Directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, Ran was one of his final films. Released in 1985, it is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's King Lear set in Japan's Sengoku period. After Throne of Blood, based on Macbeth, and The Dead Sleep Well, …

Jared Padalecki is one of the most beloved TV actors of his generation, but he has starred in his fair share of movies too. Breaking out in the late 1990s as a young star, Padalecki made an immediate impact on shows like Gilmore Girls. However, it would be …

Peter O'Toole, regarded as one of the best actors of all time, described what being Irish meant to him in a poignant interview with Charlie Rose in 1994. Born in Leeds to an Irish father, O'Toole always considered himself an Irish citizen and …

Chris Colfer plays Boyd Grayson in The Restoration at Grayson Manor If you ask writer/director Glenn McQuaid about the deeper meaning of his new horror, The Restoration at Grayson Manor, he'll explain that it's about the weight of …

After rejecting Peter O'Toole at her desk when her mother warned her "not to flirt at work", Barbara Taylor Bradford transformed from a local newspaper reporter into a global literary powerhouse. The author, whose saga A Woman of Substance …

So, when would you like to transfer from monsieur to mademoiselle?’ asked Dr Georges Burou at his clinic in Casablanca. ‘Immediately,’ replied George Jamieson. The year was 1960. Aged 25, he was desperate. All his life, he’d known for certain he was a …

The Criterion Collection curates films that combine artistry, historical significance, and cultural resonance, and few genres deserve that treatment more than the war movie. There are already dozens of spectacular war movies on Criterion's illustrious …

Nominated for ten Oscars, the epic movie "Lawrence of Arabia" left its mark on the world but no one will ever forget Peter O'Toole, the Irish star, in its title role.  Omar Sharif, the legendary Egyptian actor, hadn't lost his sense of …

‘The Ghost of Richard Harris’ / ‘Peter O’Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba’ There have been anecdotes, legends and cautionary tales galore about the uncommonly talented generation of British, Irish and Scottish actors who came roaring out of the …