“I idolise movie actors, both sexes,” Freeman told The Guardian. “Hackman is one of those people. He’s a movie actor, boy he’s an actor and every time I go see him I just marvel at him. When I go to ...

Plenty of comedians have revealed themselves to be dark and troubled people away from the harsh glare of the spotlight, but ...

Paul McCartney wrote some of history's greatest hits with The Beatles and Wings, but the rock 'n' roll star also had a few awful lyrics up his sleeve, too.

There are plenty of little tidbits that have emerged over the years, such as that time Irish actor Brenda Fricker told Al Pacino that she had peaked at the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ card and that it had ...

Any actor who spends 70 years constantly working and retires with a cabinet full of trophies and a status as one of the all-time greats isn’t going to harbour many regrets, with Michael Caine always ...

Glenn Frey may have been the watchful eye behind Eagles, but he had enough sense not to steer them into some unchartered territory.

Most actors dream of having one role that becomes iconic, and not only for the commercial benefits it brings. It’s an opportunity to be permanently woven into the fabric of cinema history, even if ...

In fact, making a film can reduce even the most levelheaded person to a screaming maniac ready to fight a co-worker – and that’s exactly what happened when Brad Pitt and his fearless leader hurled ...

For the last 40 years, the Coen brothers have developed, honed, and refined an approach to cinema uniquely and identifiably their own, to the point their name has been adjectivised as a way to ...

Dave Grohl may feel right at home fronting Foo Fighters now, but there were some songs that got the better of him after one ...

During the arduous casting process to find the ideal candidate to headline Richard Donner’s Superman, Eastwood was viewed as a potential ‘Man of Steel’. It would have been odd to see Dirty Harry ...

Tarantino has largely foregone the use of orchestral scores throughout his career, but the avid film nerd couldn’t resist the opportunity to utilise the legendary Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight ...