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John Lennon's final ten years are forensically examined in director Alan G. Parker's new documetary Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade. With contributions from musicians, journalists, and close friends of John the film promises to set the record straight on the truth behind many famous Lennon moments, including when Yoko Ono first came on the scene. However, one thing that doesn't get a mention is the name of the man who murdered the former Beatle on December 8, 1980. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk in advance of the movie's release on May 2, Alan explained his reasoning.“There's two things we had right from the get go. Number one was…if anybody mentions his name, they're not going in the movie. His name is not mentioned in the movie, because my belief is that part of the reason ...

Russell Brand’s highest-earning film was released almost 13 years ago—and it starred a plethora of Hollywood names, including Disney alumni and a lead actor of The Office US. The comedian, who has been charged with multiple accounts of rape, sexual assault, indecent assault and oral rape is due to appear in Westminster Magistrates Court today (May 2) for his first hearing. Brand, 49, who was born in Essex, was publicly accused by five women of sexual assault and sexual and emotional abuse in September 2023 following a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s documentary series Dispatches. The comedian denies any “non-consensual activity” allegations filed against him by Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).Between April 2008 and July 2022, Russell starred ...

Fans have praised an underrated crime thriller on Amazon Prime that has an excellent Rotten Tomatoes score but not many people are aware of it. Amazon Prime has a huge selection of crime and thriller flicks to watch, so it's not surprising that some things end up overlooked in the crowd but there is one "underappreciated" film that viewers say is a must-watch on the streaming platform."It it based on a chilling and shocking true story," said on TikTok user as they praised the film, calling it "absolutely unbelievable" and "one of the most underrated and underappreciated, least talked about films of last year". The Order was released in 2024 and has an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 92%, with reviews praising its production and performances from the cast which includes famous faces ...

Amazon Prime viewers will be pleased to learn that "the best war film of all time" is currently streaming on the platform. Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American psychological epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who also directed The Godfather. Apocalypse Now is set in South Vietnam and Cambodia at the height of the Vietnam War.The film is a loose adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, and it relays Conrad’s use of a river journey from South Vietnam to Cambodia as a trip into the most burrowing reaches of the human psyche. Martin Sheen stars as a special-ops soldier Captain Willard, charged with ending the career of the abusive Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando).The film's synopsis reads: "In Vietnam in 1970, Captain Willard (Sheen) takes a perilous and increasi...

A "fantastic, heart breaking and intense" war film that scores a perfect 100% from professional critics on Rotten Tomatoes is now streaming on Netflix. Critics prasied the World War II film - The Bombardment - for its harrowing storyline that lingers in the mind long after viewing, shedding light on untold stories in Denmark.Set during the final months of World War II, the powerful and heartbreaking Danish war drama is based on the real-life tragedy of Operation Carthage, a British air raid on Copenhagen on March 21, 1945, that went fatally wrong. The Bombardment interweaves several storylines, focusing on the lives of Danish schoolchildren, nuns and resistance fighters, all of whom are affected by the bombing intended to destroy enemy headquarters in Copenhagen.Due to a navigational er...

Britain was a very different place in the 1970s. The Kray Twins, two of the most prominent criminals in the history of the country, had just been convicted, and, as a result, gangsters were at the forefront of everyone's minds. At the same time, Francis Ford Coppola was over in America preparing to bring The Godfather to screens. However, UK audiences were ready to see a film epitomising the grit and violence displayed by criminals of the time. They wanted realism, powerful stories and harsh truths. They got just that when Get Carter, starring Michael Caine, was released.On March 10, 1971 – just one year before The Godfather was released – Get Carter hit cinemas across England and proved to be one of the most influential gangster movies ever made. It quickly became one of Stanley Kubric...

Since Amazon purchased the rights to MGM, the corporation now owns the James Bond film franchise.As it stands, all 25 official 007 films come and go from Amazon Prime Video, but now they’re making a return.Today, the company announced that the James Bond Collection will be streaming on MGM+ in 32 countries from June 1.MGM+ is an add-on subscription via Amazon Prime Video (within the app) that costs £5.99 a month.Alongside every Bond film from Sean Connery’s Dr No to Daniel Craig’s No Time To Die are other blockbuster movie franchises under the Amazon MGM Studios banner. These include Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky films, Legally Blonde, Teen Wolf and Stargate.Check out the full list of all 25 official James Bond movies in release order below.Sean ConneryDr No (1962)From Russia with Love (19...

The latest MCU movie has two end credits Marvel fans won’t want to miss.Hitting cinemas today, Thunderbolts* concludes with the anti-hero team being renamed the New Avengers (hence the asterisk).The mid-credits scene is a comedy skit with David Harbour’s Red Guardian in a grocery store trying to get his fellow shopper to recognise him on a New Avengers cereal box and failing.But it’s the post-credits scene set some 14 months later in the Avengers Tower that is having cinema audiences gasping ahead of The Fantastic Four and Avengers Doomsday.The post-credits scene depicts the New Avengers relaxing in the tower when Bob receives a distress call from Outer Space. As Florence Pugh’s Yelena looks at the satellite footage, a huge spacecraft comes into view. As it turns, a giant number 4 is re...

Fans of the iconic sci-fi horror film Alien have unearthed an unnerving truth about one of its most famous scenes. Director Ridley Scott’s epic feature is a cinematic classic, with fans still keen to share behind the scenes knowledge and production tidbits to this day.Released in 1979, it tells the story of a crew aboard a spaceship, Nostromo, returning home from a mission. They’re in a form of suspended animation but are awakened when their ship detects signs of intelligent life.The crew then goes on to investigate, venturing to a derelict alien craft only to find themselves being hunted by a terrifying extraterrestrial that breeds with human hosts. Crew member Kane, played by John Hurt, is attacked by a spider-like creature, which attaches itself to his face.When he’s returned to his ...

Disney+ viewers are in for a treat as this "cult classic" that blends horror with comedy is available on the streaming platform. Jennifer's Body was released in 2009 and follows a demonically possessed high school student who kills her male classmates and devours their flesh in order to survive.Megan Fox stars as high school student in question, Jennifer Check. It's up to her bookworm best friend Anita "Needy" Lesnicki, played by Amanda Seyfried, to find a way to end her friend's killing spree.The cast of Jennifer's Body includes Adam Brody, Johnny Simmons and Chris Pratt among others.The film's synopsis reads: "Nerdy, reserved bookworm Needy Lesnicki, and arrogant, conceited cheerleader Jennifer Check are best friends, though they share little in common. They share even less in common ...