I Origins, 2014 Written and directed by Mike Cahill Starring Michael Pitt, Steven Yeun, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey and Brit Marling SYNOPSIS: A molecular biologist and his laboratory partner uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it. From director Mike Cahill (Another Earth), comes the high concept but low level sci-fi drama I Origins, a movie […]

The Dead Lands, 2014 Directed by Toa Fraser Starring James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, Rukura Turei, George Henare, Rena Owen, Pana Hema Taylor SYNOPSIS: After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, Hongi, a Maori chieftain’s teenage son, must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honor […]

The last we heard of Bill & Ted 3, Keanu Reeves had claimed that the movie would cost $400 million dollars to make and that the script “needed to be adapted”. Whether it has or not is unclear, but the plans for a third movie featuring Bill S. Preston Esq and Ted “Theodore” Logan is […]

Métamorphoses, 2014 Written and directed by Christophe Honoré Starring Amira Akili, Sébastien Hirel, Mélodie Richard, Damien Chapelle, George Babluani, Matthis Lebrun, Samantha Avrillaud, Coralie Rouet SYNOPSIS: French director Christophe Honoré brings Ovid’s Metamorphoses to life in a boldly inventive modern-day version. Imagine the Frenchiest French person you can. Maybe they are wearing a beret with a stripy shirt, or […]

In this week’s episode of FMTV’s Movie Myths, Oliver Davis finds out whether Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back really does have a potato and a shoe in its asteroid run sequence! Discover the truth in this week’s Movie Myths by clicking on the image below… FMTV will be back later in […]

Frontera, 2014. Directed by Michael Berry. Starring Ed Harris, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria, Amy Madigan, Aden Young and Seth Adkins.   SYNOPSIS: An illegal Mexican immigrant gets accused of murdering the wife of a former sheriff while crossing the border into Arizona. In an effort to seek a better life in America, two Mexicans take a well-known passageway for illegal immigrants to […]

Luke Owen looks at why we don’t need an R-rated Deadpool… Well, we finally have the news that many comic book fans have been clamouring to hear for years – we are getting a Deadpool movie. After the positive reaction to the test footage that leaked online back in July, 20th Century Fox have taken […]

The celebrated British sci-fi anothology 2000AD has been experimenting with a new business model as of late – releasing entire story arcs from their weekly comic book (which are typically five page installments spanning over ten weeks) as collected ‘one-shot’ issues in the United States. The trend began with the collected editions of Dredd: Underbelly, […]

Oliver Davis breaks down the trailer for Brad Pitt’s (Inglourious Basterds) upcoming World War II tank movie Fury, directed by David Ayer (Sabotage) and a supporting cast that includes Shia LaBeouf (Transformers), Michael Pena (American Hustle), Logan Lerman (Noah), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter) and Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead). Check out the trailer analysis below… […]