Photo: Commerce City Police Department Police in Colorado arrested two out of a trio of masked robbers this weekend who allegedly held up a business at gunpoint after the thieves themselves became victims of a crime—getaway car theft. Guess the ‘Fast and Furious’ Movie Plots By Their Covers: Part 2 While three armed robbers were … Read more
The 1980s were good to the producing partnership of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. While Simpson was known as something of a shit heel in Hollywood, he got results, and with Bruckheimer helping him out, those results were worth billions. Beginning in 1983, when their first film together Flashdance, garnered $201.5 million from a $7 … Read more
Santa Claus is morbidly obese, with a BMI of 41.5 – with the largest portrayal coming in animated festive film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. Researchers analysed 10 popular Christmas movies, TV shows, and adverts, to calculate his average BMI, revealing he far exceeds a healthy weight of between 18.5 to 24.9 – and just creeps … Read more
It’s A Wonderful Life has been given its own dedicated channel. Widely considered one of the greatest Christmas films of all time, the festive classic tells the magical tale of an angel visiting a frustrated businessman on Christmas Eve, showing him how his kindness has transformed so many lives. And now, free streaming service, Pluto … Read more
Photo: Cliff Hawkins (Getty Images) There’s nothing cops love more than PIT maneuvers against seemingly every vehicle that appears in their windshield (except, maybe, killing dogs or beating their spouses). But Florida, as always, has to up the ante: Down there, the cops don’t just PIT civilians. Now, they’re starting to PIT each other. Dashcam … Read more
From this week onwards, I shall never hear How Soon Is Now? without seeing Michael Fassbender shoot a prostitute through the chest with a sniper rifle. It’s far from the only song by the indie icons in director David Fincher’s slick, brutal and utterly brilliant action movie. Fassbender’s nameless hitman is a stone-cold Smiths nut … Read more
Barbie has been voted the best film of 2023 – for challenging conventional stereotypes. The star-studded blockbuster was applauded by 2,000 film fans for putting a spotlight on gender norms and imbalances. Second spot went to The Little Mermaid for its casting of black actor, Halle Bailey, in the lead role, while The Whale’s depiction … Read more
By Noel Ransome The Canadian Press Posted September 7, 2023 6:06 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today under the shadow of dual strikes by Hollywood writers and actors but festival CEO Cameron Bailey is touting a strong lineup and ticket sales. Tonight’s … Read more
We’ve probably all had a day where you can’t seem to do anything right. One driver in Nebraska certainly had such a night last week after he called police on a wrong-way driver on Highway 77. It turns out, he was calling the cops on himself. ‘Duel’ Is Spielberg’s Best Movie, Hands Down Lancaster County … Read more