Anyone who had the fortune to watch Freddie Mercury steal the show at Live Aid knows that Queen were not a band to be trifled with. A four piece encompassing the live power left behind by Led Zeppelin, Queen were blessed with four technically gifted musicians, three accomplished singers and four versatile songwriters. It´s hard […]
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The 10 Best Ben Whishaw Movie Performances
There are very few actors who can claim to have played Hamlet before thirty, but Ben Whishaw is no ordinary actor. A fine example of a classically trained actor holding Hollywood in the palm of his hands, Whishaw has acted with the greats, yet retains anonymity about him, hidden behind his great characters. Starting in […]
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The 10 Best Brendan Gleeson Movie Performances
If Colin Farrell is the heart throb, Liam Neeson the action star, Michael Fassbender the credible leading man, then Brendan Gleeson must be the greatest Irish character actor. He is to Ireland what John Goodman or Stanley Tucci are to America and Ben Wishaw is to England, a reliable face, a strong actor, a reliable […]
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The 10 Best Michael Keaton Movie Performances
Few have made the comeback Michael Keaton has done. The perennial star of 1989 returned with a bang, both saluting his iconic superhero and questioning the fame around it. ´Birdman´ proved that Keaton was more than just an eighties/nineties celebrity clutching for his breath (the same of which cannot be applied to his peers Pierce […]
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The 10 Best Daniel Craig Movie Performances
Daniel Craig was one of two actors, after Timothy Dalton, whose acting credibility was as much a deciding factor in his casting, as well as his looks and public persona. But where Dalton´s films disappeared from U.S. cinemas almost as quickly as they arrived into them, Craig brought Bond four of the most successful films […]
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The 15 Greatest Scottish Movies of All Time
Given the country’s impressive list of actors (Sean Connery, James McAvoy, Ewen McGregor), directors (Bill Forsyth, Kevin McDonald), writers, composers, it should come as no surprise that the country has been the subject of many wonderful pieces of cinema. With cities as aesthetically pleasing as Edinburgh, highlands and lochs plentiful and beautiful and a charm […]