Oliver Reed

Date of Birth

1938-02-13

Date of Death

1999-05-02

Place of Birth

Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Known for

Gladiator, The Three Musketeers, Revolver, And Then There Were None, Tommy

Most Popular Stories

Horror Movie News

The Devils: Ken Russell’s notorious cult classic is going to TIFF

Posted 3 weeks ago

Ken Russell’s The Devils has been impossible to find for nearly fifty years, but is now being given an extensive re-release by Warners.

The latest episode of The Black Sheep looks at the 1991 Full Moon film The Pit and the Pendulum, based on Poe and directed by Stuart Gordon

JoBlo Originals

The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Theodore Director Stuart Gordon made a lot of great genre movies over the course of his career, including classics like Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Dolls. With the latest episode of our video series The Black Sheep, we’re looking back at...

Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around The Net: Berkay Daglar

Posted 5 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We've Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

See All Articles

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Gladiator, Kill Bill, Westworld

Posted 8 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

The Test of Time: The Brood (1979)

Posted 9 years ago

We all have certain movies we love. Movies we respect without question because of either tradition, childhood love, or because they’ve always been classics. However, as time keeps ticking, do those classics still hold up? Do they remain must see?...

Ridley Scott teases Gladiator 2, knows how to bring Russell Crowe back

Posted 9 years ago

Spoilers if you haven't seen GLADIATOR, which, by the way, isn't too far off from celebrating its twentieth anniversary. How's that for making you feel old. Back in 2000, Ridley Scott's historical epic told the story of Maximus (Russell Crowe),...

Watch our Oscar “Best Picture” Retrospective for 2001 (video)

Posted 10 years ago

In this recurring series we take a look at the Oscar nominations of years past, examining the flicks that were nominated, as well as the pic we feel got snubbed among all the other candidates. Love ’em or hate ’em,...

Killer snake flick Venom starring Oliver Reed coming to Blu-Ray March 28th

Posted 10 years ago

I've never seen VENOM. Why is it that? Because it is a movie about snakes. I'm joking, but I'm not. You see, if dashing and daring Indiana Jones and I share one thing in common, it's the general death-fear of all things...

Pop-Up Movie Facts: Gladiator (video)

Posted 10 years ago

You’ve probably watched Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator a hundred times by now (I know I have), but there’s likely some cool and interesting info you still don’t know about the classic Oscar winner starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver...

Top 10 Werewolves in films!

Posted 12 years ago

So…who else is pumped for David Hayter’s WOLVES next month? Well, to help get you nice and lathered up for what should be an action-packed horror extravaganza (Hayter did write X-MEN, X-MEN 2 and WATCHMEN), we thought it’d be a...

Exclusive Cool Video: Soundtrack tribute to Hans Zimmer’s Gladiator score!

Posted 12 years ago

One of the most memorable aspects about Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR, outside the bloody battles, awesome speeches, and tremendous performances was the amazing score by Hans Zimmer and vocalist/musician Lisa Gerrard. Although Zimmer was already well-established as one of the best...

The Good, the Bad and the Badass: Hans Zimmer

Posted 13 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of a truly badass helmer, Kathryn Bigelow. However, while people are quick to praise directors, actors and writers when a movie goes over well, often a crucial component, that of...