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In this day and age, we have become used to a certain standard when it comes to the documentary. You can expect drone shots of stunning vistas, beautifully shot interviews, a score to accompany the drama - the format has gone high-end. However, there was a time when the documentary film was less about creating a cinematic experience and more about simply capturing real life as it unfolds before our eyes. The pioneering classic 'Hoop Dreams' (1994) being the first real breakou

"A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come... And when there is an opportunity, I do not hit. It hits all by itself." When you think of the words "Kung" and "Fu" and "Hollywood" you will almost certainly think of Mr. Bruce Lee - prowling around, screaming like a mating monkey and kicking many villains in the face. He is, and still remains, the greatest of all time when it comes to the martial arts su

Be honest, we've all done it. You've had a bad day, the kids are doing your head in, there's tension with the wife, work is tough, you've had a couple of drinks, you pick up the guitar, drop your voice about 19 octaves, stare out the window and mournfully croon "I hear the train a-coming, it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't see the sunshine, since I don't know when". Or that might just be me. Whose to say. Either way, there is no denying the magnetism woven into the musi

When you think of the words "John Rambo" you are likely immediately overcome by images of a long-haired, headband-wearing, probably wounded in some way, muscular man holding a massive machine gun in one hand and an endless chain of high-calibre bullets in the other. He is gurning and yelling while mowing down bad guys at a staggering rate. He also has that knife, which by today's street youth standard isn't much to write home about, but back in 1982 looked more like a sword w

Beginning their career in 1991 with an eponymous debut LP, Cypress Hill achieved the rare feat of making West Coast hip hop that sounded nothing like what the music world would traditionally associate with LA. No thumping 808s, no whiny synths, and not a George Clinton sample in sight. Instead they came from the boom-bap school of hip hop and made a record that was, in equal measure, loud, fun and really quite menacing. Ice-T described their style as sounding like "crazy Mexi

“I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin." In the course of a person's life, there usually comes a time where you encounter things that move you. They may touch your soul in an emotive way - maybe you're reminded of a gentle summer's day frolicking in a hazy strawberry field as a wee bairn, maybe you're reminded of what it means to be human and all that comes with it. Who knows? However, sometimes you

Since acquiring the rights to Star Wars in 2012, Disney have released 6 feature films and 17 television series - not to mention the cartoons, LEGO spin-offs, short films and so on. It's almost as if the board of directors have stumbled upon some sort of magical money tree... CEO: "Hey guys, check this out. Every time you shake it, millions of dollars falls out" All: "Yaaaaay!" As for the quality of the output, it would probably be fair to say it's been a mixed bag. None

Humanity's journey into darkness has been an oft-visited creative well over the years. Be it 'Apocalypse Now', 'Breaking Bad' or 'Dante's Inferno', it is a subject that has compelled us for centuries. Is there some element of all of us, on some primal level, that wants to give in to that voice on the shoulder that just wants to throw it all on the bonfire and see what happens? Maybe. Regardless, these stories will likely never cease as long as we have a conscience. They are n