Zelda Rubenstein, who played the medium in the Poltergeist films, has been hospitalized for the last month and was recently taken off life support. Cinema Retro contributor Kasey Dickerson pays tribute to the actress and her distinguished career on his blog. Click here to read

We don't usually cover celebrity break-ups and romances on Cinema Retro, but we'll use any cheap excuse to recycle this great photo of Susan Sarandon from the 1978 film Pretty Baby. This time, our excuse is that is has been announced that Sarandon and long-time beau Tim Robbins broke up months ago, according to their spokespeople. The two have been an item since co-starring in Bull Durham in 1988. Although they never married, the couple had two children during their long-time love affair. They were also very proactive in campaigning for liberal political causes. No reason was given for the breakup, but if they reconcile, we'll have another reason to run this photo again. For more click here

By Lee Pfeiffer

The film industry is finally catching on that middle aged and older people still like to go to movies - and they don't necessarily want to see mindless action films filled with space aliens getting blasted by hi tech weaponry. Like most audiences, older people want to see stories they can relate to. One of the biggest obstacles in providing that type of entertainment has been Hollywood's legendary refusal to acknowledge that mature actresses can be sexy as well as commercially appealing.That prejudice is quickly being eradicated, thanks in no small part to the enormous success of Mama Mia! Suddenly, actresses like Sigourney Weaver and Meryl Streep are all the rage - and they are not being cast as dowdy grandmother types, but as vibrant, highly sexual women. The major studios are slow to pick up on what has been a trend for years in the porn industry, which helped coin the term MILF (look it up on Google, if you are unaware) to make millions from producing DVDs with older women. TV followed suit with plenty of shows geared toward older female audiences, ranging from reality programs to dramas such as Cougar Town. It looks like the all of those endless Viagara commercials have finally resonated with studio types who have woken up to the fact that there is life - and sex appeal- after the age of 30. For more analysis click here to read The Guardian's take on the trend.

Studio executives were grinning ear to ear as Santa delivered the biggest box-office weekend grosses ever. Leading the pack was Avatar, which had staying power beyond what anyone had hoped. Coming in second was Sherlock Holmes. The detective hasn't been big box-office since the days of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, but director Guy Ritchie seems to have succeeded in reinventing the detective as a modern action hero. The plan is to turn the film into a tentpole series. Also opening well was the adult comedy It's Complicated, but better results were from the far more modestly-budgeted Up in the Air, which was made for only $24 million as opposed to the other film's $80 million budget. The only major disappointment was Rob Marshall's Nine, which may be too avant garde for mainstream audiences. For full analysis click here

As regular Cinema Retro web site readers know, we frequently link to stories on Variety's site. However, Variety has instituted some new requirements as part of a new business plan. Initially, readers will be asked to register with Variety in order to access the articles. This service is free, but of course, it's up to our readers to decide whether they want to opt to provide this information. In the months to come, Variety intends to limit access to their articles to those who are paid subscribers. This is part of what might be a trend among many other newspapers and magazines that are trying to reverse the long-held notion that virtually all web-based articles are provided free-of-charge. The result of that policy has been the demise of many print publications and the financial weakening of those that survive. We will keep readers informed when and if access to Variety articles is restricted to paid subscribers.

Critic and TCM host Ben Mankiewicz laments the decline of top talents John Travolta and Robin Williams, as evidenced by their co-starring in the recent comedy Old Dogs. Mankiewicz says the film is so bad it makes you desire to watch Battlefield Earth just to escape the ineptness on screen. The larger point he makes is that the film epitomizes the by-the-numbers techniques that dominate big screen comedies today - and the once proud stars who will appear in anything in return for a paycheck. To read click here

Writer Matt Zoller Seitz writes an informative article in the New York Times extolling the virtues of Bob Fosse's autobiographical 1979 film All That Jazz. The movie was highly acclaimed at the time of its release, 30 years ago this month. However, in recent years, it has fallen under the radar screen and is rarely shown on the art house circuit. Seitz points out the many daring techniques Fosse employed on the film, which starred Roy Scheider in an Oscar-nominated performance. If the film remains under-valued, so does Scheider, who- with the exception of this movie- was pigeon-holed as an action star. Consequently, as he became too old for that genre, the best films and roles dried up and this superb thespian often ended up in little-seen movies that went straight to video. To read click here

