Kirsty Capes reviews the first episode of Downton Abbey season 3… Downton is back in the States with a third series and a special two hour episode to get things underway. After the climactic end to the second series, fans have been itching to see what comes next for the Crawleys and company since the […]

Our weekly round up of the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Avengers 2, S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Blade, AKA Jessica Jones, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy 3, Dark Universe, Justice League, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future […]

If there is one person who is insanely busy in Hollywood at the moment, it’s Joss Whedon. After the massive success of Marvel’s The Avengers, Whedon was signed on by Marvel to act as creative consultant on the Phase Two movies as well as write and direct The Avengers 2. Speaking with MTV, he gives […]

It has been on the ‘could be coming’ line for some time now but Bill Pullman has given an update on the sequel(s) to the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day and how it may go ahead without Will Smith. “The Will Smith part of it may be ongoing, but I think there’s strategies for both [situations],” said […]

Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy, 2011 Directed by Rob Heydon. Starring Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk, Billy Boyd, Carlo Rota, Keram Malicki-Sánchez, Natalie Brown, Olivia Andrup,  Stephen McHattie, Dean McDermott and Colin Mochrie. SYNOPSIS: A drug runner discovers true love and a whole lot of trouble as he attempts to become a dealer of ecstasy pills. The movie opens with Lloyd Buist (Adam Sinclair) narrating about the […]

Samsara, 2011. Directed by Ron Fricke. SYNOPSIS: Samsara casts a beautiful light on 25 countries and the stories and landscapes of each. Nearing the first hour of Samsara director Ron Fricke shows us a series of assembly lines. Disturbing in some senses (the sheer monotony of the job or the slaughter of chickens, cows and […]

Gangster Squad, 2013. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Robert Patrick, Michael Pena, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi, Nick Nolte and Josh Pence. SYNOPSIS: In 1940s LA, a group of incorruptible police officers band together to stop an up and coming mafia boss. Throwing aside due process and badges and […]

Among the many projects George Lucas had with the Star Wars franchise, there was one that had been rumoured for many years – the live action TV series. Much like the Star Wars comic books, it should come as no surprise that since Disney purchased the series from Lucasfilm, ABC are now returning to this […]

Simon Columb attends the Roman Polanski retrospective at BFI Southbank… Roman Polanski remains a fascinating filmmaker to this day. Alongside Andrej Wajda and Jerzy Skolimowski, Polanski came to the fore in the late 1950s in Poland. The BFI in London are screening all of Polanski’s films during January and February 2013 and throughout January, essays […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the first issue of The Superior Spider-Man… “THEN!… Peter Parker spent a lifetime living up to the responsibilities his powers foisted upon him but his Amazing story finally ended dramatically in the historic Spider-Man #700. NOW!…The new Amazing Spider-Man has arrived and he is better in every single way. Smarter, stronger…Superior.“ Spoilers […]