Movie Previews

8 May 2008

Cinema's Action Women

While actors like Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis are still playing the macho action parts it seems that there is an increasing trend of women taking on more ...

8 May 2008

Must See Movies: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, directed by George Hill encapsulated the very meaning of the Western dramatic chase scenes on horseback to daring robberies of banks and ...

8 May 2008

Heroes and Villains: 7

At number seven on our chart we look at Roman hero in Maximus Decimus Meridius and a literary character brought to the screen, most famously, in 1939's The Wizard of ...

8 May 2008

Under Our Skin

In the early 1970's, a mysterious new ailment was discovered among a group of children living around the town of Lyme, CT. What was first diagnosed as isolated cases of ...

8 May 2008

A Previous Engagement

When Seattle librarian Julia Reynolds (Juliet Stevenson) talks her unadventurous, jigsaw-obsessed husband Jack (Daniel Stern) into a once-in-a-lifetime vacation on the Mediterranean island of Malta she has a secret agenda: ...

8 May 2008

House of Usher

When a young man, Victor, visits his old friend Roderick Usher and Usher s sister Madeliene at their crumbling family estate, he discovers the two decaying as quickly as their ...
8 May 2008

Operation Filmmaking

Follows Baghdad film student, Muthana Mohmed, who Liev Schreiber invited to join the production of "Everything Is Illuminated" after his film school was bombed. Soon after Muthana arrives on-set in ...

7 May 2008

Best of British - Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell's career has spanned five decades moving between film and television and becoming a cult icon.McDowell had pulled pints and been a coffee salesman before he began taking acting ...

7 May 2008

Heroes and Villains: 8

At number eight in our countdown of the best heroes and villains is revolting slave Spartacus and the murderous motel owner Norman Bates.Hero: Spartacus Released in 1960 Spartacus followed the rebellious ...

7 May 2008

Swimming In Auschwitz

One of the glaring omissions in the ongoing study of the events of the Holocaust is the experiences of women in the concentration camps. While subject to the same physical ...

7 May 2008

Sangre de Mi Sangre

Fleeing a pack of henchman on the Mexican side of the border, Juan hops a truck transporting illegals from Mexico to New York City. En route he befriends Pedro, an ...

6 May 2008

Cameron Diaz Profile

Cameron Diaz is one of the world's most famous women and successful actresses - being one of only two women, the first being Julia Roberts, to be paid $20 ...
6 May 2008

The Women Behind the Heroes

They say that 'behind every brave man there has to be a brave woman' and for a superhero this is no different.But today's supporting women are strong and independent being ...

6 May 2008

Heroes and Villains - 9

We plough on with our Top Heroes and Villains and at number nine is boxing hero Rocky Balboa and bunny boiler Alex Forrest.Hero - Rocky Balboa Rocky Balboa was the underdog ...

6 May 2008

Bottle Shock

Based on a true story, "Bottle Shock" chronicles the events leading up to the famous Paris Tastings of 1976, wherein Napa wines bested the exalted French wines in a blind ...

6 May 2008

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited is an evocative and poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence, set in pre-war England when privileged aristocracy fell into decline.  The story begins in1925 ...

5 May 2008

Heroes and Villains: 10

As Iron Man kicks off superhero summer FemaleFirst looks back at some of the cinema’s most memorable heroes and villains.Heroes and villains are the central aspect to most movies and, ...

5 May 2008

One to Watch: Milo Ventimiglia

Despite launching his career at the age of eighteen, he is now thirty, it’s Milo Ventimiglia’s role as Peter Petrelli in Heroes that has catapulted him to worldwide fame.After studying ...

2 May 2008

Director's Chair: Jon Favreau

This week's Director's Chair looks at the multitalented Jon Favreau an American actor, director and writer who has helmed the new Marvel Comic project Iron Man.Born in New York Favreau ...

2 May 2008

Patrick Dempsey

Two decades ago, Patrick Dempsey became an overnight movie star thanks to teen classics such as Can’t Buy Me Love and Loverboy. Now the 42-year-old actor is enjoying a wildly ...
2 May 2008

Michelle Monaghan Q&A

Michelle Monaghan has a job most women would kill for. In her impressive career, the 32-year-old actress has, among other things, worked with a string of leading men including: Tom ...

2 May 2008

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" finds high school seniors Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) facing the prospect of separation as they head off to different colleges.Joined by ...

2 May 2008

Vice

Detective Max Walker (Madsen) was once a highly respected cop until he lost his wife and his life unraveled. Haunted by her memory and harboring his rage, Walker has nothing ...

2 May 2008

The Babysitters

In this dark comedy, Shirley Lyner (Katherine Waterston) may be just 16 years old, but she's smart. However, instead of just using her intelligence to get into college, she's started ...