Al Pacino is taking matters into his own hands. Faced with a dearth of good screen roles for older leading men, Pacino has personally optioned the rights to Philip Roth's latest novel, The Humbling. Pacino will star as a washed up stage actor who reinvigorates his life through a relationship with a younger woman. Barry Levinson will direct and Buck Henry will write the screenplay. For more click here

By Lee Pfeiffer

Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe have collaborated once again for Robin Hood, the latest in a seemingly endless number of attempts to keep the legendary hero a contemporary favorite. In large part, Robin Hood films have been successful. I've always liked Richard Lester's Robin and Marian as well as Kevin Costner's weird but fun attempt to play the role in the 1990s. Scott's film looks gritty and tough, though I hope he doesn't mar the action sequences, as he did in Gladiator, by employing today's omnipresent herky-jerky hand-held camera techniques. To view the trailer click here

Variety reports that Universal is eager to revive plans for a remake of the studio's 1954 horror hit Creature From the Black Lagoon. Click here for details

Pinewood Sheperton, the group that runs the two legendary British studios, continues its plans to expand beyond the UK via an agreement with the Malaysian government for a joint venture, permanent film studio envisaged to open in 2013. The facility will employ 3,000 people and will initially concentrate on Asia-Pacific film productions before expanding to the international market. Pinewood, the long-time British home of the James Bond franchise, is also developing a studio in Toronto. For more click here

Despite having put in over six months of work on his planned remake of the James Stewart classic Harvey, Steven Spielberg is pulling the plug on the project because he could not interest either Tom Hanks or Robert Downey Jr. in taking on the role immortalized by Stewart. Click here for more 

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LEE PFEIFFER & DAVE WORRALL

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By Lee Pfeiffer

Writer Brooks Peters has no problem naming his worst Christmas-themed movie of all time: 

Lady in the Lake. Huh? The 1947 Philip Marlowe detective film noir starring Robert Montgomery (who also directed)??? Who thinks of this as a Christmas movie - especially when it's based on a Raymond Chandler murder mystery? But that's precisely the point Peters makes - director Montgomery chose to destroy Chandler's source novel to the point that the famed author wanted any reference to his name taken off the film. Montgomery decided to work a Christmas theme throughout the film, for no apparent reason - and even added delightful holiday music to the opening credits! Peters' case is persuasive enough for me to now put this on the "must-watch" list. (Click here to read) As for my own "Worst Christmas Movie Ever", nothing takes the place of Bad Santa, as vile a holiday concoction as can be imagined. What's your choice for the worst Christmas movie?

One of the biggest box-office hits of 1989 was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo as the lovable, bumbling Griswolds. Click here to check out how the cast members look today (you'll be impressed!) . 

The good news for long-suffering Western film fans is that Paramount intends to bring a major film from the genre to the screen titled The Further Adventures of Doc Holliday. The bad news is that it would appear as though the tale will be as historically accurate as Pirates of the Caribbean. The studio envisions the flick as a big action-oriented tale that may have little to do with the real Doc Holliday, the sickly gunfighter who aided the Earp brothers at the notorious shootout at the O.K. Corral. Holliday, a one-time dentist who suffered from alcoholism and tuberculosis, has provided plenty of grist for the Hollywood mill in decades past with numerous actors scoring impressive performances in the role. Among them: Kirk Douglas, Val Kilmer, Victor Mature, Jason Robards, Dennis Quaid and Stacey Keach. For more click here

The Huffington Post has assembled their own list of the worst movies of the decade. Don't worry, Eddie Murphy is well represented and Battlefield Earth has its inevitable place of dishonor. However, there is one low blow- including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Okay, it may have been like the Beatles reunion that never happened - it could never have lived up to expectations - but one of the worst movies of the decade??? Click here to see if you agree with the Hall of Shame inductees.

