Over the years, plenty of movies have featured classy casinos. Sometimes they are nothing more than purpose-built Hollywood sets. But sometimes, actual real-life casinos are used. Here are four fantastic movies that feature prominent casino resorts. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Read more: Here Are 5 Lesser-Known Gambling Movies You Should Watch Online While…
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Analog is certainly coming back in a big way. We have turntables and records back on the shelves however, digital is a great way to go. That said, turntables and records are making a comeback due to their superior quality sound and their incredible aesthetic. Not everything, however, is worth looking back for. The days of…
Hollywood has often used casino and gambling scenes to show tension between characters, and this has led to some great blackjack scenes on film. The game is easier for viewers to understand than other card games, making it easier for viewers to follow the action. While it is very popular with all generations, recent advances…
With us all being in lockdown at the moment, I thought it would be a good idea to let you know which movies you should watch this week and where you can stream them. There are just too many streaming services to chose from these days and too many movies to watch. We now have…
Poker and blackjack are indisputably the kings of casino card games, especially when it comes to making thrilling cinema action, but there are also some great movies involving counting cards. Nothing quite catches the audience’s attention like a good old high-stakes card game. Some films might feature online slots, or pokies as they are called…
Gambling has always been a fun topic for budding movie producers looking to put out exciting “gangster, guns and money”-themed movies. From the popular early titles like The Cincinnati Kid and The Gambler to more modern takes like Croupier and 21, gambling films have always made for entertaining viewing. Nowadays, traditional Vegas casinos are seeing…
This is never an easy list to come up with because it’s not really fair. It’s not fair to rank the ten worst films of the year, however, 2019 had some real stinkers and people have been asking me to come up with my top 10 worst films of the year. So, I thought long…
This year’s Oscars have come and gone, and now it’s time to find out who won what on Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. The Oscars are over for yet another year. That celebrated night where the biggest names in Hollywood all comes together to give one another a big pat on the back and…
Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, Molly’s Game, has been causing quite a stir in the movie industry and we decided to take a closer look at why that is. Here on Small Screen we recently reviewed Molly’s Game, the directorial debut of screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. Apart from its gripping dialogue, Jessica Chastain’s powerful performance, and Sorkin’s…
The list of nominees for this year’s Academy Awards (a.k.a. The Oscars) is in and Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water is leading the charge with 13 nominations. We’re coming into February which means that it’s that time of the year when Hollywood gives itself a big pat on the back by dishing out…
The BAFTAs are just around the corner and these are the nominees for this year’s awards: Best film Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Shape Of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Outstanding British film Darkest Hour The Death of Stalin God’s Own Country Lady Macbeth Paddington 2 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,…
2018 has just begun which means that it’s time for new TV shows and movies to land on Netflix. Here are the things you should be looking out for on UK Netflix this January. 2018 has arrived and with it a new month which means a whole load of new things coming to our streaming…
2017’s come a close so it’s time to take a look at what 2018 has to offer us in the movie department. Here are 50 movies you should check out in 2018. 2017 turned out to be a pretty good year all things considered for movies. Three of the top grossing movies of the year…
2017’s is over and 2018 is here, but we should spend some time to look back on the movies that came out last year and decide which were the 20 best films of 2017. Here they are. 2017 has finally come to an end. For a while there I thought it never would, but 2018…
It’s Black History Month in the UK, and here’s a list of the 10 films that are essential viewing during this time. Check them out below.
It’s Halloween month, which is when we scare ourselves silly by watching horror movies. These 10 films will help you get into the Halloween spirit.
Summer’s officially over, but never fear, since the autumn 2017 movies are here. These are the 20 films you should be looking out for this autumn.