8 Million Ways to Die, 1986. Directed by Hal Ashby. Starring Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, Alexandra Paul, Randy Brooks and Andy García. SYNOPSIS: An alcoholic Los Angeles narcotics cop, Matt Scudder, takes part in a drug bust that results in his fatal shooting of a small-time dealer. Scudder ends up in a drunk ward, suffering […]

Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisor Christopher Townsend… “I come very much from a design background,” states Visual Effects Supervisor Christopher Townsend who studied Graphic Design at Coventry University. “I learnt a lot about composition and how to place things in relation to each other so as to make a decent looking image.” The […]

Writer Seth Grahame-Smith and producer David Katzenberg’s company KatzSmith Productions has signed a two-year first-look deal at Warner Bros. One of their first projects is expected to be a sequel to Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s supernatural comedy from 1988, which starred Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis. The planned film is intended to […]

With Star Wars: The Complete Saga arriving on Blu-ray this month, Gary Collinson counts down his most memorable Star Wars moments (check out the previous entry here)… STAR WARS: EPISODE V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK And so, we reach the first entry from The Empire Strikes Back – the crowning achievement in George Lucas’ […]

Hatchet II, 2010. Written and Directed by Adam Green. Starring Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder and Tony Todd. SYNOPSIS: Having escaped the deranged killer Victor Crowley, Marybeth returns to the bayou with an army of gunmen to end the butcher’s reign of terror once and for all. I happen to be quite a big fan of […]

Sean Guard calls for quiet in the multiplexes… I’m sure it’s all happened to us. You finally find some spare time to take in a movie. You check your local listings, find someone to go with, arrive at the theater, empty half of your savings account for two tickets, locate the theater playing your film, […]

The Beast Must Die, 1974. Directed by Paul Annett. Starring Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Marlene Clark, Charles Gray and Michael Gambon. SYNOPSIS: The Beast Must Die is a twist on the murder-mystery genre, where a group of people are brought together under the suspicion that one of them is a werewolf. It is up to […]

With Star Wars: The Complete Saga arriving on Blu-ray this month, Gary Collinson counts down his most memorable Star Wars moments (check out the previous entry here)… STAR WARS: EPISODE III – REVENGE OF THE SITH “Once more the Sith will rule the galaxy, and we shall have peace… “ Having successfully turned Anakin Skywalker […]

The Panic in Needle Park, 1971. Directed by Jerry Schatzberg. Starring Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright and Raul Julia. SYNOPSIS: A stark portrayal of life among a group of drug addicts in New York City. The Panic In Needle Park is an eminently watchable film on a depressing and dark subject. The […]

Julia’s Eyes, 2010. Directed by Guillem Morales. Starring Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar and Pablo Derqui. SYNOPSIS: The story of a woman who is slowly losing her sight whilst trying to investigate the mysterious death of her twin sister. I have a small fear: I’m scared of losing my eyesight. Call it a shallow fear if […]