Special effects expert Matthew Gratzner will fulfill his dream of directing a big screen version of the 1970s British TV series UFO, which centers on a top secret agency hidden beneath a Hollywood movie studio that battles space aliens who seek to abduct humans to use their body parts. Gerry Anderson produced the original series. Joshua Jackson will top-line as the film's central character Paul Foster. Gratzner promises that the script will be character-driven and not just an excuse to use special effects. For more click here

By Lee Pfeiffer

A.M.P.A.S. is back to toying with the rules governing the nominations in the Best Song category. The fact of the matter is that the Academy has been tone deaf when it comes to honoring appropriate songs in recent years - but then there have been slim pickins in terms of what members had to choose from. Last year, there actually were some good songs - Bruce Springsteen's title theme from The Wrestler and Jamie Cullum and Clint Eastwood's song from Gran Torino - but astonishingly, neither even got nominated. The dearth of good songs from major films renders the Best Song category basically meaningless. Trying to choose the "Best Song" is like trying to decide which member of the Iran Supreme Council is the funniest. Variety's Jon Burlingame reports that this year, the Academy is introducing yet another change in rules that require songs to achieve a certain number of points before being considered for nomination. The result may be a situation in which there may actually be no qualifying nominees. To read click here

Robert Downey Jr, who plays the title role in the new Sherlock Holmes film, seems to be on a one-man crusade to thwart the studio's attempts to brand the legendary detective as a modern action hero. Downey keeps making jocular remarks in interviews alluding to the fact that Holmes and Watson may be more than friends. He points out that the two characters even share a bed. Such behavior was not seen as overtly gay in Victorian times and the Holmes/Watson relationship has generally avoided being branded as such. However, Downey seems intent on stirring the pot concerning director Guy Ritchie's determination to make Holmes a man of action, as adept with his fists as he is with his mind. Huffington Post writer Rob Shuter speculates that the studio publicity department thinks such inferences can do damage to the film's box-office appeal, which is aimed at young males. The fear is that, if the perception is that this is a Victorian love story between two men, it may diminish the lure for action-oriented audiences. Click here for more.

By Lee Pfeiffer

No one has to tell Cinema Retro readers about the contributions great composers have made to films. What would Psycho have been without Bernard Hermann's innovative and chilling score? Would The Magnificent Seven have ridden as high in the saddle without Elmer Bernstein's legendary title theme? And would the early James Bond films have been nearly as successful without John Barry's scores? Now, however, composers are losing clout and respect. A generation of cost-cutting film executives, combined with younger filmmakers who have little respect for composer's talents have ensured that most contemporary soundtracks won't be making it into your CD or MP3 player any time soon. Variety music critic Jon Burlingame takes  a look at the sad decline of a great profession. Click here to read

Variety pays tribute to Sir Michael Caine, who- at age 76- is still in top form, as evidenced by his acclaimed new British action film Harry Brown. Read critical assessments of his career, along with comments from Sir Michael by clicking here. 

By Lee Pfeiffer

Henry Hill, who was the central character in Martin Scorsese's classic 1990 mobster film Goodfellas, is back in trouble with the law. The elderly one time Mafioso-turned-snitch has been arrested yet again on public intoxication charges stemming from an incident in which he appeared at a Larry Flynt strip club to sign autographs. Hill once feared for his life and was in the Witness Protection Program after testifying against fellow mob members. However, a pattern of lawbreaking led to federal authorities kicking him out of the program. If the mob is still after Hill, they must be The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, as Hill has lived a very public life since the release of Goodfellas and seems to attend even the opening of a refrigerator if it gets him some publicity. Hill admits frustration with his failure to combat his personal demons, but is generally dismissive about his legal woes, citing the fact that they all tend to be misdemeanors. For more click here

Tom O'Neal, writing in the Los Angeles Times, is among the first to complain about serious omissions in the Golden Globes race. This is an annual ritual with all awards contests, of course, as you can't please all the people all the time. But O'Neal does raise the common complaint of how people nominated for Best Director don't have their films nominated for Best Picture. Click here to read. 

The expansion of Oscar's Best Picture category to ten nominees is supposed to expand recognition for genres generally ignored by the Academy when it comes to major nominations: action, comedy, sci-fi, horror and comedy. Although audiences flock to such films, fans often accuse Oscar voters of being elitist for perpetually showering nominations on heavy dramas or "message" movies. There have been exceptions over the years, but by-and-large films like The Dark Knight rarely get nominated for major awards. That was not always the case. In the 1970s, blockbusters like Airport and The Towering Inferno scored Best Picture nominations. Industry insiders speculate that the expansion of the Best Picture categories will not see an increase in nominations for popular films in the aforementioned genres. Instead, the slots might be taken by smaller, art house movies. For Variety's analysis click here

