Last week, screenwriter Dan Gilroy spoke about his work on the ultimately-aborted Superman Lives, a planned reboot of the Superman franchise from Batman director Tim Burton, which spent several years in development in the mid-90s, with Nicolas Cage attached as the Man of Steel. Now, ahead of the release of his directorial debut Nightcrawler, Gilroy […]
Dominic Cooper returning as Howard Stark in Marvel’s Agent Carter
Over the past month Marvel has been assembling the supporting cast to feature alongside Hayley Atwell in the upcoming ABC TV series Agent Carter, and now it has been confirmed by Marvel that Dominic Cooper is set to reprise the role of Howard Stark, having previously portrayed the character in Captain America: The First Avenger […]
Gotham Episode 2 – ‘Selina Kyle’ Review
Anthony Stokes reviews episode 2 of FOX’s Batman prequel series Gotham…. After the disappointment of the pilot, I was reluctant tuning into Gotham’s second episode. So far aside from Arrow no superhero TV show has reached the heights of Smallville, which is a pretty low bar. Gotham’s first episode was especially mediocre, with shades of […]
David Fincher on meeting with Disney and Lucasfilm about Star Wars: Episode VII
Before J.J. Abrams secured the job of kicking off Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy, numerous filmmakers were linked with the director’s chair on Star Wars: Episode VII, including David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club), who has spoken about meeting with Disney and Lucasfilm during a promotional interview for his new film Gone Girl. “I talked to […]
Movie Review – The Equalizer (2014)
The Equalizer, 2014. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, David Meunier, Haley Bennett, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo, David Harbour, and Robert Wahlberg. SYNOPSIS: A man believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets a […]
Movie Review – Still the Enemy Within (2014)
Still the Enemy Within, 2014. Directed by Owen Gower. Starring Norman Strike, Paul Symonds, Steve Hammill, Mike Jackson, Joe Henry and Jim Tierney. SYNOPSIS: A documentary detailing the events of the 1984-85 Miners strike, from the views of those on the picket lines. Still the Enemy Within was the film I least expected to rank […]
Movie Review – Rob the Mob (2014)
Rob the Mob, 2014. Directed by Raymond De Felitta. Starring Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano, Aida Turturro and Frank Whaley. SYNOPSIS: In an attempt to escape their humdrum existence and two bit jobs with a debt collection agency, New Yorkers Tommy and Rosie Uva hatch a clever plan to rob some local […]
Jeremy Renner talks Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America 3
Having been absent from Marvel’s slate of Phase Two movies, Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye is set to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in May alongside the rest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the actor has taken a moment to discuss his role in the hotly-anticipated sequel during an interview with […]
Arrow producers talk season 3 and Ra’s al Ghul
As Arrow gears up for its third season, executive producers Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg have been doing the promotional rounds to discuss the upcoming return of the hit DC show, promising that the new season will see a shift back towards the realistic and grounded tone of the first, as well as touching up […]
Family Guy – ‘The Simpsons Guy’ – Review
Matt Spencer-Skeen reviews The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover ‘The Simpsons Guy’…. Unless you’ve been under a rock for around the last year you were probably aware of the Family Guy/The Simpsons crossover episode that aired last night. From the viral marketing and clips that have been put out by Fox and the show runners, to the […]
