Top 5 sword-and-sandal movies

While the popularisation of Greek legend began with the Romans’ debasement of their stories, Gods and customs, the Greek myths have been re-created several times on celluloid, with varying results.

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Mother’s Day 2012 gift guide

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve picked out a selection of the latest ideal presents, ranging from classic TV boxsets to relaxing music to bath goodies.

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Top 5 Douglas Adams characters

Stephen Mangan (Green Wing) returns to BBC Four in Dirk Gently next week as the morally dubious, self-styled Holistic Detective, alongside Darren Boyd (Spy) as Dirk’s business partner Richard Macduff, who attempts to rein in Dirk’s more tangential decisions, keep them both out of prison and generally restore order to the chaos that Dirk creates. … >

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3 of the biggest fictional casino wins from the movies

Almost invariably, whenever a casino features in a movie scene, there’s bound to be a spectacular win involved, much like the potential of winning big money via online casino instant play. Though those wins aren’t always credible, they’re great for keeping the audience’s attention riveted to the screen to see what’s going to happen next.

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