In the opening of Robert Wise's classic chiller The Haunting, Richard Johnson's Dr. Markway ponders whether a house can actually be "born bad". One might suspect it can, at least when it comes to the Dakota, the opulent but eerie looking luxury apartment complex on 72nd Street in Manhattan. Movie-goers were first introduced to the Dakota as the setting for Rosemary's Baby - and a decade later as the site of John Lennon's murder. Writer Bob Greene looks at how the house is now synonymous with reel life horror and real life horror. Click here to read

By Lee Pfeiffer

Remember that tasteless joke that was floating around in 1991? Name three famous Americans who were shot in the head: 

1. Abe Lincoln

2. JFK

3. The guy who sat in front of Pee Wee Herman in the movie theater

It's been almost twenty year since Pee Wee (aka Paul Reubens) was arrested for indecent exposure in a Florida porn theater. The fine he paid was small, but the impact on his career wasn't. Although Reuben's act as the man-child Pee Wee appealed to many adults, he was a staple of children's TV. The arrest brought a close to Reuben's innovative alter-ego. He did continue to appear in films, though not in character. Now Reubens is staging an expensive comeback through a big budget stage production that will run for four weeks in L.A. in January.He seems genuinely grateful to his fans for the opportunity and we wish him the very best. Reuben's shtick was something unusual in American comedy: a genuinely original concept.It also proves that, if you can hang in there, Americans will ultimately forgive you for your transgressions. (Maybe he can get Tiger Woods to co-star in the show...) Click here for more.

James Cameron's zillion dollar 3D spectacle Avatar premiered this week in London and the initial reaction is bound to allow Fox execs to sleep better. Audiences were fairly unanimous in their praise, with most indicating Cameron has succeeded in his quest to bring special effects to a new dimension. The trade press has also been kind, giving the film generally very good reviews. Click here for more

One of our favorite fun Westerns is director Burt Kennedy's 1967 opus The War Wagon which pits John Wayne and Kirk Douglas as rival gunslingers who form a reluctant partnership to knock off an armored wagon carrying a fortune in gold. The War Wagon itself is a doozy worthy of approval by James Bond's Q: the seemingly impregnable "fortress on wheels" features a revolving turret with a machine gun. Half the fun of the movie is the banter between Wayne and Douglas, who are constantly exchanging witticisms and not-so-veiled threats. The inspired supporting cast includes Bruce Cabot, Robert Walker Jr., Howard Keel, Joanna Barnes, Keenan Wynn and Bruce Dern. Click here to watch the original trailer.  Click here to buy the DVD from Amazon for only $7!

The famous documentary Windjammer, released in 1958 and rarely seen since, is being painstakingly restored by Cinerama expert and documentary maker Dave Strohmaier and John Sittig of Pacific Theatre, the copyright holder of all the Cinerama travelogues. Windjammer tracked the journey of a Norwegian sailing ship on its world travels. It was released in an era in which the common man's exposure to distant lands was largely relegated to what he saw on film. The movie has never received a major reissue and the master prints had deteriorated with time. Strohmaier, who produced the outstanding documentary Cinerama Adventure (a history of the format that is included on MGM's ultimate DVD edition of How the West Was Won) is working with Sittig to restore the original elements which were shot in a widescreen format known as Cinemiracle. The goal is to have a restored version ready for DVD release and select theatrical release sometime in 2010. Click here for a special preview of this amazing restoration-in-process. For the full story, check out the excellent web site In 70mm.com

By Lee Pfeiffer

As we reported previously, the once mighty stable of Hollywood "A" list stars who could demand and receive $15-$20 million paychecks is in danger of becoming extinct. Many films with big name stars attached to them have under-performed or bombed outright, while low-brow comedies like The Hangover gross hundreds of millions of dollars. Decades ago, half the fun of seeing a disaster movie was to relish the all-star casts being burned and drowned. However, there are virtually no all-star films left, thanks to soaring salaries. Still, that didn't stop audiences from packing theaters for the recent blockbuster 2012. The independently-made horror film Paranormal Activity cost only $15,000 and boasted no stars whatsoever. It just became the highest grossing "R" rated movie ever, with over $100 million to date. Studios are not enthused about dealing with the egos and demands that stars bring to projects, especially when they don't pull in the crowds they once did. For more click here

There was a lot more to Henry Gibson, the talented comedy actor who recently passed away, than his memorable bits on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Cinema Retro reader Kasey Dickerson has posted a fascinating look at the man's life and career, complete with some film clips. Click here to read

