Simon Hooper

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Reporter at Middle East Eye

Journalist at @MiddleEastEye

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Thursday Murder Club trailer

1 week ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Based on Richard Osman’s international bestselling novel of the same name, The Thursday Murder Club trailer follows four irrepressible retirees – Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (Celia Imrie) – who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. When an unexplained death occurs on their own doorstep, their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn as they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.
Can he kick it? Yes, he can!

1 week ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Revamping and overhauling a film franchise that started over 40 years might seem like the usual dearth of creativity from Hollywood but Karate Kid Legends mines the good will of the original trilogy, a reboot and a remake plus the hugely successful TV series Cobra Kai.
a chance to own this Robert de Niro film!

1 week ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

For the first time the legendary Robert De Niro stars plays dual roles in a film based on a true story in our The Alto Knights giveaway!This compelling story of friendship and betrayal, jealousy and greed, corruption and an epic power struggle reveals the deadly decades-long battle between notorious mob bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese—both portrayed by De Niro—and unravels the truth behind the near downfall of organized crime in America.
Board of Deputies member quits in protest over Gaza ‘genocidal assault’

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Simon Hooper

A member of the Board of Deputies of British Jews has resigned over what he described as the failure of its leaders to explicitly criticise “the Israeli government’s ongoing genocidal assault on Gaza”. Speaking at a board meeting on Sunday, Daniel Grossman said he had lost confidence in the leadership of the board, a representative body made up of elected members from synagogues and Jewish organisations that describes itself as “the voice of the British Jewish Community”.
The Ballad of Wallis Island

1 week ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

The post John Donne said, ‘No Man is an island’….we’re guessing that he never met Barry Island. But for Charles (Tim Key) he has intentionally cut himself off from the mainland to live alone on Wallis Island where he appears to have doubled the population with only Amanda (Sian Clifford) seemingly the only other resident who runs the local sparsely stocked shop.
Madame Blanc Mysteries Series 4 giveaway !

1 week ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Madame Blanc is back so if you’re in need of some escapist charm, this much-loved series is guaranteed to please with its lovable cast, unusual antiques, murder, mystery, sunshine and laughter. Following its Channel 5 transmission, and to celebrate its release on DVD on 2nd June 2025 we have a copy of The Madame Blanc Mysteries Series 4 giveaway, courtesy of Acorn Media International, just in time for some summer sleuthing.
When King met Kubrick on the set of The Shining....

2 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

The Shining remains director Stanley Kubrick’s most popular and commercially successful film. Adapted from a book by Stephen King the film starred Jack Nicholson in a defining role as father and wannabe writer who takes his family to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
The Last Starfighter sequel

2 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Released way back in 1984 The Last Starfighter along with Tron was one of the earliest films to embrace computer technology on screen. Earning a modest £28m at the box office a Last Starfighter sequel seemed assured. Starring Lance Guest as Alex Logan was would become the title role in a film that saw him as a High schooler who conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet.
Uwe Boll talks 'First Shift' plus fighting with film critics!

2 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

It’s safe to say that writer-director Uwe Boll is a divisive figure. With almost 40 films to his credit many of which were lambasted by critics with his video game film adaptations faring badly with 2003’s ‘House of the Dead’ regarded as one of the worst films ever made. So frequent have his films been mauled that he challenged five critics to a boxing match which is recounted in the documentary, ‘Raging Boll’.
Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning

2 weeks ago | anygoodfilms.com | Simon Hooper

Tom Cruise has performed some extraordinary stunts in the Mission Impossible franchise as covered in previous ‘story behind the shot’ features but the bi-plane sequence in Mission Impossible the Final Reckoning is stomach churningly breath taking especially if watched on an IMAX screen. But it’s a stint that was years in the makingWhen Tom Cruise was just a kid, two things happened that would forever change the trajectory of his life.

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