Bronson, 2008. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Tom Hardy, Kelly Adams, Matt King, James Lance, Amanda Burton and Jonathan Phillips. SYNOPSIS: An artistic biopic of Michael Peterson, a.k.a. Charles Bronson, the man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a Post Office, but over 30 years on remains behind bars for […]

The Dead List, (a.k.a. Ultimate Heist, a.k.a. Inside Ring), 2009. Directed by Laurent Tuel. Starring Jean Reno, Gaspard Ulliel, Sami Bouajila and Vahina Giocante. SYNOPSIS: The son of a gangster looks to escape the family business as rival mobsters and federal agents close in on his father’s empire. Jean Reno will forever be known for […]

South Central, 1992. Directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson. Starring Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, Lexie Bigham and Christian Coleman. SYNOPSIS: In South Central, Los Angeles, Bobby, a gang member is put away in prison for ten years after committing a murder. During his time inside, he learns that his son is doomed to follow the same […]

Red State, 2011. Directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano, Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman and Stephen Root. SYNOPSIS: Three boys (Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner and Nicholas Braun) get more than they bargained when they answer a sex ad that leaves them drugged hostages of the Five Points Church, led by charismatic […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood in the second of a five-part feature (read part one here)… “After Hang ’em High [1968], I acted in several pictures without being actively involved in their production,” recalled California filmmaker Clint Eastwood. “Then I found myself making my directorial debut directing second unit on […]

Lionsgate have secured the movie rights to the first-person zombie-fighting video game Dead Island, from its developers Deep Silver. Released earlier this month, Dead Island sees a group of survivors at a beach resort threatened by an undead plague ravaging the outside world. The teaser trailer for the game is the “primary creative inspiration” for […]

Shiver (Spanish: Eskalofrío), 2008. Directed by Isidro Ortiz. Starring Junio Valverde, Mar Soupe and Blanca Suarez. SYNOPSIS: Santi has a serious case of photophobia, to improve his health him and his mother are forced to move to a shadowed village in the Spanish mountains but not all is quite right about their new hometown. In […]

My Voyage to Italy (Italian: Il mio viaggio in Italia), 1999. Directed by Martin Scorsese. SYNOPSIS: Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese embarks on a journey through Italian cinema history. Let’s get something straight, right now. If you’re a film lover, you will quite happily soak in Scorsese’s documentary of Italian cinema for all four hours of […]

With Jurassic Park being re-released in cinemas this week and news of Ghostbusters getting the same treatment next month, Luke Owen explores a possible new trend in Hollywood… October 2010, I was in the car with my housemates on the way to my local over-priced multiplex. But we weren’t on our way to see the […]

51, 2011. Directed by Jason Connery. Starring Bruce Boxleitner, Rachel Miner, Vanessa Branch, Jason London, Andrew Sensenig and Damon Lipari. SYNOPSIS: Following pressure from the American public, the military open the doors to Area 51 to two well-known reporters only for the well-managed tour to turn into a fight for survival when one of the […]