The Huffington Post has an amusing photo presentation of famous actors and actresses who have changed their names. Click here to read

At the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors, an eclectic group of artists were celebrated for their distinguished careers. This year's honorees were Mel Brooks, Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, jazz great Dave Brubeck and opera singer Grace Bumbry. As is the tradition, the President of the United States participated in the ceremonies. President Obama told Mel Brooks he recalled seeing Blazing Saddles when he was 10 years old. Brooks reminded him that he shouldn't have been allowed to enter the theater because of the rating of the film, to which the president quipped that he used a fake ID but wasn't nervous because the statute of limitations had passed. There was more than a bit of irony in President Obama's joke about using a false ID to bluff his way into the film, as it comes a week after two notorious party crashes caused a scandal by infiltrating a White House state dinner. The Kennedy Center Honors will be broadcast on December 29 on CBS. For more click here

Marc Christian, the man who lived with Rock Hudson and became his lover in the final years of his life, has died from pulmonary problems at age 56. Christian did not know Hudson had AIDS until it was revealed on TV. The legendary star had told him his weight loss had been due to dieting. However, when complications forced Hudson to seek medical treatment in Paris, the truth came out. Christian was outraged that Hudson and his secretary had lied to him and placed his own health in danger. According to Christian, he and Hudson had continued to have sex even after Hudson was aware he was HIV positive, which in the mid 1980s generally meant a death sentence. After Hudson's death, a panicked Christian appealed to the star's estate to set aside funds to help him pay medical expenses if he developed AIDS. When the estate refused, Christian filed suit and was awarded millions in a settlement. Despite all of that, he still cherished the memory of his time with Hudson. Christian actually died in June, but his family only now announced his death. For more click here

By Lee Pfeiffer

Hollywood's obsession with exorcising any reference to someone's age if they are over 40 years old continues unabated. Check out the poster for this year's annual  attempt to combine humor and pathos to create a new Christmas season classic, despite the fact that no one has been able to do so since Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life in 1946. The film is Everybody's Fine, but the people who designed the poster obviously didn't think the title applied to star Robert DeNiro who has been airbrushed to the point that he looks like Casper the Friendly ghost. God forbid there might be some trace of his 66 years walking the planet earth...The only way DeNiro could actually look like this onscreen is if he were shot through more filters than the New York City water supply system has. 

By Lee Pfeiffer

Variety's Peter Bart's column tells a cautionary tale of how major studios are obsessed with gambling the the entire ranch on mega-budget films rather than finance smaller, more intimate movies that would showcase new talent. James Cameron's Avatar cost between $300-$400 million. It's a sign of the insanity in Hollywood that $100 million is tossed around as though it's an inconsequential figure. Fox is rolling the dice in the hopes that the maverick director who spends lavishly (with other people's money, of course) will be able to recapture Titanic fever with his futuristic sci-fi epic that is supposed to break new ground in 3-D effects. Maybe it will, but to Bart's point, it would be far safer to finance a wide range of films that paid off modestly. Fox executives never learned that he who ignores history is condemned to repeat it. After all, in 1963 studio execs took a similar gamble with Cleopatra (then the most expensive movie ever made.) Despite decent reviews, a slew of Oscar nominations and long lines at cinemas, it still brought Fox to the brink of bankruptcy. We'll know shortly whether history is due to repeat itself once again. Click here to read Bart's column

The National Board of Review has given a preview of what may be next year's big Oscar winners. Up in the Air won best picture and its star George Clooney was awarded Best Actor. The comedy, which arrives fairly unheralded, is getting rave reviews. Clooney shared the Best Actor award in a split with Morgan Freeman, who also won for Invictus. Clint Eastwood nabbed Best Director for the Nelson Mandela-inspired film. Newcomer Carey Mulligan won Best Actress for the British film An Education. For more click here

In a move welcomed by the business community - especially the entertainment industry- President Obama has appointed the first high level post in U.S. government specifically responsible for trying to stem the widespread theft of American copyrighted materials. Hollywood has long complained that the government should be more aggressive in helping to combat bootleg videos that rob the film industry of billions of dollars every year. The appointment of Victoria Espinel as the nation's first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator indicates the level of importance copyright infringement has now gravitated to in the U.S. government. The Senate confirmed her appointment. It is not yet known what actions Espinel will initially take, but the Obama administration (as with preceding administrations) will find itself walking a delicate line with China, which holds billions in U.S. debt but is also one of the chief violators of U.S. copyright law, routinely ignoring widespread sales of bootleg movies and computer software programs. For more click here

