The Lost Bladesman (China: Guan yun chang), 2011. Written and Directed by Felix Chong, Alan Mak. Starring Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Yu Ai Lei, Hong Chen and Siu-hou Chin. SYNOPSIS: In ancient China, the legendary warrior Guan Yun Chang (Donnie Yen) is forced to fight for a rival warlord during the warring period of the […]

Hobo with a Shotgun, 2011. Directed by Jason Eisener. Starring Rutger Hauer, Pasha Ebrahimi, Brian Downey, Molly Dunsworth and Rob Wells. SYNOPSIS: A shotgun-wielding hobo delivers justice to Scum Town, one shell at a time. When Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez delivered Grindhouse to the big screen, they invited fellow film-makers to add to the […]

Wreckage, 2010. Directed by John Mallory Asher. Starring Aaron Paul, Justin Allen, Scoot McNairy, Kelly Kruger and Mike Erwin. SYNOPSIS: A group of teenagers find themselves stranded in a scrapyard after their car breaks down, where an escaped convict begins to hunt them one by one. When I received the screener with the title emblazoned […]

Beyond the Border, 2011. Directed by Richard Holm. Starring André Sjöberg, Bjørn Sundquist and Antti Reini. SYNOPSIS: When two young Swedish soldiers abandon their checkpoint and venture into enemy territory, a rebellious Lieutenant plans an unofficial rescue operation deep behind enemy lines. World War Two remains a rich source of inspiration to be mined again […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of all the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… After last weekend’s column was pretty much dominated by Marvel, Warner Bros. have hit back in a big way, dominating the news this past week with their two major DC superhero properties – The Dark Knight Rises and Man […]

Earlier this week Forbes Magazine published their list of the highest-earning Hollywood stars of 2010, with Leonardo DiCaprio taking the crown with an estimated $77m for his work on Christopher Nolan’s Inception and Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island. However, while the likes of Johnny Depp, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise all […]

The New Zealand Film Archive and the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) have announced that the first three reels (around 30 minutes) of a British silent film called The White Shadow have been discovered. The 1923 film starring Betty Compson and Clive Brook is notable because it appears to be the earliest surviving feature credited […]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2011. Directed by Rupert Wyatt. Starring James Franco, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, Tyler Labine and Freida Pinto. SYNOPSIS: A cure for Alzheimer’s Disease is tested on a chimpanzee, who develops advanced mental abilities and leads a revolution against his human masters. Rise of the […]

Liam Trim with the latest edition of ‘Page and Screen’… This week’s Page and Screen doesn’t actually feature any screen as such. In fact it’s little more than a completely shameless bit of self promotion on my part. Nevertheless I’ll try to justify it by claiming that what I’m about to shamelessly advertise fits in […]

Trevor Hogg chats with art director Paul Inglis… “My parents appreciated the arts,” says British Art Director Paul Inglis who as a child was taken to the theatre and gallery exhibitions by his statistician father. “They were happy for me to take the route I did through art college. I did a master’s degree at […]