Posts Tagged ‘Michael Douglas’
Real Life Fathers of Film
Every so often we get to see real life family relationships play out on the big screen, from brothers and sisters, to parents and their children. With Fathers Day just a few days away, we thought we'd take a look at some classic examples of some on-screen dads playing the parents to their real life children within the world of filmmaking....
Golden Globe nominations: the full list
Awards season is nearly upon us and yesterday the 2011 Golden Globe nominations were announced. Actors Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes and Blair Underwood had the job of announcing who was up for what. The King's Speech, which has already won awards at BIFA, left as a clear front runner, along with The Social Network and Black Swan. Rather...
Gekko never weeps – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Sequels to iconic films are usually (Grease 2, anyone?) flops. However, what about Wall Street? Wall Street's Gordon Gekko was, for many of the 1980s financiers, something of a god, a statuesque figure of greed, wealth and cunning that a generation of money and power-hungry bankers, stockbrokers and everyday businesspeople modelled...
10 reasons why Michael Douglas is great
Michael Douglas has been making headlines recently. Firstly, he has reprised his role as the diabolical Gordon Gekko in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, which was released yesterday. But secondly because he is undergoing treatment for stage four cancer. While wishing him a speedy return to full health, we thought we'd share with you 10 reasons...
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – is history repeating itself?
They say history repeats itself, and that certainly seems to be the case when it comes to Oliver Stone films. Another financial crisis is clearly a cue for another Wall Street film to Hollywood-ise the whole thing. As the sequel, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, premieres around the world, we take the time to fill you in on what’s changed...
Wall Street Comes to France
Of course, I don't mean they're going to ship the location over to our French neighbours, though knowing the budgets going into Cannes I wouldn't be surprised. I am talking about, of course, Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, the continuing of a saga that, as of the sequel, now spans an impressive 23 years. Wall Street is often a scene of...
Javiar Bardem heading for Wall Street
We've already acknowledged Javier Bardem's incredible talent for playing a villain sidekick, so you can imagine how excited we are to hear that he's landed a role as a ruthless hedge fund manager in the upcoming remake of Wall Street. According to recent plot spoilers, his character is set to create as much as of a massacre in the finance world as...
The Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past
You might have heard this one before... Matthew McConaughey is a love 'em and leave 'em kinda bachelor enjoying his freedom, flexing his muscles and having a general good time regardless of who else gets hurts. That is, of course, until he meets that one special lady... No, It isn't Failure to Launch Part 2 or How to Lose a Guy in 10 Dates The...
