To text or not to text, that is the SMS that is noisley typed during many a movie screening. We’ve touched on that debate before, with one compromise that is being suggested, is to allow text-friendly versions of film to be shown, allowing the small bright screen brigade access to their devices while the action unfolds on the screen. But …

There’s something magical about a movie cameo. Whether it’s for a few seconds or a few minutes, seeing a big name Hollywood actor/actress do something that is totally out of their typecast character personality, is an experience that hits us square in the cortex. Here’s a look at 18 such surprise appearances. Last Updated: June 21, 2012

I’ll be honest here, and admit that I just don’t understand the music of Kanye “Alledged voice of a generation” West. I find it weird, odd and usually like it to the sound that a fax machine would make, if it were being molested by a 56K Modem. A description which also works when describing dubstep. Kanye West ins’t just …

When a film releases, there are always quite a few factors that can make it stand out. Cinematography, great acting and impressive special effects are just a few such factors, that can combine to make something mundane, memorable, but without a decent film score it all just falls apart. It’s that one signature film tune, that stirring melody, that really helps …

In all of movie history, no man has been able to master the art of the one-liner, like Arnold Schwarzenegger has. Before he became the Governator, the man was a lean mean, pithy line spewing machine. Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis combined have nothing on the amount of lines that Arnie delivered to his defeated foes over the …

In honour of my all time favourite movie genre, parodies, we’re going to take a look at movie quotes from there. And I’m drawing a strict limit on this one. Nothing, from a certain duo of filmmakers, who make “movie” movies, will be allowed. So, get ready, search your mind, and prepare to see just how much of your life …

Can Hollywood ever make a decent video game movie adaptation? I say no, and here's a column explaining why.

Ready for another round of movie quote trivia? Good! Get to your seats and sit down then, as we proceed with the quiz. The rules are the same as usual, first round of five questions will be easy, the next five, more difficult, but not totally obscure. Whoever gets all ten right gets a special no-prize from me, in the …