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Dec. 20, 2022

When content creation goes wrong | Bloopers | education | movie recommendation | Love Actually

When content creation goes wrong | Bloopers | education | movie recommendation | Love Actually

As I am still in the early stages of my content creation journey I guess mistakes happen. This week is a huge release for Born to Watch and in recording some promos for the episode I made a crucial error. The positive is that I will more than likely never…

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Dec. 19, 2022

Die Hard (1988) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Bruce Willis | Alan Rickman | Must see

Die Hard (1988) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Bruce Willis | Alan Rickman | Must see

Released in 1988 DIE HARD was a smash hit at the box office and catapulted then TV Star Bruce Willis into the stratosphere. A non stop action movie with just the right amount of humour DIE HARD is still as watchable today as it was when it was released 34…

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Dec. 18, 2022

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Behind the Scenes | Movies to Watch | Musical | classic movie

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Behind the Scenes | Movies to Watch | Musical | classic movie

A movie like no other, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped upon its release at the cinema but went on to become one of the greatest cult movies of all time. Finding it’s audience at midnight screenings and on the shelves of Video Shops, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is…

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Dec. 18, 2022

Scarface (1983) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Al Pacino | Classic Movie |

Scarface (1983) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Al Pacino | Classic Movie |

Since the release of Scarface in 1983, Tony Montana had become a pop culture icon and the movie has become a right of passage for all teenagers. Set against the drug wars in Florida in the 80s Scarface is a brutal look at the life of the Cuban immigrant Tony…

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Dec. 17, 2022

Spider-Man No Way Home (2022) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | MCU | Marvel | Tom Holland

Spider-Man No Way Home (2022) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | MCU | Marvel | Tom Holland

After the highs of the Infinity Saga the MCU had to pull out all the stops to try and compete wit itself. Spider-Man No Way Home was a return to the glory days of the MCU after some average movies and TV Shows before it. Tom Holland is great in…

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Dec. 17, 2022

The Breakfast Club (1985) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | John Hughes | Classic Movies

The Breakfast Club (1985) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | John Hughes | Classic Movies

During the 80s John Hughes was the King of the World. It seemed that every year a John Hughes movie would take the world by storm and in 1985 it was a The Breakfast Club. A quality ensemble cast of up and coming stars take this teenage drama/comedy and catch…

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Dec. 16, 2022

Point Break (1991) Movie Recommendations | Behind the Scenes | Keanu Reeves | Patrick Swayze

Point Break (1991) Movie Recommendations | Behind the Scenes | Keanu Reeves | Patrick Swayze

Point Break was released in 1991 and has stood the test of time ever since. Directed by Oscar Winner Kathryn Bigelow and starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, this is 90s action at its very best. It might seem slightly cheesy today but that is easily excused as the action…

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Dec. 16, 2022

Interstellar (2014) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Christopher Nolan | Sci Fi Classic

Interstellar (2014) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Christopher Nolan | Sci Fi Classic

Christopher Nolan could be the only blockbuster director left that produces regular original films and Interstellar is another smash hit. Released in 2014 Interstellar was a sensory overload as Matthew McConaughey attempts to save the planet from impending doom. A movie that was made for the cinema and filmed I…

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Dec. 15, 2022

Halloween (1978) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendation | John Carpenter | Jamie Lee Curtis

Halloween (1978) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendation | John Carpenter | Jamie Lee Curtis

Halloween burst onto the screen in 1987 and scared the wits out of everyone who dared see if. John Carpenter and his character Michael Myers defines a genre and started what we now know as the slasher horror film. Jamie Lee Curtis stars in her break out role as Lori…

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Dec. 14, 2022

The Matrix (1999) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Keanu Reeves | Classic Movies

The Matrix (1999) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Keanu Reeves | Classic Movies

In 1999 The Matrix burst onto the screen and changed the way we all thought about movies. The Matrix took special effects to the next level and even invented technology to ensure the movie looked its best. Keanu Reeves stars and the Wachowski’s direct in this mind bending action thriller.…

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Dec. 14, 2022

Inception (2010) Behind the Scenes | Movie recommendations | Leonardo DiCaprio | Christopher Nolan

Inception (2010) Behind the Scenes | Movie recommendations | Leonardo DiCaprio | Christopher Nolan

Anyone that said there is no original movies anymore doesn’t watch Christopher Nolan films. Inception was released in 2010 and blew the minds of anyone who saw it. A mind spending science fiction, action spectacular, Nolan’s use of practical effects is absolute perfection in Inception. An all star cast with…

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Dec. 14, 2022

Avatar 2 The Way of Water (2022) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | James Cameron | 3D

Avatar 2 The Way of Water (2022) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | James Cameron | 3D

The king awaiting sequel to the blockbuster Avatar is finally here. 13 years in the making and Avatar The Way of Water has exploded onto cinema screens around the world. James Cameron has laid it all on the line with this movie needing to gross 2 billion dollars just to…

