‘THE POWER OF THE DOG’/’A TIME TO KILL’

‘THE POWER OF THE DOG’/’A TIME TO KILL’

April 11, 2023 Alan Royle 1

  THE POWER OF THE DOG (2021)                       I have watched an awful lot of movies in my life. Some were quite brilliant; others less so, but they generally held my interest for much of their screen-time because there was usually the expectation that something would happen sooner or later. Not […]

RANDOM QUOTES – PT53

RANDOM QUOTES – PT53

December 28, 2021 Alan Royle 4

  KIRSTEN DUNST: (1982 – )                                    [On kissing Brad Pitt in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)]: ‘I am sure I would love to do it now, but back then, I […]

MEMORABLE SCREEN PAIRINGS (PT1)

January 21, 2019 Alan Royle 0

  I was thinking about what made some movies so superior to others and why I found myself watching them time and again. Of course, a strong story, snappy script, interesting characters and a memorable soundtrack are major ingredients, but there was something more. It was the interaction between the […]

The Loves of Julia Roberts

October 20, 2017 Alan Royle 2

There has been endless speculation over the reasons for the sudden cancellation of the wedding between Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts, just days before it was due to take place in June 1991. 20th Century Fox had decided to turn the nuptials into a major publicity event to herald the […]

SIX ENJOYABLE MOVIE DUOS – PT 1.

September 3, 2016 Alan Royle 6

  They say that movie ‘chemistry’ strikes every now and then, and when it does it lights up the screen. The people that make these kinds of decisions are forever mixing and matching, trying to find a combination that just ‘clicks’ with audiences. And it does not always have to […]

The Best Ever Child Movie Stars? ( Pt 1 )

May 20, 2015 admin 0

  Like most things, I guess, this is very much an ‘in the eye of the beholder’ list, but I have given it a lot of thought and looked back as far as the silent era to compile the 20 best child actors (in my opinion). Well, 21 actually, given […]