The Impossible, 2012. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona.Starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland. SYNOPSIS: A dramatisation of the events of the 2004 Tsunami, following the Bennett family as they struggle for survival. Creating a film of the 2004 Tsunami was always going to divide audiences on the subject of taste, but no one […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Mark Hughes writes for Forbes, speculating about the director of the upcoming Jurassic Park IV film… “I’ll start the speculation rolling by suggesting J.J. Abrams might be high on Spielberg’s list of choices to helm the film. Abrams has obviously more than proven himself capable of handling a […]

Les Misérables, 2012. Directed by Tom Hooper.Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter and Samantha Barks. SYNOPSIS: After breaking parole, ex-prisoner Jean Valjean is ruthlessly hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s young daughter, Cosette, […]

Django Unchained, 2012. Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino.Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, Michael Parks, Don Johnson and Jonah Hill. SYNOPSIS: With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. […]

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 […]