The Plan That Came from the Bottom Up, 2018.Directed by Steve Sprung.SYNOPSIS :A visual essay/documentary film about a 1970’s arms company going bust where threatened workers came up with dynamic new products, including heat pumps, wind turbines and an energy saving house.The Plan That Came from the Bottom Up is an engrossing visual essay, documenting […]
Bohemian Rhapsody to rock U.S. box office with $30 million opening weekend
We’re just a few weeks away from the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, the upcoming biopic of the legendary British rock band Queen and its iconic frontman Freddie Mercury, and according to tracking estimates the film is set to rock the North American box office.According to Variety, the Bryan Singer/Dexter Fletcher-directed movie – which stars Mr. […]
Feature documentary The Billion Dollar Game to explore Grand Theft Auto phenomenon
Over the past twenty years, Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto series has become one of the biggest brands in the world, shifting over 250 million copies to become the fourth biggest video game franchise of all time behind Mario, Pokemon and Tetris.With the latest instalment, Grand Theft Auto V, recently becoming the most profitable entertainment […]
The Equalizer screenwriter working on “re-imagining” of Universal Soldier
Richard Wenk, the screenwriter behind The Equalizer, The Expendables 2 and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, has revealed that he’s been working on a “re-imagining” of the cult 1992 action sci-fi Universal Soldier starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren.“I will say that I’m just finishing up a re-imagining — let’s be clear about this […]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and David Strathairn to lead Walkaway Joe
According to Deadline, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead) and David Strathairn (The Expanse) have been set as the leads in Walkaway Joe, the feature directorial debut of actor Tom Wright (Transformers: The Last Knight, Ray Donovan).The film “follows Dallas who takes to his bicycle to find his pool-hustling father who abandoned his family. Enter […]
Original Aladdin screenwriter unhappy with Disney over live-action remake
Yesterday, The Walt Disney Company unveiled the first teaser trailer for director Guy Ritchie’s upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin, which – from this first look – appears to be very faithful to the classic 1992 animated movie. So much so, in fact, that the original film’s co-writer Terry Rossio is frustrated that he isn’t receiving any […]
Cassandra Peterson shopping new Elvira movie to streaming services
During a 30th anniversary screening of the 1988 cult horror comedy Elvira: Mistress of the Dark at the Salem Horror Fest, Cassandra Peterson has revealed that she is looking to bring back her horror hostess for a new feature film.Speaking at a post-screening Q&A (via Bloody Disgusting), Peterson revealed that she has written a treatment […]
Robert Rodriguez talks Alita: Battle Angel and not wanting to let James Cameron down
After deciding to focus all of his attention on Pandora with his four-planned Avatar sequels, James Cameron handed over directing duties on his long-planned adaptation of the manga Battle Angel Alita to Robert Rodriguez back in 2015.Rodriguez now deep in post-production on the movie – titled Alita: Battle Angel – ahead of its February 2019 release, […]
Movie Review – Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Sorry to Bother You, 2018.Directed by Boots Riley. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun and Armie Hammer.SYNOPSIS:In an alternate version of current-day Oakland, California, Cassius Green discovers a gift that helps him rapidly succeed in his new role as a telemarketer, propelling […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 13 – Annabelle (2014)
Annabelle, 2014.Directed by John R. Leonetti. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola and Alfre Woodard.SYNOPSIS:In 1967, new parents Mia and John Form, after surviving a violent encounter with a pair of murderous cult members and losing their house to a fire, find themselves being haunted by a supernatural entity that appears to be connected […]
