The Lady in the Van A big screen adaptation of writer Alan Bennett’s iconic and celebrated memoir, directed by long-standing Bennett collaborator Nicholas Hytner. ''Were you planning on staying long?'' The film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. Their unique story is funny, poignant and life-affirming.

As we’re gripped in the present round of 007 mania the team here at The-Boomers (huge fans of Mr Craig) wondered how old Bond was ‘meant’ to be when Iain Fleming penned Casino Royale in 1952? Our best research came up with late 30s, making the character a full decade younger than Daniel Craig today, however pretty much the same age as when Casino Royale was released in 2006. Roger Moore was 58 when he hung up his Walther PPK...Read more

Wed Oct 21st 2015, next week-rings a bell? Film buffs the world over will be celebrating this famous date next week because Wed Oct 21st 2015 is the time and date in the ‘Future’ set by Dr, Emett ‘Doc’ Brown for Marty McFly to travel forward in time to prevent McFly's future son from ending up imprisoned. Universal classic series starred Michael J Fox as Marty and Christopher Lloyd as the Doc. This is a classic! Watch it again and...Read more

MICHAEL FASSBENDER portrays the pioneering founder of Apple in Steve Jobs, directed by Academy Award® winner Danny Boyle and written by Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin. Set backstage in the minutes before three iconic product launches spanning Jobs’ career—beginning with the Macintosh in 1984, and ending with the unveiling of the iMac in 1998—the film takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.Set for release on Nov...Read more

What we're watching at the movies. Now I’ve always wanted to add climbing Mount Everest to my CV but several monumental obstacles stood in my way, vertigo being one. Thanks to the brilliance of the special effects team and 3D technology here is a movie to make you feel you’re scaling the heights. With a cast including Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright (House of Cards), Michael Kelly and Sam Worthington the...Read more

The Bond in Motion is the official exhibition The Bond in Motion is the official exhibition of James Bond vehicles is currently being held at The London Film Museum. I’ve visited this exhibition before at its previous home Beaulieu and it’s great fun. Expect to see the Roger Moore Lotus submarine car, various DB7s from the Daniel Craig films plus of course the star of the show the DB5 from the Sean Connery days. I marveled at the size of...Read more