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Forgotten or Unappreciated Films of the 1980s: Vol. 1

By Wadrick Jones ⋅ April 14, 2014 ⋅ Post a comment

Before he had his face rearranged through both amateur boxing and plastic surgery, the 80s ‘Mr. Cool’ Mickey Rourke played a guy who undergoes surgery to rearrange his disfigured face. Irony aside, Rourke was always a formidable actor and his 80s catalogue is impressive.

RIP Pete Postlethwaite

By Wadrick Jones ⋅ January 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment

It was sad to learn today of the passing of a minor screen legend – English actor Pete Postlethwaite – once described by director Steven Spielberg as the greatest actor in the world. Pete had an entire elocution lesson as a surname, and those unfamiliar with that name would have at least recognised the mans’ face and muttered “Oh, that’s the guy from…”