Simon Moore reviews Ghost Stories: Classic Adaptations from the BBC – Volume 1… Whistle and I’ll Come To You, 1968. Directed by Jonathan Miller. Starring Michael Hordern, Ambrose Coghill, George Woodbridge, Nora Gordon and Freda Dowie. Whistle and I’ll Come To You, 2010. Directed by Andy de Emmony. Starring John Hurt, Gemma Jones, Lesley Sharp […]

Marley, 2012. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Starring Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley and Jimmy Cliff. SYNOPSIS: A documentary about the life, death, and legacy of Rastafarian, reggae-legend, Bob Marley. Going through a string of directors, the ultimate Bob Marley documentary would have got postponed indefinitely were it not for Kevin Macdonald. The Scottish-born director might not […]

British filmmaker Tony Scott committed suicide by jumping from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles, California on Sunday after discovering he was suffering from inoperable brain cancer. He was 68. The younger brother of fellow film director Ridley Scott, Tony was born in North Shields in 1944 and made an on-screen appearance aged 16 […]

Our weekly round up of the big news stories from the world of screen superheroes… The Dark Knight Rises became the third film of the year to cross the $400m mark in North America on Friday and will overtake The Hunger Games this weekend to become the second-biggest domestic release of 2012 behind The Avengers […]

The Three Stooges, 2012. Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. Starring Chris Diamantopoulos, Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch, Larry David, Sofía Vergara, Brian Doyle-Murray, Jennifer Hudson and Kate Upton. SYNOPSIS: Moe, Larry and Curly get caught up in a series of misadventures as they attempt to save their childhood orphanage. The Farrelly Brothers […]

The Expendables 2, 2012. Directed by Simon West. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Yu Nan and Scott Adkins. SYNOPSIS: Sent to track down a safe that holds the key to global power, the Expendables come up […]

Two years ago Adam McKay discussed the possibility of bringing Garth Ennis’ The Boys comic book series to the big screen. Since that time there have been many rumours of the project being shut down. However, new information has emerged via a conversation between McKay and a fan on Twitter. The fan tweeted to the […]

Luke Owen on his favourite WWE / movie crossovers… With the recent news that WWE Studios and Warner Bros. are working on a new animated crossover between Scooby Doo and the stars of the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment – formally WWF), I thought I’d delve into the world of professional wrestling and movie crossovers. This […]

Luke Owen takes a stroll down memory lane as he selects his Top 13 Kid’s TV Show Theme Tunes… If there is one thing I notice on the YouTube comments section (other than utter stupidity), it’s that “kids of today don’t have good cartoons like we did”. Is this really true? Perhaps. But I’m sure […]

It’s a momentous day for longtime action fans today as the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren join forces on screen in The Expendables 2 [read our review here]. However, there’s another potential team-up on the horizon that’s sure to appeal to hardcore action aficionados, […]