Nightcrawler, 2014. Written and Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, Rene Russo and Riz Ahmed. SYNOPSIS: A young man stumbles upon the underground world of L.A. freelance crime journalism. “I have a saying; if you’re seeing me then you’re probably having the worst day of your life” How do you know you […]
Guardians of the Galaxy overtakes X-Men: Days of Future Past to become the highest-grossing comic book movie of the year
Having become the third-biggest release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe last week, director James Gunn’s space opera Guardians of the Galaxy has now overtaken the global box office haul of Fox’s X-Men: Days of Future Past to become the highest grossing comic book movie of 2014. Guardians has amassed $752.6 million around the world since […]
Comic Book Review – The Walking Dead #133
Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #133… Impending Doom. This issue drops an interesting new threat into the laps of the survivors, one that is disturbing by virtue of the fact that it appears to have been hiding in front of them the whole time. This issue of The Walking Dead certainly makes for lively […]
James Franco casts Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, Megan Fox and more in Zeroville
James Franco is currently shooting an adaptation of Steve Erickson’s 2007 novel Zeroville, and it has just been announced that he’s added a host of stars to the cast of the film, which tells the story of a movie buff who heads to Hollywood in the late 1960s. Set to join Franco and Jacki Weaver […]
Foxcatcher cinematographer Greig Fraser to shoot Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars movie
At this point, we know next to nothing about Disney’s first standalone Star Wars movie, save for the fact that Monsters and Godzilla director Gareth Edwards is helming the project for a 2016 release. Well, we can now add in a cinematographer, with Greig Fraser revealing to Hitfix that he will be shooting the film. […]
Movie Review – Serena (2014)
Serena, 2014. Directed by Susanne Bier. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Ifans, Toby Jones, David Dencik, Ana Ularu and Sean Harris. SYNOPSIS: In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton’s timber empire becomes complicated when it is learned that his wife, Serena, cannot bear children. There’s an old saying – “You can put […]
Marvel Studios holding mystery press event on Tuesday
Having originally planned to release the first trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron this coming week before it leaked online [watch the trailer here], it seems that Marvel Studios may still have a surprise up its sleeve after inviting the press to attend a special event this coming Tuesday at the El Capitan Theater in […]
New red band trailer for Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal
Ahead of its release next week, a new red band trailer has arrived online for writer- director Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal (Enemy)… NIGHTCRAWLER is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed […]
Comic Book Review – Memetic #1
Zeb Larson reviews Memetic #1… Written by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Eryk Donovan, Memetic is a comic with a relatively simple idea: there’s a meme that first drives viewers to obsession, and then into violent madness. The idea of a medium that eventually drives you insane is not a new one; The King […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Statick Shock, Superman Lives, Spawn and more
Our weekly round-up of all the latest superhero news and talking points, including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam, The […]
