Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (30 March 1950 – 14 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series. He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama. In 1990, Coltrane received the Evening Standard British Film Award – Peter Sellers Award for Comedy. In 2011, he was honoured for his "outstanding contribution" to film at the British Academy Scotland Awards. Photo Credit: Getty Images

The Half-Giant Prince…

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In Memoriam: Robbie Coltrane (1950-2022) A year ago on October 14, 2022, the world bid a somber farewell to one of its most beloved actors and comedians, Robbie Coltrane. Coltrane died at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert,

Directed by Joe Johnston, Screenplay by Lewis Colick, Based on "October Sky" by Homer Hickam, Produced by Charles Gordon, and Larry J. Franco, Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, Laura Dern, with Cinematography by Fred Murphy, and Edited by Robert Dalva, with Music by Mark Isham, and Distributed by Universal Pictures (1999)

October Sky – Official Trailer:

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To Infinity and Beyond… October Sky is a 1999 biographical drama film directed by Joe Johnston, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen, and Laura Dern. The screenplay by Lewis Colick, based on the memoir of the same name, tells the true story of Homer H. Hickam

A Good Fella at Heart…

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On July 25, 2022, one year ago, the world bid farewell to a true icon of the silver screen, Paul Sorvino. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 13, 1939, and raised in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, Paul's

The Top Ten List

My Top Ten Genre-Bending Movies:

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To commemorate the Featured Film Blog for the month of April, Everything Everywhere All At Once, I have gathered My Top Ten Genre-Bending Movies! If you're looking for the best genre-bending film, you came to

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My Top Ten Docudrama Movies:

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To commemorate the Featured Film Blog for the month of March, Hotel Rwanda, I have gathered My Top Ten Docudrama Movies! If you're looking for the best docudrama film, you came to the right place,

The Top Ten List

My Top Ten Harrison Ford Movies:

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To commemorate the Featured TV Blog for the month of February, 1923, I have gathered My Top Ten Harrison Ford Movies! If you're looking for the best movies starring Harrison Ford from 1923, you came

My Top Ten Journalism Movies:

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To commemorate the Featured Film Blog for the month of January, The Insider, I have gathered My Top Ten Favorite Journalism Movies! If you're looking for the best journalism film, you came to the right

‘The Insider’ – Interview:

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In 1995, journalist Mike Wallace conducted a groundbreaking interview on the news program 60 Minutes with Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, a former vice president of Research & Development at the tobacco company Brown & Williamson. The interview, which aired on February 4, 1996, unveiled shocking revelations about the tobacco

‘The Insider’ – Official Trailer:

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The Insider is a 1999 American drama film directed by Michael Mann, from a screenplay adapted by Eric Roth and Mann from Marie Brenner's 1996 Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too Much". It stars Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, with supporting actors including Christopher Plummer, Bruce McGill, Diane

My Top Ten Biographical Sports Movies:

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To commemorate the Featured Film Blog for the month of December, The Hurricane, I have gathered My Top Ten Autobiographical Sports Movies! If you're looking for the best sports bio film, you came to the