City of Tiny Lights, 2016. Directed by Pete Travis. Starring Riz Ahmed, Billie Piper, James Floyd, Cush Jumbo, Roshan Seth, and Antonio Aakeel. SYNOPSIS: Meet Tommy Akhtar (Riz Ahmed), cricket fan, devoted son to an ailing father and deadbeat private eye. He’s got an office above a cab firm, a taste for cigarettes and bourbon, […]
John Travolta set to headline Speed Kills
According to Deadline, John Travolta has signed in to portray speedboat racing champion Don Aronow in Speed Kills, a new drama from director John Luessenhop (Texas Chainsaw 3D, Takers) and screenwriter David Aaron Cohen (Friday Night Lights). The film will see Travolta as Aronow, “a womanizing multimillionaire who created the Cigarette and other speedboats and […]
Armie Hammer joins Alicia Vikander in Ben Wheatley’s Freakshift
Ben Wheatley continues to assemble his cast for his next film Freakshift, with Deadline reporting that Armie Hammer is set to reunite with his Free Fire director, signing on to appear alongside Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander in the action thriller. Freakshift is set to go into production in August, and follows a band of misfits who […]
Book Review – Angels of Music by Kim Newman
Michelle Herbert reviews Angels of Music by Kim Newman… In Angels of Music, Kim Newman takes us into the murky underworld of the Paris, with the focal point the Paris Opera House. At the start, it almost feels like a “what if” the Phantom of the Opera ran his own agency of spies? The Phantom’s […]
Blu-ray Review – Seoul Station (2016)
Seoul Station, 2016. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon. Starring Seung-ryong Ryu, Franciska Friede, Joon Lee, Sang-hee Lee, and Eun-kyung Shim. SYNOPSIS: South Korean city Seoul is plagued by a zombie virus in an animated prequel to horror hit Train to Busan. Train to Busan hit UK screens to pretty much universal applause earlier this year and gave […]
DVD Review – My Father Die (2016)
My Father Die, 2016. Directed by Sean Brosnan. Starring Joe Anderson, John Schneider, Kevin Gage, Sean Brosnan, Gary Stretch, Gabe White, Candace Smith, Chester Rushing, and William Mark McCullough. SYNOPSIS: A deaf mute takes revenge on the man that killed his brother, only that man happens to be his father. Revenge thrillers are two-a-penny, especially […]
Cary Elwes and Matthew Modine set for World War II drama Burning at Both Ends
Variety is reporting that Cary Elwes (The Art of More) and Matthew Modine (Stranger Things) have signed on to star in the World War II drama Burning at Both Ends, which marks the first project from the newly-formed production company Slingshot Ltd. Matthew Hill and Landon Johnson, the recipients of the inaugural $50,000 Chronos Prize, […]
Sony picks up sci-fi spec script Fragment from The Mist writers
According to Deadline, Sony Pictures has snapped up the sci-fi spec script Fragment from screenwriters Noah Griffith and Daniel Stewart, who are part of the writing team on Spike TV’s upcoming TV adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist. Described as “a contained sci-fi thriller in the vein of Predator meets Lost,” Fragment originated as a […]
David Tennant’s Greatest Quirky Roles
If there’s one thing David Tennant has established himself as, it’s on-screen oddballs. With an impressive range, his charm means he can work his magic on any role, from out and out nasty, to irreverent and wacky, via repressed and brooding. As the release of his new film Mad To Be Normal approaches on April […]
Movie Review – Aftermath (2017)
Aftermath, 2017. Directed by Elliott Lester. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Scoot McNairy, Maggie Grace, Kevin Zegers, Hannah Ware, and Glenn Morshower. SYNOPSIS: Two strangers’ lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash. Inspired by actual events, AFTERMATH tells a story of guilt and revenge after an air traffic controller’s (Scoot McNairy) error causes the death of […]
