Al Pacino

Scarface re-released

The greatest of all modern gangster films returns, but why now?

14 Aug 2009

It’s been twenty six long years since Tony Montana (Al Pacino) invited us to ‘say hello to my little friend’ in director Brian De Palma and then screenwriter Oliver Stone’s Reagan era update of Howard Hawks and Ben Hecht’s gangster polemic of the same…

Jack and Jill

Mirthless comedy atrocity sets a new low for all concerned

1 Feb 2012

(PG) 91min Adam Sandler’s run of popular low-brow comedies has rarely hit the charming heights of The Wedding Singer, but even fans of Don’t Mess With the Zohan or I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry will choke on their popcorn when confronted by his…

50 Cent feels normal with famous pals

Celebrity Gossip

31 Jul 2011

50 Cent loves hanging out with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino because he gets to be a "regular guy". The hip-hop superstar became pals with the Hollywood A-listers in 2008 after he appeared with them in movie 'Righteous Kill' and enjoys meeting up with…

Film: Also released

14 Aug 2009

The Yes Men Fix The World (12A) 86min ●●●● Prankster duo Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum continue the work they started in 2004’s The Yes Men. This time they take the capitalist fat cats and expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina and the…

The Godfather re-issued

23 Jul 2009

Francis Ford Coppola’s murderous masterpiece The Godfather is set to return to cinemas on 25 September. The re-mastered working of the film will see it restored to pristine condition for its return to the big screen. The 1972 original was responsible…

Tired actor Al Pacino

Celebrity Gossip

25 Oct 2008

Al Pacino hates the long hours actors work. The Oscar-winning star wants amount of time stars spend on set to be cut, and admits he is always tired. Pacino, 68, said: "I don't think the long hours are good for the crew or the actors. Requesting…

88 Minutes

2 Oct 2008

THRILLER Someone really should keep Al Pacino away from director Jon Avnet. The star of Sea of Love and Carlito’s Way has struck up an unfortunately productive relationship with the hack director of Red Corner and Up Close and Personal. Avnet…

Righteous Kill

18 Sep 2008

MURDER/MYSTERY (15) 100min When Robert De Niro and Al Pacino had one scene together in Michael Mann’s Heat, the sense of anticipation of these two legendary New York actors sparking off each other (rather than just being in the same film a la The…