"It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice. I heard that from a friend when I was about 15, and I've never forgotten it." Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, turns 54 today. What's your favourite of his films?

IRON MAN, the film launched a whole load of fantastic, and some not so fantastic spin offs, was released in the US and UK 17 years ago today. What's been your favourite MCU movie so far?

"I can't really do the running on hard ground that I used to do. Instead, I go swimming as often as possible." It's a good job Middle-Earth is covered in grass then! Your new Strider, Jamie Dornan, was born on this day in 1982.

Ridley Scott's third-best film, GLADIATOR, received its US premiere on this day in the year 2000. What are your Ridley Scott Top 3?

"That's the kind of movie that I like to make, where there is an invented reality and the audience is going to go someplace where hopefully they've never been before. The details, that's what the world is made of." Director Wes Anderson was born on this day in 1969.

CITIZEN KANE had its US premiere 85 years ago today. Did you know this was Bernard Herrmann's first film score?. He would go on to be one of Hollywood's top film composers from the 40's to the 70's, scoring (among others) several of Alfred Hitchcock's most famous works.

"I think women, we are very interesting. We have a lot to say, and sometimes it's frustrating how all the lead parts are for men." Ana de Armas was born on this day in 1988.

"On Wednesdays we wear pink." Shame it's a Thursday! MEAN GIRLS was released in the US 22 years ago today!

Kirstin Dunst was born on this day in 1982.

Voted @empiremagazine.bsky.social's film of the year 2004, the fantastic ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND was released in the UK 22 years ago today!

Join us on Monday, 8 June, for our screening of VERTIGO, by the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock. Expect a night of panic and cold sweats, and that's just from the Big Movie Quiz before the film!! Book your seats: wewatchfilms.com

"I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe I'm somebody else." Happy birthday to Daniel Day-Lewis, who turns 69 today.

Bloodsport was released in the US on this day in 1988. Video game Mortal Kombat took huge inspiration from the film and even used a parody of Jean-Claude Van Damme for the character Johnny Cage, who has a similar costume, back story and a familiar split punch.

"I thought to myself, 'I can't move, I can't breathe, I can't think. I'm unhappy. I can't act.'" Happy 68th birthday to Michelle Pfeiffer, who clearly didn't enjoy having to climb into the Catwoman costume for Batman Returns, but as one of her most iconic roles, we're sure we're all happy she did.

BRIDESMAIDS was released in the US 15 years ago today, and to celebrate, the film will be back in cinemas for one week only from 5 June (not by us)!

"There's so much more I want to do. I refuse to get to 50 and wait at home for the phone to ring. In Spain, actresses work until they are old. That's my plan." Penelope Cruz turns 52 today, and here she is, still working away on some of her best films. What's been your favourite?

On this day in 1983, THE BEASTMASTER hit UK cinemas! Originally cut for a PG rating, removing all gore and nudity, the film later received a full uncut release with a 15 rating on Home Entertainment.

Hey, you guys! Join us in two weeks for THE GOONIES, back on the big screen on Monday, 11 May, for our next film club screening. PLUS, you can join us before the film from 7pm for our free to enter BIG MOVIE QUIZ and test your movie knowledge and win some prizes! Book tickets: wewatchfilms.com

"Every movie has a bit of magic in it. Even if it's just for a beat." A very happy 50th birthday to Sally Hawkins, born on this day in 1976. What's been your favourite bit of magic Sally has brought to the big screen? For us, you can't beat Mary Brown in the Paddington movies.

Spawning more sequels than any other Stephen King film, CHILDREN OF THE CORN opened in the UK on this day in 1984. What's your favourite King adaptation?

Marvel has released not 1, but 4 movies on this day in cinema history... 2012 - The Avengers (UK) 2016 - Captain America: Civil War (UK Premiere) 2018 - Avengers: Infinity War (UK) 2019 - Avengers: Endgame (US) ...but which is the best?

"You can beat me up, but don't touch my hair, I will kill you!" Jet Li was born on this day in 1963.

Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI was first released in Japan on this day in 1954. Often described as the greatest Japanese film ever made, but despite its widespread commercial popularity, it was not particularly highly regarded by Japanese critics at the time of its release.

