The Rum Diary, 2011. Written and Directed by Bruce Robinson. Starring Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Michael Rispoli and Richard Jenkins. SYNOPSIS: It’s the late 1950s and American novelist and journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) – a.k.a Hunter S. Thompson – takes on a freelance job at a Puerto Rican local newspaper. […]

Simon Moore reviews the first episode of the Napoleon Dynamite animated series… You saw the film. You raised a quizzical brow at his moonboots. You scrolled past the endless dance scene rip-offs on YouTube. Now Napoleon Dynamite has his own animated TV sitcom. Replacing the spiteful and unfunny Allen Gregory in Channel 4’s late Tuesday […]

Raid on Entebbe, 1977. Directed by Irvin Kershner. Starring Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Yaphet Kotto, Jack Warden, Horst Buchholz, John Saxon, Sylvia Sidney, Robert Loggia and James Woods. SYNOPSIS: When a hijacked plane is diverted to Uganda’s Entebbe Airport with over a hundred Israeli passengers on board, the Israeli government authorises a top-secret […]

Trevor Hogg reviews Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen by Gary Collinson… Originally, a three-part feature posted by his own film review site Flickering Myth, Gary Collinson has expanded his exploration of the various small and big screen appearances of The Dark Knight into a book. The 256-page publication is divided […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Forrest Gump, 1994. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field and Haley Joel Osment. Forrest Gump is the multi Oscar-winning epic comedy-drama romance based on Winston Groom’s novel of the same […]

High School Musical 3: Senior Year, 2008. Directed by Kenny Ortega. Starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Olesya Rulin. SYNOPSIS: The Wildcats of East High School are now seniors and with graduation fast approaching they have to make some serious decisions about their future. High School Musical 3: Senior […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Once Upon a Time in the West (Italian: C’era una volta il West), 1968. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and Claudia Cardinale. Sergio Leone’s epic Spaghetti Western is widely regarded as a masterpiece. […]

Wish You Were Here, 2012. Written and Directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith. Starring Felicity Price, Joel Edgerton, Antony Starr and Teresa Palmer. SYNOPSIS: Two sisters Steph (Teresa Palmer) and Alice (Felicity Price) and their partners Jeremy (Antony Starr) and Dave (Joel Edgerton) lose themselves in the fun of a carefree South East Asian holiday to Cambodia. […]

Luke Owen discusses last night’s opening episode of The Apprentice 2012… It’s that time again. Over the next 12 weeks, 16 “top business people” will be shouting over each other, making silly business decisions and saying utterly stupid things in order to become Lord Sugar’s brand new Apprentice business partner. It’s always hard to judge […]

Last week Michael Bay took to the stage at the 2012 Nickelodeon Upfront to discuss Platinum Dunes’ plans for the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, where his comments about his version of the Turtles being “from an alien race” immediately caused uproar amongst fans of the heroes in a half-shell – including former Michaelangelo […]