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Dec. 13, 2022

Total Recall (1990) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Classic

Total Recall (1990) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Classic

For the best part of two decades Arnold Schwarzenegger reigned supreme atop the global Box office. Almost every movie he made was a hit and Total Recall was no different. A space spy thriller Total Recall was adapted from the short story from Philip K Dick and turned into a…

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Dec. 13, 2022

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | Movie Recommendations | Behind the Scenes | Morgan Freeman

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | Movie Recommendations | Behind the Scenes | Morgan Freeman

he Shawshank Redemption was released in 1994 and effectively bombed at the cinema. Low box office returns seemingly doomed it to the back shelves of video stores. But something happened to The Shawshank Redemption, it found a second life and as such became the highest rated movie on IMDB. Starring…

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Dec. 13, 2022

Goodfellas (1990) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Martin Scorsese | Classic Movie

Goodfellas (1990) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Martin Scorsese | Classic Movie

There have been many movies very unlucky not to have won an Oscar but Goodfellas is top of the list. Released in 1990 to critical acclaim, Goodfellas was an absolute smash hit. Telling the story of Henry Hill and how he brought down the mob we incredibly well crafted by…

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Dec. 12, 2022

Gladiator (2000) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Russell Crowe | Ridley Scott

Gladiator (2000) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Russell Crowe | Ridley Scott

Gladiator burst onto the screen in 2000 and crushed everything in its way. Two mega stars Ridley Scott the Director and his star Russell Crowe delivered an epic for the ages. Grand in its scale but simplistic in its story. Gladiator tells the story of one man’s fight to avenge…

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Dec. 12, 2022

The Goonies (1985) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Classic Movie | Family Movie

The Goonies (1985) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Classic Movie | Family Movie

The Goonies should be a staple for every family to bond over. I’m 1985 Richard Donner directed and Steven Spielberg produced a timeless classic that still resonates with families today. The sense of adventure and wonderment that was achieved by the Goonies team is incredible. The cast of young and…

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Dec. 12, 2022

Batman (1989) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Jack Nicholson | Tim Burton | Joker

Batman (1989) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Jack Nicholson | Tim Burton | Joker

I remember so clearly the juggernaut that was Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman. The build up was like nothing I had experienced and the opening night in the cinema was unforgettable. To see the Dark Knight in all his glory will forever live in my memory. The choice of Micheal Keaton…

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Dec. 12, 2022

Ranking the Rocky Franchise all 8 movies | Worst to Best

Ranking the Rocky Franchise all 8 movies | Worst to Best

Rocky Balboa is a name that is synonymous with pop culture all around the world. Sylvester Stallone created the character and since that first movie in 1976, Rocky has become an icon for the underdog. The original movie won Best Picture at the Oscars with a story that resembled Sylvester…

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Dec. 11, 2022

Ghostbusters (1984) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Classic Movie | Bill Murray

Ghostbusters (1984) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Classic Movie | Bill Murray

Who you gunna call? This was the catch cry heard for months in 1984 as Ghostbusters reigned supreme atop the box office. The brainchild of Dan Ackroyd, he and fellow SNL alum Bill Murray and Harold Ramis bring his dream into reality with a must-see movie recommendation. Still as good…

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Dec. 11, 2022

Alien (1979) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Classic Movies | Ridley Scott | Horror

Alien (1979) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Classic Movies | Ridley Scott | Horror

In space no one can hear you scream. Alien exploded onto the cinema screen in 1979 and there had never been anything like it before. Ridley Scott took a simple premise and turned it into a global phenomenon. Sigourney Weaver, despite Jennifer Lawrence’s comments established the first female action star…

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Dec. 11, 2022

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)| Movie Recommendations | Classic Movies | Roald Dahl

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)| Movie Recommendations | Classic Movies | Roald Dahl

Roald Dahls incredible novel was adapted into the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in 1971. The world was transported into a world of pure imagination and we didn’t want to return. Gene Wilder shines as Willy Wonka the man who created a dreamland chocolate factory and after spending…

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Dec. 10, 2022

Fight Club (1999) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendation | Brad Pitt | David Fincher | must see

Fight Club (1999) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendation | Brad Pitt | David Fincher | must see

David Fincher is like many Directors and Fight Club is only one of many films that sets him apart. 1999 was in the mids of millennium paranoia and Fight Club tapped into that perfectly. Brad Pitt was the biggest star in the planet and this movie sent him into the…

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Dec. 10, 2022

Terminator 2 (1991) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Arnold Schwarzenegger | T2

Terminator 2 (1991) Behind the Scenes | Movie Recommendations | Arnold Schwarzenegger | T2

Terminator 2 Judgement Day was a juggernaut upon its release in 1991. It’s one of those rare sequels that is thought to be better than the original. James Cameron and his muse of sorts Arnold Schwarzenegger team up again and up the ante to a whole new level. With state…

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