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Undeniably one of Hollywood's most decorated and enduring stars, Al Pacino has been a constant presence on the silver screen for over 50 years, having memorably skyrocketed to international fame after starring as Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's gangster masterpiece The Godfather in 1972. The charismatic actor followed up his Oscar-nominated performance in the Coppola classic with another iconic character that captivated moviegoers all across the world: the foul-mouthed and volatile Cuban drug lord Tony Montana in the universally acclaimed crime drama Scarface. Both of these groundbreaking pictures helped establish Pacino as one of the industry's most exciting and passionate leading men.

Over his illustrious cinema career, Pacino would demonstrate his impressive acting prowess in popular films like Dog Day Afternoon, Dick Tracy, Carlito's Way, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Heat (among countless...

FX today announced the premiere dates for upcoming new and returning series, including the new comedy series English Teacher, the first installment of the American Sports Story franchise, the return of The Old Man, the new docuseries Social Studies, and the latest documentary film from The New York Times Presents.

FX’s The New York Times Presents: Lie To Fly is their latest documentary film and premieres on Friday, August 23, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX.

FX’s English Teacher is a new comedy series that premieres on Monday, September 2, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX with the first two episodes of the eight-episode season. All episodes will stream the next day on Hulu. The series will soon be coming to Disney+ internationally.

FX’s The Old Man Season 2 premieres on Thursday, September 12, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on FX with the first two episodes of the eight-episode season.

Adult Swim, the global leader in adult animation, unveiled plans for San Diego Comic-Con which includes an ongoing Pirate-themed fan “parrrty” featuring a series of special evening events, exclusive panels diving into key Adult Swim programs, and the kick-off of a cross-country mobile tour to celebrate “Rick and Morty: The Anime.” “For reasons too long to get into, we at Adult Swim have always used a pirate ship as a metaphor for how we operate,” said Michael Ouweleen, president, Adult Swim. “We thought, since we like to think of us, fans and network, as all one thing, that we should bring the pirate ship to the harbor of San Diego this year and let everyone join us on the – erm – poop deck.” Adult Swim Pirate Parrrty Adult Swim will crash onto the shores of San Diego with a shipwreck adventure on the network’s Adult Swim on the Green space...

Adult Swim is making a big return to San Diego Comic-Con this year, with a huge pirate-themed fan event lasting the whole week that, among other things, features the premiere of “Rick and Morty: The Anime” and “Common Side Effects,” Aew wrestlers and plenty more.

The “Adult Swim Pirate Parrrty” takes place 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. From Thursday, July 25 through Saturday July 27 on the green space at 5th Avenue Landing and Convention Way, right across the street from the convention center. And it’s fully open to the public, no Sdcc badge required.

Attendees will be able to take part in special giveaways, play custom games based on Adult Swim properties, DJ sets as well as special nighttime events:

Aew x Adult Swim “Battle for the Booty” Wrestling Tournament.

Happening Thursday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m., the event features a tag team tournament between Aew wrestlers versus...

Flogging Molly have announced the inaugural two-day, two-city Shamrock Rebellion festival, set for the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day on March 16th and March 17th (in Las Vegas).

In addition to the Celtic punk luminaries, the lineup for each day features Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Buzzcocks, Face to Face, Amigo the Devil, Nobro, Gen and the Degenerates, and more to be announced.

Tickets are set to go on sale Friday (November 10th) at 10 a.m. Pt via the Shamrock Rebellion website.

The inaugural fest marks “a new tradition for St. Patrick’s Day” for Flogging Molly, which implies that the fest will be a recurring annual St. Paddy’s weekend event a la Dropkick Murphys’ annual St. Patrick’s Day shows.

Commented Flogging Molly’s Dave King via a press release: “Hey everyone! We in Flogging Molly are proud and excited to announce the inaugural Shamrock Rebellion Festival!

Track by Track is a recurring feature series in which artists guide readers through every song on their latest release. Today, Margaret Glaspy takes us through her latest record, Echo the Diamond.

Today, songwriter Margaret Glaspy returns with her third full-length record, Echo the Diamond. Expanding upon the the sound and themes of her previous effort, Devotion, Echo the Diamond finds Glaspy trusting her instincts and imbuing the batch of songs with a newfound rawness and grit.

With many of the tracks incorporating the musicians’ first takes, Glaspy’s songwriting has never felt so immediate or urgent. Over blues-injected, contemplative tunes, she attempts put indescribable emotions into words — and, as she’ll admit, sometimes even she doesn’t fully understand all of the complex nuances explored in her work.

“[It] holds some mysterious qualities that I don’t quite understand yet,” she tells Consequence of the song “I Didn’t Think So.

