Maps to the Stars, 2014. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, John Cusack, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon and Evan Bird. SYNOPSIS: A tour into the heart of a Hollywood family chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts. Some plot details lie below… Watching Maps To The […]
Blu-ray Review – Mark of the Devil (1970)
Mark of the Devil, 1970. Directed by Michael Armstrong. Starring Herbert Lom, Udo Kier, Olivera Katarina, Reggie Nalder and Herbert Fux. SYNOPSIS: Apprentice witch hunter Udo Kier comes to realise that his mentor Herbert Lom may not have the best of intentions when it comes to deciding who is guilty of witchcraft. A notorious folk […]
Book Review – Look Who’s Back
Marta Abromaityte reviews Look Who’s Back by Timur Vermes… Look Who’s Back is a satirised account of the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler whom to his dismay awakens in modern Berlin in the year 2011. Surprisingly 1940’s Hitler adapts relatively quickly to contemporary surroundings and after failing to locate his bunker, he reluctantly begins residing in […]
Peter Jackson explains how he’s expanding the source material for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
With less than three months to go before we return to Middle-earth for the final instalment of The Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson has been talking to Total Film about the upcoming The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, and specifically how he’s expanding the source material in order to provide a suitably epic climax […]
Guardians of the Galaxy overtakes the U.S. box office hauls of Iron Man, Transformers, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and The Fellowship of the Ring
Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy has reached another box office milestone this weekend, overtaking the domestic box office hauls of 2008’s Iron Man ($318.3 million) as well as fellow franchise starters Transformers ($319.1 million) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. ($317.6 million) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ($314.2 […]
William Shatner confirms he has been approached about Star Trek 3
A few days ago we heard a rumour suggesting that William Shatner is wanted for a cameo as James T. Kirk in the upcoming third instalment of Paramount’s rebooted Star Trek franchise, and while Shatner subsequently took to Twitter to deny the speculation, he has now admitted that he has been approached by producer J.J. […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer rumoured to be attached to Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar
With Avengers: Age of Ultron set to bring the curtain down on Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe this coming May, it’s surely only a matter of time before Marvel Studios kicks off the marketing campaign for Joss Whedon’s hotly-anticipated sequel. And, if FilmPro is to be believed, we’ll be getting the first trailer […]
Dwayne Johnson to star in Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Directive
While Universal Pictures wrestle over the future direction of the Bourne franchise, the studio is pushing ahead with an adaptation of another Robert Ludlum novel, The Janson Directive, with Dwayne Johnson (Hercules) taking to Twitter to confirm that he’s set to star in the spy thriller, which is being penned by Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful […]
Character details for The Walking Dead companion series
Earlier this month it was revealed that AMC has placed a pilot order for the “companion series” spin-off to the hit zombie show The Walking Dead, which is being produced by TWD creator Robert Kirkman, who will co-create and co-write the pilot with Dave Erickson (Marco Polo). So far, details about the new show have […]
The Week in Spandex – Gotham, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Big Hero 6, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more
Our weekly round-up of all the latest superhero news and talking points, including Gotham, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Flash, Arrow, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America 3, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, The Defenders, Avengers Assemble, Big Hero 6, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, […]
