A Fair Lady's Dark Past
In Mount Jerome Cemetery in Dublin’s Harold’s Cross, rests an unspoken piece of Hollywood history. There you can find the grave of one Anthony Hepburn-Ruston. His name may be meaningless to you, but if you read the inscription you’ll see mention of a daughter named Audrey. Yes, Anthony was the father of one of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, Audrey Hepburn.
Hollywood's Big Night Out
On the 24th of February, Hollywood will indulge in its annual awards gala, the Oscars, for the 85th time. This year’s host is Seth McFarlane, the controversial mind behind TV’s ‘Family Guy’ and last year’s comedy hit ‘Ted’.
New Year Preview
Over the past few years, the strongest films have tended to come out early in the year. Here's our preview of the films whetting our appetite this coming January/February*.
The Waffler's ABCs of Cinema
First Look - Star Trek: Into Darkness
Paramount pictures gave The Movie Waffler a special preview of the sequel to J.J Abrams' 'Star Trek' reboot.
End of Year Preview
2012 got off to a promising start but suffered from a mediocre summer. With a raft of interesting films due out in the final two months, perhaps it's a year that's been saving the best till last? We take a look at the upcoming November/December* releases whetting our appetite.
Dead Format Month - Wiiiiiiiidescreeeeen
In an age when we can enjoy watching DVDS, Blu-Rays and online films on a large screen TV and surround sound system in our living room (or home theater room if you're lucky), the thrill of a cinema visit isn't what it used to be. In the mid twentieth century, television sets were appearing in more and more homes, leading Hollywood to look for new ways to entice people back to the cinema. 3D was attempted unsuccessfully but what did work was the enlarging of the screen itself to give us what's now known collectively as "widescreen". Various widescreen formats competed for your dollar in the fifties and sixties. Here we take a look at the successful and not so successful variants.
Dead Format Month - 35mm
Photography enthusiast John Saltwell looks back fondly on a format which, after over a century in existence, is now becoming little more than a nostalgic memory.
