Tag: Die Hard

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    David Mitchell-Baker

    Wake up Academy! It’s time to give some credit to the genre films

    The Academy seems to be diversifying its nominees again, but what about its genres?

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    Anneka Honeyball

    This Month on Netflix: April 2016

    The Edge takes a look at ten of the best new releases coming to Netflix UK this month.

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    Scarlett Sangster

    Alan Rickman: Our best-loved British actor

    Alan Rickman, one of the most loved British actors of our age, globally adored for his contribution to the world of film and theatre, has reportedly died today aged 69 after a silent battle with cancer. Famous for roles as diverse as the aloof Colonel Brandon in an adaptation of Austin’s classic Sense and Sensibility to […]

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    Ben Robins

    The Edge’s Advent Calendar: Die Hard is most definitely a Christmas film – and here’s why

    Non-believers and Scrooges of the world take note: not only is John McTiernan’s 1988 gun-toting masterpiece Die Hard one of the best action movies ever made, it’s also quite possibly one of the most misunderstood Christmas films around too. True, it may not feature Santa or Rudolph or anything more vaguely festive than the occasional […]

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    Caitriona Hanly

    Die Hard lives on, with plans for a sixth movie now underway

    A prequel, telling the story of a young John McClane is currently in development, with Len Wiseman set to direct.

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    Natalie Fordham

    Goonies Star Mary Ellen Trainor dies aged 62

    The actress best known for playing the Walsh boys’ mother in The Goonies, has died at the age of 62.