Chris Cooper presents his five essential Christian Bale films… Some people don’t like Christian Bale. They heard his rant at Shane Hurlbut on the set of Terminator Salvation and decided that he was a nutter who lacked respect. Or they don’t like his gravelly ‘Batman voice’. I am not one of these people. I see […]

Big things are always expected from Marvel Studios at the San Diego Comic-Con International; yesterday was no exception, and boy did they deliver the goods once again. Opening the panel to a packed Hall H, Marvel’s President of Production Kevin Feige got things underway by announcing that the studio has four ‘Phase Two’ movies in […]

Ted, 2012. Directed by Seth MacFarlane. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale and Giovanni Ribisi. SYNOPSIS: As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett’s teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John’s side ever since – a friendship that’s tested when Lori, John’s girlfriend of four years, wants […]

Our weekly round up of the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… With Warner Bros. and Marvel Studios hosting their San Diego Comic-Con panels on Saturday and big things expected from both camps with regards to their respective comic book properties, we’re a little early again with ‘The Week in Spandex’. Fortunately […]

Killer Joe, 2011. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon and Juno Temple. SYNOPSIS: A young loser in urgent need of cash hires a contract killer to take out his mother in order to collect on the insurance. Killer Joe is the best film I never want to […]

Legendary Oscar-winning film producer Richard D. Zanuck has passed away after suffering a heart attack, aged 77. The son of former 20th Century Fox head and legendary producer Daryl F. Zanuck and actress Virginia Fox, Zanuck produced his first film Compulsion in 1959, before a stint as president of 20th Century Fox in the 1960s, […]

If you’re a fan of the Street Fighter franchise, you’ll be well aware that both live-action attempts to bring the fantastic beat ’em up to the screen have failed to come anywhere close to doing the blockbuster video game series justice. 1994’s Jean-Claude Van Damme / Kylie Minogue combo Street Fighter was appalling, and although […]

Luke Owen has a few thoughts on the first trailer for Sam Raimi’s Oz: The Great and Powerful… Released late last night was the first trailer for Disney’s Oz: The Great and Powerful, the prequel to the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, which is directed by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man Trilogy, Evil Dead Trilogy) and […]

A Thousand Words, 2012. Directed by Brian Robbins. Starring Eddie Murphy, Cliff Curtis, Kerry Washington, Allison Janney, Clark Duke, Ruby Dee and John Witherspoon. SYNOPSIS: After stretching the truth to close a book deal with a New Age guru, a fast-talking literary agent comes to discover the consequences of his words after a magical Bodhi […]

With The Dark Knight Rises just around the corner, Martin Deer revisits The Dark Knight… In the build-up to the release of The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan’s final chapter in his epic Batman trilogy, I’m sharing my thoughts and feelings on how we got here by looking back at the first two instalments. On […]