling witches resurrected in the town of Salem 300 years after their initial demise, is a belter.
It’s also a very long ride on a broom away from your typical Disney movie, filled with references to teenage virgins, child-napping and, uh, Satan.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
No, not Christmas – that’s ages away yet – Halloween, of course! The season when darklings stalk the homewares section of department stores, stocking up on spooky household decorations that they’ll leave up all year round.
I initially planned to rank this list in order of fabulousness, but soon realised what an impossible task that would be. Better to simply whittle down to a few carefully chosen, horrifically brilliant bloodsuckers and let them fight it… Read the full story
It seems like cinemagoers are becoming entranced by the sorcery of Doctor Strange, after the latest addition to Marvel’s cinematic universe made a hefty £70million ($86 million) in its first weekend of release.
The film, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the eponymous hero, was expected to pull in a comparatively paltry £45-50 mil internationally across 33 countries.
But incredibly, the debut outing of the Marvel sorcerer has now cast its spell over the box office… Read the full story
Leonardo DiCaprio’s new environmental documentary Before The Flood is now streaming online in full for free.
And you can watch it below.
The movie follows the Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist around the world as he meets with political figures and scientists to explore the topic of climate change.
With a genuine interest and passion on the subject, the Titantic star discovers what must be done to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our world.
Halloween — the one day when monsters, killers and psychos reign with impunity — is finally here.
And those of us who haven’t got a hyper-cool party to attend need to plan how we’re going to spook ourselves senseless, ASAP.
We could, of course, be lazy and scroll through the lacklustre horror sections on Netflix and iTunes. But real quality horror movies require a little more research to be found.
After all some less famous movies with smaller budgets — the ones… Read the full story
Lara Croft is one of the strongest, butt-kicking video game protagonists ever committed to PlayStation history.
So it’s perhaps no surprise to learn that the upcoming Tomb Raider movie, which stars Alicia Vikander as Lara, will pass the Bechdel Test with flying colours.
Confused? The Bechdel test is an effective parameter in testing whether a film is sexist – and… Read the full story
Harry Potter author J.K Rowling is showing costume appreciation to her fans this Halloween.
Magical masks and scary scars are the perfect choice for this holiday, so it makes sense to adorn perfectly Potter apparel, and this year you’ve really hit the bludger out of the quidditch pitch.
It hasn’t gone unnoticed by lady J.K. either, and she has been re-tweeting loads of the creepy costumes.
Be it Dumbledore or Death Eater, there has been no better time to get the fantasy novelist’s attention by tweeting over… Read the full story
One of the head honchos for The Simpsons has revealed that a sequel to Springfield’s first big screen outing could arrive sooner that we had ever hoped.
In an interview with LRM Online, executive producer James L Brooks revealed that he’s constantly asked about the prospect of a sequel to The Simpsons Movie and says that Fox are rather keen on the idea.
‘Fox very much wants us to do another one, and maybe we will and maybe we won’t – that’s where it is’,… Read the full story
It was the film that turned Leonardo DiCaprio into the ultimate 90s pin-up, gave Swedish indie-pop outfit The Cardigans their much-deserved UK breakthrough and had even the biggest Shakespeare-phobes suddenly quoting the Bard verbatim.
It’s also one of the definitive films of the 90s, turning a 400-year-old romance into a classic Generation X flick.
20 years to the day that it first premiered in the States, here are 20 things you may not know about Baz Luhrmann’s audacious retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
Natalie Portman was originally cast as Juliet
Disney has announced that Snow White is now in development as its next live action remake, alongside dozens of other similar projects including The Lion King and Aladdin.
First seen in 1937, beloved fairytale Snow White was the studio’s first feature-length movie, and established it as a leading light in animated motion pictures.
Now Erin Cressida Wilson, who wrote The Girl On The Train’s screenplay, is in negotiations to write a new script — and the film will feature a host of brand… Read the full story
Johnny Depp’s set to work some magic onscreen after signing up to star in the sequel to Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
According to the Hollywood Reporter the Pirates Of The Caribbean star will also make a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance in the first film, which is due out on November 18.
Details of his character are being kept under wraps, although… Read the full story
