Kill List, 2011. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Emma Fryer and Harry Simpson. SYNOPSIS: A hitman takes on a new contract, leading him deep into the heart of darkness. Following its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley’s (Down Terrace) second feature, Kill List, has […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Shawshank Redemption, 1994. Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler and Clancy Brown. The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most beautiful stories ever told on film and is always selected near […]

Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Warner Bros. gave Batman fans an early Christmas present this past Monday with the online release of the second theatrical trailer for The Dark Knight Rises and – with anticipation for Christopher Nolan’s Gotham swansong reaching fever pitch – it quickly […]

Jess Barratt selects her ten essential Christmas films… Here are my top 10 festive treats to get you through the Christmas hangovers. Expect snow, sparkle and choir-lead soundtracks… 10. Edward Scissorhands (1990) Although this is not typically considered a true Christmas film it does however have rather Christmassy themes and a beautiful festive score written […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Revolver, 2005. Written and Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Jason Statham, André Benjamin, Ray Liotta, Mark Strong and Vincent Pastore. Guy Ritchie’s Revolver is not very highly regarded by many as it’s over complicated and doesn’t seem to make […]

Sean Guard on the U.S. television series American Horror Story… FX brought us an original horror series by way of executive producer Ryan Murphy this past fall. With horror being my favorite genre, I was completely on board with this one long before it premiered in October. As every avid fan of their respective category, […]

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, 2011. Directed by Brad Bird. Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Anil Kapoor and Vladimir Mashkov. SYNOPSIS: Ethan Hunt and his team are forced to go rogue when the IMF is implicated in an attack on the Kremlin. Simply put, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol […]

War Horse, 2011. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell and Tom Hiddleston. SYNOPSIS: A horse is separated from its owner and thrust into the midst of World War I when it is sent into action on the Western Front. In Jurassic Park, there is […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Blow, 2001. Directed by Ted Demme. Starring Johnny Depp, Jordi Mollà, Penélope Cruz, Ray Liotta, Paul Reubens, Franka Potente and Rachel Griffiths. Blow is the mind-blowing biopic of George Jung (Depp), an average guy who made $100 million smuggling […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-nominated visual effects supervisor Michael Owens… “I grew up in the Bay Area,” states Michael Owens. “There was no moviemaking there. I fell into filmmaking when I was in high school.” Not wanting to move to Los Angeles, the teenager floundered. “When ILM [Industrial Light & Magic] came to Marine […]