The new blockbuster film franchise based on the Twilight vampire sagas has inspired CNN to construct a slide show that pays homage to our favorite cinematic toothsome terrors. Fangs for the memories, guys, but your tribute somehow manages to exclude such "minor" contributors to the genre as Christopher Lee's Dracula. Click here to view

We all know that George Reeves and Christopher Reeve shot to stardom playing Superman, but how about the one actor no one remembers for his brief appearance in the role? Adam Smolinsky was only a tyke when he played the Tot of Steel in a brief sequence in the 1978 blockbuster Superman. TMZ provides an updated photo of what he looks like today. Click here to view

By Lee Pfeiffer

The field of prominent show business people who are coming out of the closet just got a bit more crowded with Meredith Baxter's announcement that she is a lesbian. Baxter's career soared in the 70s and 80s playing All-American Girls and mothers on shows like Bridget Loves Bernie and the long-running Family Ties. After three marriages and five children, however, Baxter had an affair with a woman she didn't really love. Although she still didn't think of herself as a lesbian, she was intrigued enough to continue dating women - though one of her ill-fated marriages occurred in the interim. Baxter's coming out was due, in part, to her being recognized on a lesbian cruise that she took with her partner. Although she had come out to her family years ago, she decided to beat the tabloids to the punch and give straight talk about her life as a gay woman. She discussed the topic on The Today Show and in an interview with the gay lifestyle publication The Advocate. Click here to watch her on Today. Click here to read the interview.

Generally when the media reports that celebrities no longer resemble their old selves, it's meant to be detrimental...however, in the case of director Peter Jackson, the Oscar winner has been sticking to a crash diet and work-out plan. The result is that there is virtually no resemblance to his portly former self. It's enough to inspire us to reduce our intake of Oreos to only three bags a day...For more click here

Rare silent home movie footage from the 1950s has surfaced that purports to show Marilyn Monroe at a house party smoking a joint. Viewing the film, it isn't clear that she is smoking anything other than a regular cigarette, but a private collector, Keya Morgan who specializes in collecting historical photos and artifacts, was so convinced the screen goddess was smoking pot that he spent $275,000 on the brief footage and plans to use it in a documentary. Decide for yourself by clicking here to view. 

He came to stardom in the 1970s and sometimes seems to have aged barely a day. Yet Steve Martin has progressed from presumably flash-in-the-pan stand up comedian to one-note actor to a multifaceted, highly respected performer and show business icon. Cinema Retro's Mark Mawston was invited to photograph Martin during his recent appearance at the Royal Festival Hall in London, where his shtick wasn't comedy, but banjo playing. Although Martin sometimes uses a banjo as a prop, a la Jack Benny's violin, he is one of the most respected banjo players around and has earned the respect of professional musicians for master the difficult clawhammer method of playing. 

Cinema Retro has received the following press release from the Jameson Cult Film Club, which is affiliated with Jameson Irish Whiskey:

The infamous eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge in rockumentary classic, This is Spinal Tap, has been voted the ultimate 'rock' cult film moment of all time by almost half (48%) of British film fans.

Dennis Hopper and the classic motorcycle moments set to Steppenwolf’s of 'Born to be Wild' in Easy Rider came a close second in the poll with 22% of the votes, followed by Bill and Ted's "excellent" guitar solo in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (19%).

The research, commissioned by Jameson Cult Film Club, which brings classic cult movie screenings to life via an immersive cinematic experience, also reveals that the music from 90’s movie Trainspotting is the favourite soundtrack of all time with almost 40 per cent of the votes (39%). In 1997, it was awarded 'best soundtrack' in the Brit Awards. 

This is Spinal Tap came second with 22%, while one in five (20%) film fanatics chose “Gimme Some Lovin’” and the movie soundtrack from the 1980’s film, The Blues Brothers.

Rock fans can enjoy a free screening of This is Spinal Tap on Thursday 3^rd December at Clapham Grand in London. Visit www.jamesoncultfilmclub.com for more information and to apply for tickets. Guests will be treated to complementary cocktails and live entertainment as key elements of the movie are brought to life.