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John Hurt

John Hurt - Actor - 2011

The movie John Hurt called his most underrated: “I thought it would’ve been more successful”

He was disappointed.

Aimee Ferrier
Jan 25, 2026
John Hurt - Actor - 2011

John Hurt believes Bong Joon-ho is the second coming of Alfred Hitchcock: “Much cleverer”

“He’s one of the best directors I’ve worked with”.

Tiegan Johnston
Apr 12, 2025
Bong Joon-ho - Director

Bong Joon-ho on his inspirations: “John Hurt’s more than just an actor to me”

“There were scenes only he could have pulled off.”

Jacob Simmons
Nov 27, 2024
Ridley Scott - Director - 2010s

How Ridley Scott almost ruined ‘Alien’ with his on-set demands

In Sir Ridley’s book, the best way to make actors seem terrified is to actually terrify them.

Michael Gordon
Oct 12, 2024
The Story Behind The Shot- John Hurt’s medical malady was the making of ‘Alien’

The Story Behind The Shot: John Hurt’s medical malady was the making of ‘Alien’

An iconic moment in sci-fi and horror.

Scott Campbell
Sep 14, 2024
Scandal - 1989 - Michael Caton-Jones

‘Scandal’: The cinematic retelling of a major British political scandal

“I never felt sorrier for them in my life.”

Thomas Coll
May 28, 2024
David Lynch movie 'The Elephant Man'

Kindness, the meaning of true humanity and ‘The Elephant Man’

An emotional film.

Aimee Ferrier
Feb 25, 2024
Dennis Hopper - Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 - 1986

The 10 actors who died on-screen the most

The record is 70 times.

Aimee Ferrier
Feb 6, 2024
Oliver Stone on how the “pessimism” of cinema will change

‘Midnight Express’: the brutal “over-dramatised” movie that Oliver Stone truly regrets

Reflection.

Thomas Coll
Mar 5, 2023
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