Rod Taylor

It’s a pretty safe bet that most people, even many Australians, can count the number of male actors from the world’s smallest continent who have made it big in Hollywood on two hands. So it’d come as no surprise that on the 89th anniversary of his birth not many people are talking about one of…

Sergio Leone

It was 90 years ago today that the man who put spaghetti into westerns was born. Italian film director, producer and screenwriter Sergio Leone was one of the most iconic movie-makers of his generation and the man who made actor Clint Eastwood a superstar. Born in Rome on 3 January 1929, Leone was the son…

Cesar Romero

The Tinseltown rumour mill is rife with stories about Warner Bros’ upcoming Batman movie starting production later this year, with the Penguin being heavily touted as the main villain of director Matt Reeves’ upcoming movie. But, who knows? Perhaps The Joker will return as the Caped Crusader’s nemesis in the one-off production… after all it…

MCM phenomenon to hit Manchester

After a trip across the Irish Sea for events in Belfast and Dublin last weekend, the MCM Comic Con phenomenon returns to mainland Britain for more shows in 2017 in Manchester, Glasgow, London and Birmingham before the end of the year. An abbreviation of “movies, comics, media”, the MCM brand has grown from a single…

Cosplay kicks off in London comic con

If you’ve ever been to Olympia in London you’ll know that it’s a pretty big venue and it takes an event of considerable proportions to take it over… but one of the country’s biggest costume parties manages to do just that. Taking place from 28-30 July, London Film & Comic Con is the flagship event…

Expo of the art that spawned Spider-Man

A day after a young Peter Parker starts to come to terms with his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming in cinemas across the UK, fans of the genre can get a first-hand experience of the art that spawned such Hollywood blockbusters at the sixth annual incarnation of the Cardiff Independent…

Hyde Park buzzing for British Summer Time

Hyde Park in London is opening its gates from Friday for two weekends of live music accompanied by four days of free summer activities, music and food. From 3-5 July and on Friday, 7 July, it will be Open House in the park as a festival of film, fun and fabulous food sprawls across the…

Twisted tales and scary happenings in Cardiff

Three days of alternative cinematic treats kick off today in the Welsh capital with the launch party for the Cardiff Mini Film Festival at Tramshed Cinema from 7pm, when some some teaser short films from the festival will be featured as well as the Music Video Category, showcasing live music from Cardiff’s finest live music…