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The unique brilliance of Powell and Pressburger's films is rooted in the delicate, contradictory chemistry of their relationship, says Ronald Bergan Ronald Bergan Kim Hunter and David Niven in Powell and ...

The umpteenth rerelease of Powell and Pressburger's 1946 treasure still merits an umpteenth visit.

David Gritten reviews this week's other movies A Matter of Life and Death Powell and Pressburger's unmissable 1946 masterpiece about an RAF pilot , torn between this world and the afterlife after bailing out of ...

Steve Pink is in on the con. MGM has hired the writer-director to script a remake of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." Robert Simonds is producing.

Great Lost Movies of the Fifties posted September 18, 2008 6:50 AM A friend writes: Hey Steve: Ever see something called The Little Hut ? Stewart Granger , Ava Gardner , and David Niven as castaways? It was on ...

A Movie A Day: THE REAL GLORY Fact is you're afraid to live. That's much worse than being afraid to die.

A Movie A Day: Quint on THE PINK PANTHER Take your filthy hands off my asp! Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with today's installment of A Movie A Day.

The UBS Evening Movie News 09.04.08 Posted by George H. Sirois on 09.04.2008 The "In a world where legendary voices are silenced..." Edition... Welcome everyone to the latest edition of the UBS Evening Movie ...

In the 1960s and early 70s, a wave of espionage movies - serious and farcical - swept across the cinemas and TV screens of the Western world, reflecting changing attitudes towards the Cold War.

True story: One night many years ago I went to bed sick and woozy with a temperature of 103, and decided I'd watch a TV late-show double feature.

All you fans of the Austin Powers movies will want to check this out: MGM plans to re-release 1967's bizarre Casino Royale, a fun, if dated spy spoof with an incredible cast: David Niven as James Bond, Peter ...

July 25, 2008 - On October 21, 2008, MGM Home Entertainment will release Casino Royale on DVD.

The Dark Knight is setting cinemas alight all over the world, but, as Kim Newman discovers, there are other Batman movies that aren't quite so well known... James Batman - which crosses the caped crusader with ...

Last updated at 2:28 AM on 03rd June 2008 Although I never expected to be grateful to the University of Buffalo, today I feel a glow of goodwill to its researchers.

Long before the likes of Jim Carrey or Mike Myers came along came another actor that was so good at being unconventional, he both encouraged and defied type casting as a funny man.

QUESTION: On the April 15 episode of 'Boston Legal,' who was the stunning actress who accused Jerry of sexual harassment? ANSWER: That's Rachelle Lefevre, who plays Dana Strickland. via Detroit Free Press

Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of Screen Icons: David Niven on 2nd June 2008 priced at 34.99. With a career spanning over five decades, David Niven was one of Britain's ... via DVD Times

British title: A Matter of Life and Death . Either way, one of a veritable epidemic of WWII-time supernatural fantasies, centered around an RAF pilot who escapes the clutches of death when his plane goes down. via San Diego Reader

Steve Martin and Michael Caine take over the respective roles of Marlon Brando and David Niven in the 1964 flop, Bedtime Story: two con men preying on wealthy women on the Riviera. via San Diego Reader

What is your favourite film and why? My favourite film is A Matter Of Life And Death. via Scotsman.com Living