Exploring the music of the Superman movies
by Mark Harrison | Jan 27, 2022 | Feature, News
Is it the music that makes Superman soar? We explore the stories behind the scores, how they've changed, and how they've stayed the same....
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2005's Pride & Prejudice and the fuss over its bonus ending
by Mark Harrison | Jan 25, 2022 | Feature, News
Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice changed its final scene after UK test screenings - yet it was reinstated for an e...
Film Quiz Friday: Best of Five?
by Mark Harrison | Jan 21, 2022 | Feature, News
With Scream (5cream?) in cinemas, this week’s film quiz tests your knowledge of fifth instalments of franchises, along with various other movie t...
Film Quiz Friday: The Magnificent Kevin
by Mark Harrison | Jan 14, 2022 | Feature, News
We come to it at last - this week’s film quiz includes 30 questions about comedy remakes, the Scream franchise, and the movies of Kevin Costner....
Disney's Encanto and its unexpected UK Singles Chart success
by Mark Harrison | Jan 13, 2022 | Feature, News
Three songs from Encanto have popped up in this week’s UK Official Singles Chart - with stats and waffle, here are some of Disney’s other chart hit...
Film Quiz Friday: Let's Quiz!
by Mark Harrison | Jan 07, 2022 | Feature, News
It’s a New Year and a new film quiz for you to get stuck into – subjects this week include Westerns, box-office landmarks, and quizzes in films....
Harry Potter and the adapted screenplays - celebrating Steve Kloves and Michael Goldenberg (even though the HBO special ignored them)
by Mark Harrison | Jan 06, 2022 | Feature
HBO Max's Harry Potter reunion special overlooked two key figures in the franchise's success – screenwriters Steve Kloves and Michael Goldenberg....
Scooby-Doo, and its astounding The Blair Witch Project crossover
by Mark Harrison | Jan 04, 2022 | Feature
The Scooby-Doo Project is an award-winning Halloween special that spoofs 1999’s biggest horror hit - we investigate Mystery Inc’s weirdest case....
The Film Stories Quiz of the Year – 21 movie questions about 2021
by Mark Harrison | Dec 22, 2021 | Feature, News
It’s time for your final film quiz of the year and it covers a whole bunch of 2021 movies, whether in cinemas or streaming....
Spider-Man – where do we go from No Way Home?
by Mark Harrison | Dec 20, 2021 | Feature, News
No Way Home is billed as the end of a Spider-Man trilogy, but what’s next? Some spoilery thoughts on the development of Tom Holland’s character fol...
Film Quiz Friday: Christmas Is All Around
by Mark Harrison | Dec 17, 2021 | Feature, News
“If you really love Christmas, c’mon and let it snow”: this week’s festive film quiz breaks out the tinsel and baubles with 30 Yuletide movie teasers...
Film Quiz Friday: Steven Spielberg Presents...
by Mark Harrison | Dec 10, 2021 | Feature, News
Steven Spielberg is 75 years old next week and this week’s film quiz covers his works to date, along with some films he somehow wasn’t involved in....
Revisiting Rover Dangerfield – a truly weird Hollywood star vehicle
by Mark Harrison | Dec 09, 2021 | Feature, News
One of Rodney Dangerfield's stranger film projects was the animated musical comedy Rover Dangerfield - Mark looks back at an obscure childhood...
The Underworld franchise crossovers that never were
by Mark Harrison | Dec 08, 2021 | Feature, News
Underworld meets Resident Evil, anyone? We’ve been looking into some of the potential Underworld crossovers that have been mooted over the years… T...
Film Quiz Friday: Air Force One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
by Mark Harrison | Dec 03, 2021 | Feature, News
A disclaimer for this week’s film quiz – our lawyers tell us that we have never seen or even heard of Richard Osman’s House Of Games. O...
Film Quiz Friday: Sing-Along Songs
by Mark Harrison | Nov 26, 2021 | Feature, News
What’s this? Do you wanna build a snowman? Can you feel the love tonight? None of these questions appear in this week’s film quiz, but some other Dis...
