Exodus: Gods and Kings, 2014 Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley. SYNOPSIS: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly […]
The most pirated movies of 2014
As 2014 draws to a close, Excipio has posted the list of the 20 most pirated movies of the year, with Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street narrowly edging out Disney’s blockbuster animation Frozen with more than 30 million illegal downloads over the past twelve months. Via Variety, here’s a list of the top […]
The Interview grosses over $15 million from VOD
It may not have enjoyed quite the box office success that a wide Christmas Day release could have brought, but Sony’s controversial comedy The Interview has become the studio’s biggest VOD release of all time following its arrival on YouTube, Google Play and Microsoft Xbox on Tuesday evening, with the film pulling in over $15 […]
Idris Elba responds to James Bond casting talk
A couple of weeks ago a leaked email from Sony indicated that studio co-chairman Amy Pascal wanted Britsh star Idris Elba (Luther, Thor: The Dark World) to take on the role of James Bond, and now the actor has responded to the speculation – and the criticism from the likes of US talk show host […]
Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie rumoured to centre on Han Solo, with Aaron Paul linked to star
Back in November we heard a rumour from SlashFilm suggesting that the plot for Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars standable film would centre on a group of bounty hunters tasked with stealing the plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the Death Star. Well, a completely contradictory report has now surfaced over at fan site Making Star […]
Constantine Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Saint of Last Resorts’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Constantine… This review leaves me with a distinct sense of having missed the boat. Other opinions have been jamming up the internet for at least two weeks now, so you might rightly ask yourself what I bring to the table. Well if discussions about Christian iconography, far flung […]
Movie Review – Big Eyes (2014)
Big Eyes, 2014. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Christoph Waltz, Amy Adams, Danny Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Krysten Ritter and Terence Stamp. SYNOPSIS: A drama about the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in […]
New clip from Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner
A new clip has arrived online from the upcoming historical drama The Water Diviner, which marks the directorial debut of Russell Crowe. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Water Diviner Starring Russell Crowe (GLADIATOR, A BEAUTIFUL MIND) and Olga Kurylenko (OBLIVION, QUANTUM OF SOLACE), THE WATER DIVINER is an epic […]
Second Opinion – The Interview (2014)
The Interview, 2014. Directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. Starring James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park, Timothy Simons and Charles Rahi Chun. SYNOPSIS: Dave Skylark and producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show “Skylark Tonight.” When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are […]
The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Luke Cage, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Shazam, The Sinister Six and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Iron Man 4, Agent Carter, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Sinister Six, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Gotham, The Flash, Constantine […]