Polls

‘Rocky’ Voted Best Sports Film

What would you say the best sports film ever made is? There are a hell of a lot of them, as sport is one of those subjects which film-makers know attracts a great many fans, and therefore can get butts on seats. Movie website Lovefilm recently asked the above question and the top ten films...
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Alien Voted ‘Scariest Movie Monster’

Sky Movies Sci-Fi and Horror channel conducted a survey to mark its season of Creature Feature movies. The British cable channel asked 2,500 movie fans their opinions on what is the most terrifying movie monster ever to have been conceived, and put to celluloid. The Alien from Alien came out on top, beating all of...
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Final Scene In ‘Casablanca’ Voted Most Romantic Moment In Cinema History

Hmm, romantic films eh, they’re not my cup of tea usually, maybe because I’m male, and don’t like to cry over things I see on the TV or movie screens. But I must admit to not only knowing, but also liking a lot of the scenes chosen for this recently announced Most Romantic Moment In...
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Top 20 Disappointments Of 2007

I thought 2007 was a good year for film, with some classics making their way on to cinema screens. But not every film was of such high quality, as Dark Horizons have taken great pleasure in pointing out. As well as listing a huge number of what they call the worst films of 2007, they...
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American Film Institute Choose Top Ten Films Of 2007 – What The Hell?

I would normally trust the AFI (American Film Institute) when it came to making good choices, not only what films to see, but what films to avoid, but having seen this list, that view is starting to change a little. Over the weekend, the AFI came up with their Top Ten American Films of 2007,...
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‘The Sound Of Music’ Named As ‘The Greatest Musical Of All Time’

What do you think is The Greatest Musical Of All Time? That is the question which movie studio Twentieth Century Fox asked people, and the answers were varied but not wholly surprising. Topping the list (as you’ll have guessed from the rather obvious title) is The Sound Of Music, a 1965 film starring Julie Andrews,...
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Richard Attenborough Named UK’s Favourite Santa Claus By Filmgoers

With Christmas fast approaching, we all like to watch festive feel good family movies, which help put us in the mood for the big day. A lot of these Christmas films obviously feature Santa Claus, as he’s pretty integral to the magic of Christmas, and any movie which wants to live on in the hearts...
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Matt Damon Voted Sexiest Man Alive!

No, say it isn’t so, surely there’s some mistake… I demand a recount. People magazine have bestowed the title of ‘Sexiest Man Alive Today’ on none other than Matt Damon. Just one question, why? People magazine has run their ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ poll since 1985, with Mel Gibson being handed the title. Since then we...
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