Stars: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, P.H. Moriarty, Kevin McNally, Alan Ford, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson, Eddie Constantine, Paul Freeman, Leo Dolan, Patti Love, Pierce Brosnan | Written by Barrie Keeffe | Directed by John Mackenzie

The gangster movie is a beast very like the gangs it is based on. Depending on the country of origin the crime organisations tend to have certain looks and style and a certain tradition that they cling to as their laws of how to do business. The modern gangster movies are definitely an example of this, but they also share one thing in common, they lend a lot from The Long Good Friday which gets the Arrow Video treatment with its new release on Blu-ray.

Harold (Bob Hoskins) is a British gangster with an eye to capitalism and being a successful business man. Seeing London as his empire he is taken aback at the incredulous...

Forgotten Classics is a recurring feature, a look back and reflection on great motion pictures that often slip under the radar and become under-appreciated, ignored relics of a previous era or simply damned by lack of face time in the spotlight.

The Long Good Friday

Directed by John Mackenzie

Screenplay by Barrie Keeffe

UK, 1980

The urge to remain topical while discussing the past can quite easily be met when it comes to film, such is the sliding wall of time, faces and names that retains connection. But sometimes such links aren’t of the happy variety, such as the case here. Bob Hoskins, renowned actor of burly, diminutive disposition and with occasionally overlooked raw talent and expressive style as a thespian, last month retired from the acting business after it emerged he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disorder made famous by Michael J Fox’s diagnosis in the 1990’s.

To mark the release of Go to Blazes on DVD this Monday, 6th February, Studio Canal have given us three copies of the class movie to give away. The movie was originally released in 1962, is directed by Michael Truman and stars Maggie Smith, Dave King, Robert Morley and Daniel Massey.

For anyone who loves British comedy, Go To Blazes features an all-star cast that includes Robert Morley (The African Queen, Topkapi), Daniel Massey (In Which We Serve, The Entertainer), Dennis Price (Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Rebel) and Coral Browne (Auntie Mame, Theatre of Blood).  Go To Blazes also features classic British character actors Norman Rossington (The Wrong Box, The Charge of the Light Brigade), Finlay Currie (Around The World in Eighty Days, Ben Hur) and Miles Malleson (The Importance of Being Earnest, The Man In The White Suit). And last but not least, Go To Blazes stars Dame Maggie Smith...

Go To Blazes

Stars: Dave King, Robert Morley, Daniel Massey, Maggie Smith | Written by Patrick Campbell, Vivienne Knight | Directed by Michael Truman

First released in 1962, Go to Blazes is a frothy British comedy in the classic mould. The film follows the escapades of a trio of hapless criminals. After their getaway from a jewellery shop robbery is foiled by a traffic jam caused by a fire engine, the gang decide to procure a fire engine of their own as the perfect getaway vehicle. With zany results!

For some reason it feels more difficult to criticise old movies than it does modern ones. I think there’s an innate instinct to revere that which has gone before, at least in terms of cinema. Of course, the language and culture of cinema today is vastly different from the early sixties, which makes it tricky, for me at least, to offer a fair critique.

Classic British comedy Go To Blazes is out on DVD on January 30th from Studio Canal. Featuring an all-star cast: Maggie Smith, Robert Morley, Dennis Price, Dave King, Derek Nimmo, Thora Hird and Will Hay, the DVD release marks the film’s 50th Anniversary, and for this occasion, it will also be screened at the British Film Institute in the London Comedy Film Festival on January 29th.

Studio Canal have given us three DVDs of Go To Blazes to giveaway to you, our readers. All you have to do to win one is answer this simple question:

Go To Blazes stars Thora Hird, but in what classic British BBC televison series did she appear? Was it:

a) Songs of Praise

b) Points of View

c) Last of the Summer WIne

Email your answer and address to [email protected] with Blazes in the subject line. An email entry counts as One entry into the competition.

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

Receiving its first ever DVD release this week, classic comedy Go To Blazes is unfortunately not as wonderful as many other British farces. So before you rush to the shops – or indeed the cinema, where the film is also being re-released in a limited capacity – check out our review first!

Bernard, Harry and Alfie are three charming but foolhardy crooks that smash and grab tactics rarely come off. On their way for another stint behind bars they see the traffic part for an on call fire engine and hatch a new plan. Upon their release they set out to acquire a fire engine to use as the perfect getaway vehicle on a jewellery robbery. But when they are mistaken for real firemen their plan slowly begins to unravel. When Harry gets scared by the appearance of the police, he accidentally runs into a dress salons changing room.