Movies... For Free! The True Glory (1945)
on Nov 7, 2009 in Movies for Free "Movies... For Free!", showcasing classic movies that have fallen out of copyright and are available freely from the public domain. This week we continue our Carol Reed theme...The True Glory, 1945Directed by Garson Kanin and Carol Reed (uncredited)R...

Five Essential... Arnie Characters
on Nov 6, 2009 in Five Essential... Articles and Opinions Gary Collinson selects his Five Essential Arnie Characters…With the recent news that ‘The Governator’ Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back – having filmed a scene alongside fellow action icons Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis for Sly’s upc...

221B - free online game to promote Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes movie
on Nov 5, 2009 in News To promote the release of Guy Ritchie's latest movie Sherlock Holmes, Warner Bros. have released a free online adventure 221B, to be played in the eight weeks leading up to the launch of the movie across the UK on Boxing Day, 26th December 2009.The u...

Animated Storytellers: A Pixar Animation Studios Profile (Part 1)
on Nov 4, 2009 in Filmmaker Profiles Articles and Opinions Trevor Hogg details the early days of Pixar in the first of a three-part feature on the phenomenally successful animation studio...Realizing that he could not draw, aspiring animator Ed Catmull decided to change his academic focus to physics and comp...

UK Box Office Top Ten - weekend commencing 30/10/09
on Nov 3, 2009 in News UK Box Office UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 30th October - Sunday 1st November 2009.Michael Jackson's This Is It - the music documentary chronicling the rehearsal stage of the late singer's planned 50-date run at London's O2 - debut...

It's a Wrap - coming soon to a screen near you!
on Nov 2, 2009 in Trailers News A round-up of forthcoming attractions including trailers and UK release info for New Moon, Paranormal Activity, Avatar, Invictus, and The Wolfman...The Twilight Saga: New Moon (UK release 20/11/09, cert. tbc)The sequel to 2008's box-office hit Twilig...

I Sat Through That? #17 - X-Men (I, II and III)
on Nov 1, 2009 in I Sat Through That? Articles and Opinions In which Gerry Hayes dons his yellow lycra con-outfit and tries to hide from the geeks...X-Men, 2000X2, 2003X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006Directed by Bryan Singer (I and II), Brett Ratner (III)Starring a bunch of weird mutantsTV’s been having an X-Fes...

Trick or Treat: A spooky Halloween selection...
on Oct 31, 2009 in Misc. Thrills and chills from the archive...If you're looking for something a little scary this Halloween why not feast some of the macabre features from our Movies... For Free! section, including cult classics from directors such as Roger Corman, Francis...

Movies... For Free! Carnival of Souls (1962)
on Oct 31, 2009 in Cult Classics Movies for Free "Movies... For Free!", showcasing classic movies that have fallen out of copyright and are available freely from the public domain... Carnival of Souls, 1962Directed by Herk HarveyStarring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist and Sidney BergerCarnival of...

BBC celebrates 30th anniversary of Fawlty Towers
on Oct 30, 2009 in News Misc. Remastered DVD box set and Basil Fawlty lookalike contest...A slight divergance from the usual silver-screen musings, but when you're dealing with one of - if not the - greatest British sit-coms of all time it's pretty easy to make an exception. To c...