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The Scorpion King


Starring:
The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, Bernard Hill
Story
This non-stop action adventure ‘prequel’, if you like, to ‘The Mummy Returns’ tells of the days before “Mathayas” (The Rock) became the “Scorpion King”.
The old world of Gomorrah and its surrounding lands, is run with an iron fist by “Memnon” […]

Austin Powers in Goldmember


Stars: Mike Myers, Beyonc? Knowles, Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer and Michael Caine.
The third instalment to “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” (1997) and “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” (1999), this next film introduces Austin’s (Mike Myers) father, “Nigel Powers” played so well by Michael Caine. It also […]

Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures


Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures
Series 1 and 2: The Full Coight
STARS: Glenn Robbins.
STORY
The tragedy of this man’s past dissolves into…the tragedy of his present. I think that’s a fitting way to describe our beloved outback adventurer, Russell Coight. An apt name for an inept guy. If you don’t get the joke on the surname, then […]

Boycott (Rental)


Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Terrence Howard, CCH Pounder, Carmen Ejoga.
Story
“Boycott” is based on the book “Daybreak of Freedom” by Stewart Burns, the true story of the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Mrs Rosa Parks started the boycott because she refused to give up her seat for a white man on the Montgomery city bus […]

Singin’ in the Rain


Principal cast: Gene Kelly; Donald O’Connor: Debbie Reynolds; Jean Hagen;
Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, colour 4:3 transfer Time 99mins
SYNOPSIS
Immortalised by the title song (and dance sequence!) this film is considered, arguably, as the greatest Hollywood musical ever made; and while I have always struggled with the ‘musical’ genre in general, the strength […]