Alice Rush reviews the sixth episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show… This week’s episode ‘Bullseye’ sees Freak Show start to lose its way. What started out as a promising series with a strong central narrative and interesting characters is quickly descending into a convoluted and confusing patchwork of separate stories. A few episodes ago […]
Movie Review – The Imitation Game (2014)
The Imitation Game, 2014. Directed by Morten Tylbum. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Charles Dance and Matthew Goode. SYNOPSIS: English mathematician and logician, Alan Turing, helps crack the Enigma code during World War II. In 2015, the bid for Benedict Cumberbatch’s inevitable Oscar starts again. Last year’s The Fifth Estate (Bill Condon’s ham-fisted […]
More names join the cast of the Vacation reboot
Variety is reporting that four more names have joined the cast of New Line’s currently-in-production Vacation reboot, with Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie), Nick Kroll (The League), Kaitlin Olson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Michael Peña (American Hustle) all set to feature in the film. The latest Griswold outing is being […]
First trailer for Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for the comedy sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, which sees Kevin James returning to the role of the titular security guard under new director Andy Fickman (Race to Witch Mountain). Check it out below after the official synopsis… In this sequel, in which Kevin James reprises the […]
International TV spots for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
We’ve seen quite a lot of promotional material for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies lately, what with a new trailer, poster and the first two TV spots [see here and here], and now thanks to CBM we’ve got a selection of international promos for the epic conclusion to Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, […]
James Gunn shares his thoughts on Warner’s DC film slate
Now that both Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. / DC have set out their stall for the next few years, IGN took the opportunity to ask Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn for his thoughts on the rival superhero slate during a promotional interview for the upcoming home-entertainment release of the blockbuster space opera. […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2014 Review – Tokyo Tribe (2014)
Tokyo Tribe, 2014. Directed by Shion Sono Starring Ryohei Suzuki, Riki Takeuchi and Yosuke Kubozuka. SYNOPSIS: Tokyo is split into a number of hip hop obsessed tribes. One of the gangs want to take over the city, but the rest aren’t going down without a fight. After the four hour exercise in Catholicism and upskirt […]
Christoph Waltz reportedly set to play the villain in Bond 24
According to The Daily Mail, Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained) has signed on to appear as the villain in the as-yet-untitled 24th instalment of the James Bond franchise. Bond 24 will see Sam Mendes reuniting with Skyfall stars Daniel Craig (James Bond), Ralph Fiennes (M), Ben Whishaw (Q) and Naomie Harris (Moneypenny), while […]
New trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey
Universal Pictures and Focus Features have released the second trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey, director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s adaptation of E.L. James’ bestselling erotic novel, which sees Jamie Dornan (The Fall) as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson (Need For Speed) as Anastasia Steele. Also featuring in the cast of the film adaptation are Jennifer Ehle […]
First clip from A Most Violent Year featuring Jessica Chastain
A24 Films has released the first clip from director J.C. Chandor’s (All Is Lost) upcoming crime drama A Most Violent Year, featuring Jessica Chastain (Interstellar), David Oyelowo (The Butler) and Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis). Check it out below… SEE ALSO: First trailers for A Most Violent Year A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a searing […]