What does the Alien franchise mean to you, and when did it all start? For us, it started with Aliens on VHS — Shane’s birthday rental. Then came Alien, then the endless rewatching, the fancy widescreen editions, the lot. We've been obsessed ever since. Happy Alien Day, folks

Still to come this season, we've got stone cold classic 80s adventure movie THE GOONIES on 11 May, followed by what is often regarded as Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest film, his hypnotic and deeply unsettling masterpiece VERTIGO on 8 June! We'll see you at the movies! wewatchfilms.com

It's that time of the year for our annual check-in to make sure you've all recovered from AVENGERS: ENDGAME, which opened in the UK 7 years ago today, a year, all but a day, after Infinity War blew all our tiny little minds!

"In America most everybody who's Italian is half Italian. Except me. I'm all Italian. I'm mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Neapolitan in me. You get your full dose with me." Happy birthday to Al Pacino, who turns 86 today. What are some of your favourite Pacino movies?

Jean-Pierre Jeunet's AMÉLIE, or 'The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain'. was first released in France 25 years ago today.

"Africa is a continent that provides so much for the existence of the rest of the world. We go around the world and cultivate so many things." Djimon Hounsou turns 62 today!

Oliver Stone's PLATOON was released in the UK on this day in 1987. Oliver Stone wrote the script's first draft in 1971, and sent it to Jim Morrison in hopes he would play the part Charlie Sheen ultimately played. Morrison had the script on him when he was found dead in Paris.

Remembering the late director Richard Donner, who was born on this day in 1930. Join us on Monday 11 May for our next classic back on the big screen, The Goonies, one of the BEST Donner movies! wewatchfilms.com

The dude abides. THE BIG LEBOWSKI opened in the UK on this day in 1998.

"You and I have unfinished business." Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL VOL. 2 opened in UK cinemas 22 years ago today. Did anyone catch The Whole Bloody Affair?

"'Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U.K. with my headphones and my Nike shoes. What did I know about growing up in a slum?" Actor and Director Dev Patel turns 36 today.

"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting." Denzel Washington starred in MAN ON FIRE, which opened across the US on this day in 2004. What are your favourite Denzel films?

Join us for adventure, pure nostalgia, and a reminder that none of us did anything quite this exciting during our childhoods, as we bring THE GOONIES back to the big screen on Monday 11 May! Tickets on sale now: wewatchfilms.com

"To me, bad taste is what entertainment is all about. If someone vomits watching one of my films, it's like getting a standing ovation. But one must remember that there is such a thing as good bad taste and bad bad taste." King of Kitsch, John Waters, turns 80 today.

Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal starred in THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT, which opened on this day in the US and UK in 2022. At the end of principal photography, the whole cast was gifted a pillow with Nicolas Cage's face on it - each one autographed by him.

"If you get an impulse in a scene, no matter how wrong it seems, follow the impulse. It might be something and if it ain't - take two!" Happy birthday to the legendary Jack Nicholson, who was born on this day in 1937.

Andie MacDowell was born on this day in 1958. She earned the title of #1 female box-office draw across the world in 1994 after starring in Four Weddings and a Funeral and Bad Girls, which both reached number 1 in the movie charts that same year.

SILENT HILL was released in both the UK and US on this day in 2006. There's been a lot of them, some successful, some not so, but what's been your favourite video game adaptation on the big screen or TV?

"I talk about this a lot when people ask me about my favorite films and things, and I try to be as honest as possible, but it is The Goonies. I did watch The Goonies a lot." Born on this day in 1979, James McAvoy turns 47 today. Join us for our screening of THE GOONIES: wewatchfilmscom

"If you build it, he will come." The Kevin Costner classic FIELD OF DREAMS received a limited release in the US on this day in 1989.

"Eccentric doesn't bother me. "Eccentric" is a poetic interpretation of a mathematical term meaning something that doesn't follow the lines--that's okay." The eccentric Crispin Glover was born on this day on 1964.

John McTiernan's schplendid THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER was released in the UK on this day in 1990.

"Oh, God. It's moving right towards you. Move. Get out of there. Behind you. Move. Dallas." Veronica Cartwright was born on this day in 1949.

George A. Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD was released in the US on this day in 1979. Extras who appeared in this film were reportedly given $1 in cash, a donut, and a Dawn of the Dead T-shirt.

"It's incredibly heavy, it's a beast to wear and not designed for bathroom breaks, but you know it comes with a job." Hayden Christensen, Darth Vader himself, turns 45 today

Terry Gilliam's 12 MONKEYS, starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt, was released in the UK 30 years ago today! Willis wanted to work with Terry Gilliam badly enough that he opted for a cut of the box office receipts instead of being paid for his role in the film.

"I'm a single parent and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing the traveling involved in making movies. So I took a little bit of a break." Frederick (Rick) Alan Moranis was born on this day in 1953.