Christopher Hooton
The Independent
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13 movie mistakes that made their films better
From Leonardo DiCaprio dripping blood in ‘Django Unchained’ to Jamie Lee Curtis falling over mid-striptease in ‘True Lies’ → Read More
13 movie mistakes that greatly improved their scenes
From Leonardo DiCaprio dripping blood in ‘Django Unchained’ to Jamie Lee Curtis falling over mid-striptease in ‘True Lies’ → Read More
13 movie mistakes that greatly improved their scenes
From Leonardo DiCaprio dripping blood in ‘Django Unchained’ to Jamie Lee Curtis falling over mid-striptease in ‘True Lies’ → Read More
13 movie mistakes that vastly improved their scenes
From Leonardo DiCaprio dripping blood in ‘Django Unchained’ to Jamie Lee Curtis falling over mid-striptease in ‘True Lies’ → Read More
How to tell if your old copy of Harry Potter is worth up to £40,000
People will pay crazy money just because it says 'Joanne Rowling' instead of 'J.K. Rowling' → Read More
13 movie mistakes that vastly improved their scenes
From Leonardo DiCaprio dripping blood in ‘Django Unchained’ to Jamie Lee Curtis falling over mid-striptease in ‘True Lies’ → Read More
Friends swapped Rachel in an episode and no-one noticed
After all these years and so many re-reruns, mistakes and Easter eggs are still being spotted in Friends - and the latest is a humdinger. During season 9 episode 15 ‘The One With The Mugging’, Jennifer Aniston was replaced with a stand-in while her character Rachel was still in shot, and the understudy (?!) wasn’t even wearing the same outfit. The error was spotted by fan Jordan D’Amico (more… → Read More
13 movie mistakes that made their scenes much better
From Leonardo DiCaprio dripping blood in ‘Django Unchained’ to Jamie Lee Curtis falling over mid-striptease in ‘True Lies’ → Read More
Remembering Leon: The Professional, just a perfectly-balanced movie
There are a lot of films you first see as a kid that still loom large for you years later, but upon a re-watch disappoint. Luc Besson’s Leon (1994) is not one of them. Uniquely and willfully schizophrenic, it feels either like an eccentric French drama masquerading as a violent action movie or vice versa. One minute Leon and his assassin protégé Mathilda are sitting at the kitchen table of a… → Read More
‘Stay Another Day’: The sad story behind the lyrics to East 17’s Christmas hit
‘It was all based on conversations I’d had with my brother’ → Read More
The 100 best films of the 21st century, according to the critics
David Lynch’s narratively non-linear, néo-noir masterpiece Mulholland Drive has been named the best film of the 21st century to date by 177 film critics from 36 countries. The 2001 movie came out on top in a BBC Culture poll, followed by Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love (2000) and Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood (2007). Surprisingly or unsurprisingly, depending on your level of… → Read More
Many Saints of Newark: All we know about The Sopranos prequel movie
The right people are making the film, but can it live up to the series? Jacob Stolworthy and Christopher Hooton run through everything you need to know → Read More
What it’s like to ride the world’s most luxurious train
Experiencing luxury at speed is a curious human fixation, and a kind of final frontier for the uber rich. But more decadent than hurtling through the sky eating sliced kiwi off a black slate is rolling through the countryside as a piano and violin duo serenade you. → Read More
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood isn’t a love letter, it’s an obituary
Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film laments the loss of a moment in culture that will never be repeated. → Read More
The Favourite review: A period drama with a laugh rate on a par with Airplane!
This review was first published on 2 January 2019 Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos; Starring: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult. Cert 12A, 120 mins. → Read More
Bao: Watch Pixar's Oscar-nominated short streaming for free
First published on 19th December 2018 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed its 2019 shortlist earlier this week, with Pixar’s latest short, Bao, up for Animated Short Film. Directed by Domee Shi, the short was tacked onto the front of Incredible 2 in cinemas, but in light of its shortlisting has been made available for free on YouTube for one week. You → Read More
Post Malone releases new song 'Wow.' just in time for Christmas
Post Malone has made good of his promise to drop a new song ‘”before the year ends”, making a new track titled “Wow.” available on Spotify, Soundcloud and Apple Music. The song sees Posty bragging about his new-found riches and was given an animated, Christmas-themed music video on YouTube. The rapper’s most recent song prior to “Wow.” was “Sunflower”, which was a → Read More
Story of Yanxi Palace is the most googled show of 2018
The most googled TV series of the year is from China, a country where the search engine is largely blocked. Story of Yanxi Palace has been a huge hit on iQiyi, China’s Netflix-style streaming service, where it has been streamed more than 15 billion times. The period drama centres on Wei Yingluo (Wu Jinyan), a maid in the 1700s working at the palace of Emperor Qianlong and → Read More
20 best movie dogs: From The Artist's Uggie to Widows's Olivia
In the face of declining Oscars viewing figures, The Academy is floundering. A Best Popular Film category was posited earlier this year as a remedy, only to be embarrassingly ripped apart by filmmakers and viewers alike. → Read More
Santa Claus film portrayals ranked by authenticity: From Elf's Edward Asner to The Christmas Chronicles's Jeff Bridges
We've had good Santas and bad Santas, but which is the most Santa Santa? → Read More