Actress passes away aged 32… Brittany Murphy has died of natural causes in Los Angeles yesterday, Sunday 20th December. The 32 year old actress reportedly went into cardiac arrest at her home and was taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre near Beverly Hills where she was pronounced dead on arrival. She is survived by her […]

In which Gerry Hayes makes Bob Cratchett type up his latest filmy polemic while he amuses himself kicking Tiny Tim’s crutch from under him. Filthy urchin. Something a little different this week. Given it’s the season to be jolly and all, I’ve decided I could be considerably more jolly by not doing much work for […]

Alien writer passes away aged 63… Hollywood screenwriter Dan O’Bannon has died yesterday 17th December in Los Angeles after a short illness. A former USC graduate alongside director John Carpenter, the pair collaborated on Carpenter’s 1974 debut Dark Star (with O’Bannon co-writing, editing, working on the visual effects and production design, and appearing on screen) […]

American History X director discusses two new feature projects… Controversial British director Tony Kaye has delivered an insight into his upcoming film slate while taking part in a Design Inspiration event to promote the Nissan Cube, stating that he has two new projects lined up for 2010 entitled Steps and Zero Point. Kaye of course […]

With upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar set to end twelve years of cinema exile for James Cameron, Trevor Hogg profiles the career of the influential Hollywood filmmaker in the third of a three part feature… read part one and two. “I started thinking about the film in two stages,” explained James Cameron on how he approached […]

In which Gerry Hayes looks at Alexander The Great and thinks, ‘the hair proves it.’ Alexander, 2004. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins, Jared Leto, Rosario Dawson and tons more. Written by Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle and Laeta Kalogridis. Christ, another epic. Stone gives us the story of […]

Gary Collinson selects his Five Essential Roger Corman Protégés… Often described as the “King of the B-Movies” and with over 350 credits to his name, low-budget filmmaker and producing powerhouse Roger Corman has enjoyed one of the most prolific careers in Hollywood. Corman has earned a reputation for providing breaks to up-and-coming talent, many of […]

The Dam Busters actor dies aged 90… Dublin-born actor Richard Todd has died peacefully in his sleep yesterday 3rd December after battling with cancer. The star began his career on stage in the late 1930’s before serving as an officer in World War II as part of the British 6th Airborne Division, becoming one of […]

With upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar set to end twelve years of cinema exile for James Cameron, Trevor Hogg profiles the career of the influential Hollywood filmmaker in the second of a three part feature… read part one here. Determined to avoid the fiasco he encountered with Piranha II: The Spawning, James Cameron set about making […]

In which Gerry Hayes considers Rule One: Anything where Statham’s driving… The Transporter, 2002. Directed by Corey Yuen. Starring Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze. Written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. You know, I almost don’t want to include The Transporter in this series. Oh there’s no doubt that it’s drivel but the […]