michael caine

Cast your mind back to the mid to late 2000’s. The moral panic du jour in Britain was “hoodies”, the fear that the fabric of society would be destroyed by gangs of feral hooded youth. Talk of “broken Britain” fuelled asbos, countless…

‘Come in and know me better man!’ This Christmas marks the 30th anniversary of the release of The Muppet Christmas Carol. If you haven’t seen it, what kind of Muppet shaped rock have you been living under? As a child I loved The Muppets…

Cockney Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., aka Michael Caine, is a force of acting virtuosity. Featuring in 130 films over the last 69 years, he started with an uncredited role as a teaboy in the 1950 movie Morning Departure. While his late…

Glitz, glamour and gold statuettes; the bright lights of Hollywood boasted all of these on Sunday as it played host to the 88th Academy Awards. However, underneath the glitter a griminess had risen up to overshadow the ceremony. For the…

Jim Henson was dead: to begin with. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate. Published in 1843, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is among the most adapted stories to Film…