Last week Lucasfilm announced the title of Gareth Edwards’ upcoming Star Wars movie to be Star Wars: Rogue One, and it seems that the first standalone Star Wars film will also be the first not to include music by John Williams, as Alexandre Desplat has revealed that he’s signed on to compose the score. The […]
Greg Berlanti discusses the Flash/Arrow spin-off as Dominic Purcell’s Heatwave joins the cast
Last month, it was announced that The CW is to extend its DC output with a spin-off show from Arrow and The Flash, which will feature the likes of Brandon Routh (Ray Palmer/The Atom), Victor Garber (Martin Stein/Firestorm), Wentworth Miller (Leonard Snart/Captain Cold) and Caity Lotz, who portrayed Sara Lance/Black Canary on Arrow. At PaleyFest […]
The Callow Way – On the changing face of the global box office
This week Neil Calloway looks at box office statistics from around the world… Earlier this week Flickering Myth reported on the Motion Picture Association of America Theatrical Market Statistics with the headline “Transformers: Age of Extinction officially better than The LEGO Movie…” it was true of, course, in terms of audience appeal; Michael Bay’s film […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spider-Man, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Valiant Cinematic Universe and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Lucifer, Valiant, ABCs of Superheroes, Powers and more… […]
Miles Teller wants to “kick it” with Wolverine in an X-Men crossover; has yet to see The Fantastic Four
We’re still a few months away from the release of Josh Trank’s The Fantastic Four, but we’ve already heard the news that its sequel (announced before the first movie has hit cinemas) has been pushed back by a couple of weeks to avoid the buzz over Star Wars: Episode VIII. There has also been some […]
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson continue Zoolander 2 Paris shenanigans, pose with Cara Delevingne
Yesterday we brought you news of the official announcement from Paris Fashion Week that comedy sequel Zoolander 2 had started production, with stars Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller taking to the catwalk to surprise unsuspecting fashion fans. Now Digital Spy has uploaded some photos of Wilson and Stiller as Hansel and Derek Zoolander making mischief […]
Simon West says his remake of The Blob is “Alien meets Predator”
It was revealed last month that Simon West (Con Air) would be taking on the next big screen remake of The Blob, which he looks to get underway once the promotional tour for Wild Card is out of the way. He’s also got plans to take his version away from previous attempts. “[It] takes a […]
Joel Kinnaman talks Rick Flagg role in Suicide Squad
Yesterday we brought you some comments from Jai Courtney (Insurgent) about his upcoming role as Captain Boomerang in Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad – where he described the movie as “dark”, “cool” and “dope” – and now his soon-to-be co-star Joel Kinnaman (RoboCop) has shared a few comments about the DC supervillain ensemble, which will see […]
Chris Chalk cast as Lucius Fox in Gotham, Jada Pinkett Smith not returning for season 2
FOX has added another key character from the Batman mythos to the cast of its prequel series Gotham, with Chris Chalk (Homeland, 12 Years a Slave) signing on to play Wayne Enterprises tech expert Lucius Fox. Chalk will make his debut in episode 21 of the first season, with an option to return for season […]
Movie Review – The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
The Tales of Hoffmann, 1951. Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Starring Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann and Léonide Massine. SYNOPSIS: An opera, Hoffmann tells of his romantic history with three beautiful women; Olympia, Giulietta and Antonia “I have to say”, says director Michael Powell prior to working on The Tales of Hoffmann, “I didn’t know much […]
