Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. Katy Brand writes for The Telegraph on the power of Princess Diana in 2013: “This week, the director of ‘Diana’ told my fellow Telegraph Wonder Women columnist Cathy Newman that he felt the Princess was a “sort of genius…like a film star”. She certainly had an extraordinary, unsettling […]

Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, 2013. Directed by David Lowery.Starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Keith Carradine, and Nate Parker. SYNOPSIS: The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met. “I shot someone. I think I […]

It’s been announced at the Toronto International Film Festival that Gemma Arterton (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Runner Runner) and Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction, Grace of Monaco) are to star in the London-set crime thriller The Keys to the Street, which has been adapted by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar) and Michael Stokes […]

Dallas Buyers Club, 2013. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Steve Zahn Dallas Roberts, Kevin Rankin, Denis O’Hare, Juliet Reeves and Griffin Dunne. SYNOPSIS:Diagnosed with HIV and frustrated by bureaucratic red tape, Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) becomes a medical drug dealer for himself and others. A Texan bull rider and electrician who […]

Luke Owen on the RoboCop remake… It would be fair to say that RoboCop is a stone-cold classic. It would also be fair to say that it’s not only one of the best sci-fi films of the 1980s, but one of the best science fiction movies ever made. It blends a dystopian future with over-the-top […]

Time Bandits, 1981. Directed by Terry Gilliam.Starring Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, David Warner, Kenny Baker and Craig Warnock. SYNOPSIS: A young boy accidentally joins a band of dwarves as they jump from time-period to time-period looking for treasure to steal. The 80’s were a great […]

Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Batman vs. Superman, Arrow, Beware […]

Tom Jolliffe on resenting rooftops and having nightmares about rain… So as is common in the film industry, at all levels, sometimes a rescheduling is in order. Our small production is just such a case. Initially in the planning myself and director Alex Lawton decided that the best time to shoot would be in the […]

The Invisible Woman, 2013. Directed by Ralph Fiennes Starring Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Fairley, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, Tom Burke, Perdita Weeks and John Kavanagh. SYNOPSIS: Charles Dickens meets a young woman who becomes his muse and mistress. A school teacher (Felicity Jones) orchestrates a play rehearsal of a story written by Charles Dickens (Ralph Fiennes); it turns out […]

Rush, 2013. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer, Tom Wlaschiha, Alexandra Maria, Rebecca Ferdinando, Jamie Sives and Julian Seager. SYNOPSIS:After nearing dying in a car crash in 1976 Austrian Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda renews his professional rivalry with British racer James Hunt. A clash of styles and egos follows two ambitious […]