Denial, 2016.Directed by Mick Jackson. Starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott, Harriet Walter and Mark Gatiss.SYNOPSIS:American academic Deborah Lipstadt is accused of libel by historian David Irving when she declares him a Holocaust denier. In a battle for historical truth, she and her legal team have to prove that the Holocaust actually […]
DVD Review – 100 Streets (2016)
100 Streets, 2016.Directed by John O’Hanlon Starring Idris Elba, Gemma Arterton, Franz Drameh, Charlie Creed-Miles, Kierston Wareing and Ken Stott.SYNOPSIS:Set against the streets of Chelsea, three separate stories of people facing personal crises overlap: a former rugby star whose marriage is crumbling before his eyes, a cab driver whose life is devastated by an accident […]
Is Cinema Really Dead If Scorsese Says It Is?
Henry Bevan on whether cinema is really dead…The ‘cinema is dead’ narrative has gone around for a while. It is normally spouted by some blogger who wants to get across their “hot take”. But, sometimes, someone of note joins in, and as 2016 came to a close, a director trifecta chimed in — Martin Scorsese, […]
Movie Review – Jackie (2016)
Jackie, 2016.Directed by Pablo Larrain. Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt.SYNOPSIS:The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, his funeral and the days immediately afterwards are related from the perspective of his wife, Jackie.One of the most shocking moments in 20th century history, one that reverberated around the entire western world […]
Ben Affleck on the tonal shift of Justice League
With Ben Affleck doing the promotional rounds for his new film Live By Night, we’ve heard him responding to many questions about the status of The Batman, leading to an entire ‘will he, won’t he direct?’ saga.Well, in an interview with Cineplex, Affleck has been asked about his next outing as Batman in November’s Justice […]
UPDATE: Colossus, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Dopinder will return for Deadpool 2
You’d think that after grossing over $780 million at the global box office, Deadpool could afford more X-Men for the sequel. But, according to screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, both Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead will return in Deadpool 2.The news comes courtesy of Collider, who interviewed Reese and Wernick, and got this information out of them:Wernick: […]
Milla Jovovich expresses interest in playing Cheetara in a ThunderCats movie
Milla Jovovich is currently doing the interview rounds for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter where she was asked by We Got This Covered which superhero she would love to play.The actress quickly directed the conversation to the stuck-in-development hell ThunderCats movie, enthusiastically expressing interest in playing Cheetara, but not before admitting she might be getting a little too […]
Movie Review – Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea, 2016.Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges and Matthew Broderick.SYNOPSIS:Working as a janitor, Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) has his life turned upside down by the sudden death of his older brother. It’s a double shock when he discovers he’s been made guardian to his teenage […]
Ben Affleck to reportedly film The Batman in Los Angeles
Just a day after news came out that Ben Affleck was not yet happy with the script for The Batman and could walk away from the project if it didn’t meet his standards, some new reports claim that a filming location has been chosen for the production. While Christopher Nolan primarily used Chicago, New York, and Pittsburg to act as Gotham City in the Dark […]
A young George Lucas to appear in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
George Lucas is heading to the DC universe – well, a fictional version of the filmmaker, anyway – with executive produce Marc Guggenheim revealing to Entertainment Weekly that Matt Angel (Grimm) is set to portray a young version of the Star Wars creator in the upcoming midseason premiere of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, titled ‘Raiders of […]
