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Scarface celebrates its 40th anniversary today (Image: Getty) December 9, 2023, marks the 40th anniversary of Scarface, a seminal crime film starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Set in 1980s Miami, the film portrays the rise of Cuban refugee Tony …

Back in 1964, John Wayne had a cancerous lung and a few ribs removed, leaving him stricken with health problems for the rest of his life. Duke would struggle tenaciously through physical scenes in his movies, secretly relying on an oxygen mask that he was desperate to hide from the …

Sir Roger Moore, who starred in a record seven official 007 movies, was known for his cheeky sense of humour which has been highlighted fondly by his Bond girls over the years. Kristina Wayborn, who played Magda in 1983’s Octopussy, recently shared some outrageous moments on set with the late …

Following the billion-dollar success of The Super Mario Bros Movie this summer, Nintendo has since announced that a live-action Legend of Zelda movie is now in the works at Sony Pictures. Maze Runner and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes director Wes Ball will helm the blockbuster based on …

A master sculptor has spent five weeks carving a life-sized Willy Wonka, using more than 100kg – of chocolate. The 6ft 2in model, inspired by the eponymous character in the new movie, Wonka, went on display in London’s Trafalgar Square. Sculpted into the popular character’s iconic pose, along with a …

Having remade Gene Wilder’s 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp’s 2005 version, Warner Bros has been looking to revitalise their IP. Tragically a misfire followed a year after reacquiring the Roald Dahl rights in 2016, with the direct-to-video Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the …

It may have been a couple of years since No Time To Die was released and as we await news of the next James Bond, EON Productions has some treats for fans in the meantime. Following the launch of the reality TV series 007: Road To A Million comes today’s …

It’s that time of year again when movie fans will be rewatching Home Alone as one of the best loved Christmas films of all time. Just last week, Kevin McCallister actor Macaulay Culkin received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 43-year-old (yes you read that age correctly) …

Eight years ago, George Miller delivered Mad Max: Fury Road, his fourth entry into his post-apocalyptic action thriller series. Tom Hardy’s titular character starred opposite Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa, a one-armed war captain under the tyrant Immortan Joe. Now the long-awaited prequel has arrived starring Anya Taylor-Joy as the young …

Back in 1952, James Stewart starred in Bend of the River, an adaptation of Bill Gulick’s novel Bend of the Snake. The Western followed his tough cowboy Glyn McLyntock, who risks his life to deliver confiscated food and supplies to homesteaders after gold is discovered in the area. The part …