Posts Tagged ‘Die Hard’
Radio Times Christmas film poll puts It’s A Wonderful Life at the top
We all have our favourite films we love to break out at Christmas-time and now, the Radio Times has announced the results of its Christmas Film poll. The poll collected 2,882 ballots, so this should be a pretty definitive list, let's see. Yep, It's A Wonderful Life is right at the top, with a heart-warming 17.83% of the vote. Directed by...
John Moore takes the director’s chair for Die Hard 5
So, it looks like Bruce Willis isn't anywhere near leaving the Die Hard series alone yet. Given that he doesn't seem to have aged a day since the eighties, that might be a good thing. Die Hard is an action-film staple, and there's no better example of an actor perfectly suited to the genre than Bruce Willis. From what was said in Kevin...
Spielberg considering Jurassic Park reboot
Yeah, I'm not incredibly pleased either, but the legendary Steven Spielberg ponders either returning to, or rebooting Jurassic Park is still an important event. Reboots are common, but there are certain films that it's best not to touch. Die Hard, Indiana Jones, The Godfather, Star Wars, oh, and Jurassic Park. The reason you don't reboot these...
The Alternative Christmas film quiz
There are oodles of Christmas films out there, which we love and get us into the festive spirit of things. But there are also loads of other movies set in and around Christmas time, that don't perhaps have the same level of cheer to them. If you feel like Scrooge and have a sore head from too much crimbo craziness, why not take our alternative...
Die Hard quiz
You've seen the films. You've cheered and whooped and hollered as John McClane took out the bad guys again and again. Now reload, and take aim at this quiz! Yippee-kay-ayyy, film fan! [QUIZZIN...
I love you, man: top ten buddy-cop films
Two friends, two badges, an army of enemies and a big baddie, and a lot of fire-power - The Other Guys is out this month, to add to the buddy-cop film list. But which are the other ten worth a watch? Most of us are more than happy to settle down and take in a buddy-cop film. The themes of friendship, comedy (sometimes dark, sometimes absent),...
John McTiernan facing prison time for wire-tapping case
John McTiernan, celebrated director of Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October, is facing time in prison for hiring a private detective to tap a producer's phone. It sounds like the sort of thing that would happen in one of his films, but it is the sad truth of the matter that this is real life. Real life also tends to come with consequences,...
Is a Die Hard prequel in the works?
The movie gossip mill has gone into overdrive this week - it must've been all that champagne loosing the lips of the bigwigs at Cannes... After the suggestion that Alien might be getting a remake, today's rumour points at Die Hard... Comic book publishers Boom! Studios have announced that they're releasing the publication Die Hard: Year One this...
