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Paranormal Activity (2009) The Movie Life Lesson: If you happen to live in a haunted house, you’ll fall sound asleep every night. Why It’s Impossible In Real Life: No one with any semblance of smarts would stay in a haunted house, home to a demon with a penchant for tearing …

Back in the 1990s, Robert De Niro was reportedly so incensed at being quizzed in Paris about an elite prostitution ring, he vowed never to set foot in France again. It seems he’s had a change of heart in recent years, returning to the country to head the Cannes 2011 …

The first behind the scenes image has arrived online from Star Wars: Episode VII , featuring a number of the production team alongside a familiar figure from Star Wars lore… Yes, it’s R2-D2 of course, seen here with J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy, as the duo paid a visit to …

The first trailer has arrived online for Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic, Noah , in which Russell Crowe stars as the titular ark-builder, facing the storm to end all storms. With production having started on this one way back in 2011, Aronofsky has spent much of the intervening period working on …

First off, obvious big fat spoiler warning! Secondly, we’ve teamed up with Movie Plot Holes (opens in new tab) , who are here to bring you a snarky run-down of some of the most glaring plotholes in one of this year’s biggest superheroic blockbusters. We’ve narrowed it down to five …

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has released a new full-length trailer online, showing off the full epic scope of the latest episode of Bilbo’s adventure. The new trailer is stuffed with previously unseen footage, as master Baggins and the company of Dwarves press on in their attempts to rid …

Thor (2011) The Drinking Scene: Mug-smashing galore as Thor (Chris Hemsworth) discovers the sweet nectar that is coffee, and hurls the cup to the floor, demanding more of it. “This drink… I like it! ANOTHER!” If The Booze Hadn’t Been There: This one’s booze-free, though can you imagine what it …

Labyrinth (1986) Reality: Teenage girls babysit their infant siblings and rant about the injustice of it all but nothing changes. Except nappies. The Movie Reality: A mystical world of goblins, talking worms and giant furry monsters held within a giant labyrinth manifests after hearing the cries of a moody adolescent. …

An elderly Irishwoman searches for the son who was stolen from her by nuns 50 years ago. Sounds like a real weepie, right? That it’s nothing of the kind is thanks to Stephen Frears’ understated direction, the skilful script from Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope and, most of all, the …

If you’re a fan of ‘70s Hollywood then chances are you dig John Milius. His writing gigs saw him contribute to Dirty Harry , Jaws and Apocalypse Now . Then there’s the directing credits: Dillinger , Big Wednesday , Conan The Barbarian … A self-titled “Zen anarchist”, Milius is also …