The Jim Carrey movie sequels that didn’t star Jim Carrey
by Mark Harrison | Nov 25, 2021 | Feature, News
Though his aversion to sequels has mellowed over the years, Jim Carrey declined to return for various sequels to some of his biggest box-office hits -...
Film Quiz Friday: Better Late Than Never?
by Mark Harrison | Nov 19, 2021 | Feature, News
Who you gonna call? In this week’s film quiz on belated sequels, please be prepared to wait 20 years or longer for a response....
Doctor Who and the terror of the Weeping Angels
by Mark Harrison | Nov 18, 2021 | Feature, News
Don’t blink! Jodie Whittaker and friends tangle with the Weeping Angels in the new series of Doctor Who, but what makes Steven Moffat’s creations so...
Film Quiz Friday: A Quiz Called Wanda
by Mark Harrison | Nov 12, 2021 | Feature, News
“What would an intellectual do?” Try this week’s film quiz, which includes teasers on movie rules, actor anagrams, and the movies of Jamie Lee Curti...
Revisiting the film roles of sports announcer Michael Buffer
by Mark Harrison | Nov 10, 2021 | Feature, News
“Let’s get ready to rumbleeee!” Sports announcer Michael Buffer has made a career out of those five words, including a few major movie appea...
Film Quiz Friday: One Quiz To Rule Them All
by Mark Harrison | Nov 05, 2021 | Feature, News
This week’s film quiz covers a variety of movie trivia, including American remakes, loose connections, and Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings tri...
Attack The Block at 10 – Joe Cornish’s unique alien-invasion actioner
by Mark Harrison | Nov 04, 2021 | Feature, News
There’s a sequel on the way, but 10 years on, Joe Cornish’s “inner city vs outer space” sci-fi film Attack The Block is like nothing else we’ve s...
Film Quiz Friday: Trick Or Treat?
by Mark Harrison | Oct 29, 2021 | Feature, News
Halloween is imminent, so here’s your second annual horror film quiz, covering everything from family favourites to high-grade spooky doings....
Celebrating The Simpsons’ Cape Fear parody
by Mark Harrison | Oct 28, 2021 | Feature, News
It’s that Treehouse Of Horror time of year again, but The Simpsons’ Cape Feare remains a standout scary-movie spoof....
Film Quiz Friday: Good As Goldblum
by Mark Harrison | Oct 22, 2021 | Feature, News
“It’s my birthdayyyyy!” This week’s film quiz includes questions on the movies of Jeff Goldblum, among the regular mix of cinematic trivia. OUR...
No Time To Die and the changing face of James Bond
by Mark Harrison | Oct 21, 2021 | Feature, News
James Bond has changed actors before, but Daniel Craig’s finale is different: with spoilers, we look at previous send-offs and the future of 007....
Film Quiz Friday: Great Scott!
by Mark Harrison | Oct 15, 2021 | Feature, News
"I think, at the end of the day, filmmaking is a team, but eventually there's got to be a captain": this week's film quiz has 30 questions on the...
The Terminator sequel trilogies that never were
by Mark Harrison | Oct 11, 2021 | Feature
The future is what we make it, but what about the unmade Terminator sequels that would have followed Salvation, Genisys, and Dark Fate? Mark finds...
Film Quiz Friday: Sequelizer II – Quiz Harder!
by Mark Harrison | Oct 08, 2021 | Feature, News
How can the same quiz happen to the same guy twice? The art of the second-movie subtitle is just one of the subjects covered in this week’s film t...
Bedknobs And Broomsticks at 50: the search for its lost songs and scenes
by Mark Harrison | Oct 07, 2021 | Feature, News
50 years on, Bedknobs And Broomsticks is rightly regarded as a Disney classic, but the campaign for a release of its original cut continues to this...
Film Quiz Friday: The Name's Bond, James Bond
by Mark Harrison | Oct 01, 2021 | Feature, News
We've been expecting you, Mr Bond, and with the UK release of No Time To Die, this week's film quiz is about all things 007....
