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Robert De Niro has been active since 1962, and has been in at least 129 films in his career (Image: Getty) From mean streets to mob legends, Robert De Niro’s career is one that helped define modern cinema. Whether playing tortured loners or charismatic gangsters, De Niro’s work across five …

A classic romantic-comedy featuring a stellar Hollywood cast has just landed on Netflix. Boasting an “essentially perfect” romance, this timeless film showcases two of the biggest legends in movie history, holding its charm for over two decades. As one of the standout rom-coms of the early 2000s, it’s a delightful …

A war film directed by Guy Ritchie has been hailed “one of the best ever” by emotional Amazon Prime viewers. The Covenant, released in 2023, follows a U.S. Army sergeant Master Sgt. John Kinley, who returns to Afghanistan to rescue his interpreter after he’s left behind. While it is not …

A remarkable piece of British cinema history has just landed on ITVX. Released in 1943, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp – Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s celebrated satire of Britain’s military elite – tells the story of Major-General Clive Wynne-Candy, a decorated but increasingly outdated British officer. Played …

Danny Boyle (centre) with Irvine Welsh (left) and Ewan McGregor (right) created an all-time great (Image: Getty) It was supposed to be “unfilmable” and a “foolhardy” choice for a second film from a team who had exploded on to the scene two years earlier. But the result could not have …

Heat: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star in 1995 trailer Val Kilmer sadly died earlier this month, leaving behind an incredible movie back catalogue. According to film fans on IMDb, his greatest movie was Michael Mann’s iconic crime thriller Heat. The 1995 movie stars Al Pacino and Robert De …

The first Indiana Jones movie features many famous sequences from the opening fleeing a giant rolling rock to the Nazi melting faces when the Ark of the Covenant is opened. Yet did you know that another particularly comic moment was not in the original script? The scene in question was …

Fans of the iconic movie Goodfellas have realised one of the most beloved scenes was improvised. The hit 1990 crime thriller tells the story of the rise and fall of Mafia accomplice Henry Hill, who was linked with the Lucchese crime family of New York City from the mid 50s …

The Carry On franchise has kept viewers entertained for years. It comprises 31 films, the largest number of films of any British film franchise. Additionally, it features four Christmas specials, a television series, and stage shows. All products were produced between 1958 and 1992, and while it generated a lot …

In the often meticulously controlled world of Stanley Kubrick films, it’s hard to imagine anything making it into the final cut without first going through rounds of rewrites, rehearsals, and retakes. But in Full Metal Jacket, one of the film’s most unforgettable sequences – the boot camp barrage of insults …