Churchill, 2017. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. Starring Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, James Purefoy, Julian Wadham, Danny Webb, Richard Durden and Ella Purnell. SYNOPSIS: Exhausted by years of war, the Allied forces plan an invasion of Normandy, but British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is not convinced! In the days leading up to the invasion […]
Movie Review – The Handmaiden (2016)
The Handmaiden, 2016. Directed by Park Chan-wook Starring Min-hee Kim, Tae-ri Kim, Jung-woo Ha, and Jin-woong Jo. SYNOPSIS: Japanese heiress Hideko employs a new handmaiden, Sook-hee, but what she doesn’t know is that the girl is a pickpocket. She’s been recruited by a con artist who aims to marry her mistress and swindle her out […]
Movie Review – Dying Laughing (2016)
Dying Laughing, 2016. Directed by Lloyd Stanton and Paul Toogood. SYNOPSIS : A documentary film looking in detail at the highs and lows of being a stand-up comedian. Being a stand-up is bloody hard work. That’s the message that comes through loud and clear in this insightful documentary from British directors Lloyd Stanton and Paul Toogood. […]
Jack Lowden joins Mary Queen of Scots as Lord Darnley
British actor Jack Lowden has joined the cast of Josie Rourke’s period piece Mary Queen of Scots. According to Deadline, he will play Lord Darnley, husband to Queen Mary. He joins Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, playing Mary and Queen Elizabeth I respectively, in the film. Mary Queen of Scots comes from a script by American House of […]
Morgan Spurlock producing MMA origins documentary Tough Guys
Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock is set to produce an MMA origins film entitled Tough Guys. Spurlock will executive produce the doc along with filmmaker Ross Kauffman which will tell the origins of Mixed Martial Arts. Tough Guys will be directed by Henry Roosevelt and W.B. Zullo, and will showcase the sport’s early days in 1979 Pittsburgh […]
Rumoured details on Thanos’ Black Order in Avengers: Infinity War
As we’ve already seen from spy photos from the Edinburgh set of Avengers: Infinity War, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes won’t just find themselves going up against Thanos in next year’s Marvel superhero epic. Several motion capture performers were spotted on set carrying weapons similar to that of the Black Order, the Mad Titan’s generals in the Marvel […]
The incredibly convoluted continuity of the Transformers franchise
Ricky Church on the incredibly convoluted continuity of the Transformers franchise… Since 2007, Michael Bay has been at the helm of the Transformers film franchise, delivering five instalments of Optimus Prime and his Autobot allies. Transformers: The Last Knight has promised to reveal the hidden history between the Cybertronian race and Earth and “why they […]
Jason David Frank and Amy Jo Johnson cameo in deleted Power Rangers scene
Former Green Ranger Jason David Frank has taken to Instagram to share a deleted scene from the big screen reboot of Power Rangers, which reveals the original cameo featuring himself and former Pink Ranger Amy Jo Johnson; take a look here… View this post on Instagram We shot two cameos for the @powerrangersmovie. Unfortunately this one […]
Michelle Monaghan returning for Mission: Impossible 6
Christopher McQuirrie’s Mission: Impossible 6 will see another returning face to the franchise. The director posted a picture of Michelle Monaghan to his Instagram account without a comment, but it’s quite clear she’s on the set of the latest film. Monaghan was introduced in J.J. Abrams’ Mission: Impossible 3 as Julia Meade, the fiance to Tom Cruise’s then-retired IMF […]
In Defence of Conventional Storytelling
Henry Bevan defends conventional storytelling… One of the most annoying and backhanded critical compliments is “it’s great but conventional.” So many films met with critical acclaim are often simultaneously bashed for presenting their stories in a popular way. It is lazy and naive thinking to dismiss something as conventional without engaging with why it is. […]