Category: Tributes

A Farewell to Sam Neill

Posted on July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 by garethmyles

Saying goodbye to Sir Sam Neill, one of cinema’s most versatile actors. Celebrating his films, television career, memoir, pigs and Two Paddocks wines

A Farewell to Joanna Pettet

Posted on July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 by garethmyles

Remembering Joanna Pettet: A ’60s Star Who Brought Elegance, Wit and Heart to the Screen

A Farewell to Michael Byrne

Posted on July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 by garethmyles

Remembering Michael Byrne (1943–2026), the acclaimed British character actor from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Force 10 from Navarone, Braveheart, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Eagle Has Landed and more. A tribute to a screen legend who elevated every role.

A Tribiute to Gene Hackman – A look at the films I have seen

Posted on May 31, 2026May 31, 2026 by garethmyles

Celebrate the extraordinary career of Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor behind classics such as The French Connection, Unforgiven, and The Conversation.

A Farewell to George Eastman

Posted on May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 by garethmyles

Discover the wild world of George Eastman, the towering cult actor, writer and exploitation cinema legend behind Anthropophagus, Absurd, Italian horror classics and controversial Video Nasties.

A Farewell to Jack Taylor

Posted on May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 by garethmyles

Jack Taylor, the American-born actor who became one of the defining faces of European cult cinema, has died at the age of 99.

A Farewell to Mario Adorf

Posted on April 14, 2026May 13, 2026 by garethmyles

Mario Adorf passed on 8 April at the age of 95, a performer whose rugged presence and magnetic unpredictability left an indelible mark on Italian action films and Spaghetti Westerns