Paul Risker on the year-long international celebration of the distinguished Russian film director Andrei Konchalovsky… A retrospective of a distinguished Russian director may not be the first thing to come to mind if one is to stop and reflect on the year was 2012. Marvel’s The Avengers was a barnstorming success, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark […]

Back in August of last year, filmmaker David Cronenberg (The Fly, Cosmopolis) caused some upset among comic book movie fans when he spoke of his dislike for the genre, stating that it’s “for kids” and “people who are saying The Dark Knight Rises is supreme cinema art, I don’t think they know what the f**k […]

The Day, 2011. Directed by Douglas Aarniokoski.Starring Shawn Ashmore, Shannyn Sossamon, Ashley Bell, Cory Hardrict, Dominic Monaghan and Brianna Barnes. SYNOPSIS: A group of post-apocalyptic survivors struggle to stay alive in a land plagued by unbearable conditions and predatory gangs… Along with their more carefully coiffed cousins the emo-vampire story, apocalyptic zombie movies have been […]

Last month, fans of Twin Peaks were given a glimmer of hope that they might finally learn the fate of FBI Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) when co-creator Mark Frost (Hill Street Blues) revealed that reviving the cult TV series is something he and David Lynch (Blue Velvet) “talk about from time to time.” Well, […]

Zero Dark Thirty, 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Stephen Dillane, Edgar Ramirez, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins and John Barrowman. SYNOPSIS: A dramatisation of the decade-long manhunt for the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden […]

Last month it was reported that the shortlist for the role of Peter Quill / Star-Lord in Marvel’s upcoming ‘big space epic’ Guardians of the Galaxy was down to three candidates, with Jim Sturgess (Cloud Atlas) and Zachary Levi (Chuck) said to be favourites alongside “an unnamed third actor”. Well, the identity of this mystery […]

During a recent appearance on PBS’ Charlie Rose to promote the release of his latest feature Django Unchained, acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino took a moment to discuss some actors that he’d like to work with in the future; in addition to naming Michael Caine (The Dark Knight Rises) and Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) as […]

The James Bond movie franchise celebrated its 50th anniversary in style this past year as Sam Mendes’ Skyfall shattered box office records on its way to becoming the first movie to hit £100 million in the UK (and the first 007 adventure to top $1 billion at the global box-office), but when it comes to […]

During an interview in the latest issue of Total Film, The Impossible star Ewan McGregor took a moment to discuss Disney’s forthcoming Star Wars trilogy, stating that he’d be happy to return to the galaxy far, far away by reprising the role of the venerable Jedi Knight Obi Wan Kenobi: “I’d be up for it. […]

Trevor Hogg chats with creator-director Luke Jurevicius, art director Deane Taylor and co-producer / animation director David Webster about their work on The Adventures of Figaro Pho…. Luke Jurevicius Nightlights figured into the childhood of the creator of The Adventures of Figaro Pho which revolves around an excessively paranoid boy. “Yes.  [I had] several to […]