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25 facts about Saving Private Ryan to celebrate its 25th anniversary

Sean Wilson | Posted on Dec 1, 2023 9:50:52 AM

Steven Spielberg's landmark World War II drama Saving Private Ryan turned 25 this year and Cineworld is hosting two days of screenings to mark the occasion.

Tags: saving private ryan, steven spielberg, tom hanks, oscars, john williams, soundtrack

The essential elements that make up a Wes Anderson movie

Sean Wilson | Posted on Jun 23, 2023 10:24:20 AM

Singular director Wes Anderson is back to skew our minds and dazzle our eyes in his new movie Asteroid City. With the movie now on limited release, here are the constituent parts of the director's films.

Tags: wes anderson, tom hanks, scarlett johansson, cineworld movies

The first trailer for Wes Anderson's Asteroid City teases an out-of-this-world cast

Sean Wilson | Posted on Mar 29, 2023 2:31:07 PM

Resplendent in retro fonts and a myriad bold colours that look typically breathtaking, Asteroid City gathers up a group of neurotic desert-dwellers for a star-gazing trip like no other. And the trailer teases possibly the best cast of any movie in 2023.

Tags: wes anderson, the grand budapest hotel, the french dispatch, isle of dogs, tom hanks, steve carell, scarlett johansson, jeff goldblum

A Man Called Otto: Unlimited members cast their verdict on the new Tom Hanks movie

Sean Wilson | Posted on Jan 6, 2023 9:00:40 AM

Tom Hanks goes grumpy in the bittersweet new comedy-drama A Man Called Otto, so what did Unlimited members make of it? Discover their reactions from this week's advance screening.

Tags: tom hanks, unlimited, unlimited screening

Elvis: new poster and clips for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic

Sean Wilson | Posted on May 18, 2022 2:52:53 PM

Be dazzled by Austin Butler in this fresh glimpse at the feverishly anticipated Elvis Presley biopic Elvis from director Baz Luhrmann.

Tags: cineworld movies, soundtrack, tom hanks

Elvis: watch the first trailer for the Elvis Presley biopic starring Tom Hanks

Sean Wilson | Posted on Feb 18, 2022 9:09:03 AM

Elvis stars Austin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, with Tom Hanks also featuring as his scheming manager Colonel Tom Parker. Enter the Cineworld blog to watch the first trailer.

Tags: cineworld movies, soundtrack, tom hanks

Remote romances: 6 Valentine's Day movies for the self-isolation crowd

Sean Wilson | Posted on Feb 14, 2021 1:00:00 AM

Struggling to keep the romantic spark going at the moment? Then take inspiration from our Cineworld Valentine's Day blog list of long-distance relationship movies.

Tags: 2020 movies, 2021 movies, anton yelchin, channing tatum, felicity jones, tom hanks, valentine's day

Toy Story: 25 facts to celebrate its 25th anniversary

Sean Wilson | Posted on Nov 22, 2020 6:00:57 AM

Disney-Pixar masterpiece Toy Story is 25 years old. So we're celebrating Woody and Buzz Lightyear's big screen debut with our Cineworld blog list of 25th anniversary facts.

Tags: toy story, pixar, disney, tom hanks, woody, tim allen, buzz lightyear, family movies, toy story 2, toy story 3, toy story 4

6 social media A-listers who are helping us get through the lockdown

Sean Wilson | Posted on Apr 21, 2020 1:00:00 AM

Everyone all over the world is coping with lockdown – even A-list movie stars. Here's our Cineworld blog list of the six best.

Tags: 2020 movies, 2021 movies, anthony hopkins, dwayne johnson, richard e. grant, soundtrack, tom cruise, tom hanks, will smith

7 must-see movies about characters coping with isolation

Sean Wilson | Posted on Apr 8, 2020 1:00:00 AM

We're all under lockdown, so take solace, and maybe a bit of inspiration, from our Cineworld blog list of isolation movie classics.

Tags: the shining, 2020 movies, 2021 movies, soundtrack, the lighthouse, tom hanks

5 hilarious celebrity reactions to self-isolation

Posted on Mar 20, 2020 12:00:00 AM

Struggling in the current atmosphere of self-isolation? Well, we've rounded up a Cineworld blog list of creative celebrity responses to the crisis.

Tags: arnold schwarzenegger, gal gadot, nick frost, seth rogen, simon pegg, tom hanks

Tom Hanks: 5 times he was utterly awesome

Sean Wilson | Posted on Mar 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM

Tom Hanks is a true hero, both on the big screen and off. In the midst of these gloomy times, here are 5 of his awesome moments to cheer you up.

Tags: greyhound, oscars, tom hanks

Greyhound trailer: Tom Hanks writes and stars in a rousing World War II drama

Sean Wilson | Posted on Mar 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM

Tom Hanks returns to the arena of the Second World War for movie Greyhound, based on the true story of the convoy of ships that transported soldiers across the Atlantic to France.

Tags: greyhound, tom hanks, world war ii

Your complete guide to the films of Disney-Pixar

Sean Wilson | Posted on Feb 27, 2020 12:00:00 AM

2020 brings us two Disney-Pixar movies in the form of Onward and Soul. To celebrate their release, we're going back to the start and recapping all of the studio's childhood-defining classics.

Tags: buzz lightyear, coco, disney, duke caboom, inside out, keanu reeves, onward, pixar, soul, tim allen, tom hanks, toy story, toy story 4, woody

Recapping Disney-Pixar's movies: A Bug's Life

Sean Wilson | Posted on Feb 21, 2020 12:00:00 AM

To celebrate the release of Disney-Pixar's Onward and Soul this year, we're revisiting all the generation-defining classics that have emerged from the studio. This week: A Bug's Life.

Tags: a bug's life, disney, family movies, onward, pixar, soul, tim allen, tom hanks, toy story, toy story 4

Recapping Disney-Pixar's movies: Toy Story (1995)

Sean Wilson | Posted on Feb 13, 2020 12:00:00 AM

To celebrate the release of Disney-Pixar's Onward, we're revisiting all the generation-defining classics that have emerged from the studio. We're starting as they say at the beginning, with the release of the landmark Toy Story.

Tags: family movies, disney, pixar, tim allen, tom hanks, toy story, toy story 4, onward, soul

Unseen Clint: the best Clint Eastwood movies in which he doesn’t star

Posted on Jan 10, 2020 12:00:00 AM

Clint Eastwood directs Richard Jewell, and although he doesn't star, his presence is felt. Cineworlder James Luxford looks at other movies where this was the case.

Tags: american sniper, angelina jolie, bradley cooper, changeling, clint eastwood, leonardo dicaprio, matt damon, morgan freeman, richard jewell, sully: miracle on the hudson, tom hanks