’71, 2014 Directed by Yann Demange Starring Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Paul Anderson, Sean Harris, Charlie Murphy, Sam Hazeldine, Killian Scott, Barry Keoghan, Corey McKinley SYNOPSIS: A young and disoriented British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast in 1971. Earlier this year, Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla was criticised for […]

Björk: Biophilia Live, 2014 Directed by Nick Fenton and Peter Strickland SYNOPSIS: Icelandic artist, Björk, performs songs from her eighth album with evocative visuals provided by designers from around the world. Icelandic warbler Björk presents her eighth studio album Biophilia as a live performance on film, showing off her enigmatic and evocative visions and style. David Attenborough opens the […]

The Duke of Burgundy, 2014. Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna and Monica Swinn. SYNOPSIS: A relationship based on sadomasochism slowly begins to unravel. The Duke of Burgundy…more like 50 Shades of Burgundy – amirite? Up top! Anyone? That’s ok. This is a highbrow picture. One with credits for ‘Lingere’ and […]

Before you get too excited, this is being reported by UK newspaper The Sunday Mirror and only has quotes from an “unnamed source”, but there are some who are claiming that pop singer Rihanna is being linked to the upcoming 24th Bond movie. Rihanna’s previous acting experience includes the much-maligned Battleship. If the rumours are […]

Visionary director Nacho Vigalondo impressed audiences with his time travel thiller Timecrimes and his latest movie Open Windows has also been well-received (read our review here). While out talking the movie, Vigalondo talked about an upcoming project he wants to make – a low budget kaiju movie in the same vein as Ishiro Honda did […]

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 […]