Although Robert Englund is set to reprise the role of child killer Freddy Krueger in this month’s Halloween episode of the U.S. sitcom The Goldbergs, it’s likely we’ve seen the last of his Bastard Son of 100 Maniacs on the big screen, with the actor stating on multiple occasions that he believes he’s now too […]
Hollywood’s Unhealthy Obsession With Movie Ratings Needs to End
Harrison Abbott on Hollywood’s unhealthy obsession with movie ratings and why it has to end…From a sanitised Die Hard sequel to an R-rated Star Trek, when it comes to ratings Hollywood is incapable of leaving well enough alone.The Dark Age of PG-13-ification Alien Vs Predator, The Expendables 3, World War Z, Max Payne, Live Free […]
Dwayne Johnson reteaming with Jumanji director on John Henry and the Statesmen
Dwayne Johnson has announced that he reuniting with Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle director Jake Kasdan and John Henry and the Statesmen.The project, which is based on a pitch from Tom Wheeler (The LEGO Ninjago Movie) and is being produced for Netflix, will see Johnson playing the African-American folk hero John Henry as he leads […]
Funko’s Harry Potter advent calendar revealed
Funko has revealed its Harry Potter advent calendar which includes 24 witch, wizard, beast, ghost and House Elf Pocket Pop! figures from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World; take a look at the promotional images here…Countdown to Christmas with a line of Harry Potter-themed pocket Pop! Featuring the Wizarding World’s favorite witches, wizards, beasts, ghosts and house elves, […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Wildlife
Wildlife, 2018.Directed by Paul Dano. Starring Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ed Oxenbould and Bill Camp.SYNOPSIS:A boy witnesses his parents’ marriage falling apart after his mother finds another man.Paul Dano makes a staggering debut with this emotionally charged adaptation of Richard Ford’s 1990 novel, a meticulously assembled drama about family, masculinity and female agency in 1960s America topped […]
Doctor Sleep will acknowledge Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
Given that it’s based upon a direct sequel to the book and features several returning characters, it probably won’t come as much of a surprise to hear that the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep will make reference to The Shining.However, in an interview with Bloody Disgusting, director Mike Flanagan has revealed that such […]
Marvel officially wraps production on Avengers 4
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo have taken to social media to announce that filming has officially wrapped on Avengers 4, the hugely-anticipated follow-up to this year’s smash hit superhero blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War.https://twitter.com/Russo_Brothers/status/1050957806248054785Marvel has done an exceptional job of keeping details on Avengers 4 under wraps, with little known about the sequel aside from the […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018.Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Waits, Harry Melling, Zoe Kazan, James Franco, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Chelcie Ross, and Jonjo O’Neill.SYNOPSIS:A collection of six Western-style shorts set out on the frontier, taking in stories of a singing gunslinger, a […]
Tessa Thompson shares new Men in Black photo with Chris Hemsworth
Tessa Thompson has shared a new image from the set for the upcoming Men in Black spin-off movie which sees Thompson and her Thor: Ragnarok co-star Chris Hemsworth’s MiB agents trekking through the desert holding black umbrellas; take a look here…https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1kOqCnU2_/?taken-by=tessamaethompsonF. Gary Gray (The Fate of the Furious) is directing from a script by Matt […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Nancy
Nancy, 2018.Directed by Christina Choe. Starring Andrea Riseborough, J. Smith-Cameron, Ann Dowd, John Leguizamo, and Steve Buscemi.SYNOPSIS:Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to wilful belief.Andrea Riseborough adds yet another towering performance to her impressive repertoire with […]
