Damned by Dawn, 2009. Directed by Brett Anstey. Starring Renee Willner, Bridget Neval, Dawn Klinberg, Taryn Eva, Danny Alder, Mark Taylor and Peter Stratford. SYNOPSIS: In a remote country farmhouse a family interrupt the grieving rituals of a banshee, who then summons an army of the undead to unleash her fury. Australian horror has enjoyed […]

Tangled, 2010. Directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard. Featuring the voice talents of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy and Ron Perlman. SYNOPSIS: Imprisoned for years in a tower by an evil witch, Princess Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) escapes with help from a charming thief and sets off on an adventure home. Fairytales: they’re all […]

Luis Buñuel. You know. Spanish director. He did Un Chien Andalou, with the eyeball slicing and the meat dragging. Belle du Jour, with all the kinky French sex. Not so keen on God and churches. Dalí’s number one homeboy. That Luis Buñuel. Mr Bongo Films are releasing two of his lesser-known films, remastered for DVD, […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… We’ve quite a bit of catching up to do after skipping our round-up last week to present our 3rd annual Superhero Showdown; the past fortnight has seen plenty of gossip and developments, including movement on the supporting cast for Superman: […]

Ironclad, 2011. Directed by Jonathan English. Starring James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Kate Mara, Brian Cox, Jason Flemyng, Mackenzie Crook, Charles Dance, Jamie Foreman, Aneurin Barnard and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: In 13th century England a Knights Templar and his rag-tag band of warriors struggle to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John. The King’s Speech […]

The final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, may be over a year away but fans in the UK are set to enjoy plenty of Bat-action in 2011 as the action packed arena spectacular Batman Live tours the country from July. The storyline, which has just been released today, will focus […]

Talk was rife last week after Quentin Tarantino once again expressed his desire to explore the Spaghetti Western and juxtapose the traditional Western elements to a slavery-era American South. Tarantino has been kicking the idea around for a few years and once again he was spilling the beans after the Oscars. He has stated that […]

Paul, 2011. Directed by Gregg Mottola. Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver, Blythe Danner and Gregg Turkington. SYNOPSIS: Two British comic book geeks meet up with an extraterrestrial who has escaped from Area 51. Where is the optimum position to sit in the cinema? […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary American filmmaker Martin Scorsese in the first of a five part feature… “Marty never gave me much trouble,” stated Charlie Scorsese of his famous filmmaking son. “Marty and his friends used to drink my liquor and fill empty bottles with water and Kayro syrup, but they were good […]

Cuckoo, 2009. Directed by Richard Bracewell. Starring Laura Fraser, Richard E. Grant, Antonia Bernath, Adam F. and Tamsin Greig. SYNOPSIS: Trapped in a dead-end job and with her relationship falling apart, a young woman finds herself questioning her grip on reality and turns to her boss for support, but he has a dark secret of […]