Presenting our weekly round-up of all the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… It seems that Tom Cruise’s latest impossible mission, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, will enjoy a hefty IMAX opening when it hits North America this December, with /Film breaking the news that the sequel will be accompanied by a […]

Wild Bill, 2011. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Liz White, Sammy Williams, Leo Gregory, Jaime Winstone, Jason Flemyng, Andy Serkis and Olivia Williams. SYNOPSIS: Upon his release from prison, a violent ex-con attempts to build a new life for himself with his two sons, only to run into trouble with his […]

Back in August it was reported that director David Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves were looking to follow up the hugley-successful Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with another book adaptation, developing what was described as ‘multi-part film series’ based upon Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic opus, The Stand. However, Deadline have revealed that Warner […]

Curling King (a.k.a. Kong Curling), 2011. Directed by Ole Endresen. Starring Atle Antonsen, Jan Sælid, Jon Øigarden, Linn Skåber and Ane Dahl Torp. SYNOPSIS: Years after being banned from the sport, a former curling champion comes out of retirement in the hope of raising funds to pay for a life-saving operation for his old coach. […]

Devil’s Gate, 2003. Directed by Stuart St. Paul. Starring Laura Fraser, Callum Blue, Luke Aikman and Tom Bell. SYNOPSIS: A woman is called to travel back to the small north sea island that she ran away from five years ago. During her stay, she tries to find out what happened to her mother. One of […]

Last Night, 2010. Written and Directed by Massy Tadjedin. Starring Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes, Guillaume Canet, Anson Mount and Griffin Dunne. SYNOPSIS: A married couple spend the night away from each other, the husband taking a business trip with a colleague he is attracted to, and the wife encountering a past love. It’s […]

The Future, 2011. Directed by Miranda July. Starring Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky and Isabella Acres. SYNOPSIS: A couple adopt a stray cat – a decision which radically alters their perspective on life. The Future is Miranda July’s second feature, and like her debut film Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) she […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood in the fifth of a five part feature (read parts one, two, three and four)… “Maybe the title of Space Cowboys [2000] is a bit misleading because it is mostly about the pioneers of space,” stated Clint Eastwood when discussing the story about four former […]

Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2) has dropped out of the action star-studded Expendables sequel and is in talks to appear in the next film by writer / director Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). Rourke was due to reprise his role in The Expendables 2 alongside Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude […]