Carrie, 1976. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Nancy Allen, William Katt, Amy Irving and John Travolta. SYNOPSIS: Carrie White is a shy teenager who endures a daily ritual of bullying from her classmates who torment her mercilessly at school, while also being subjective to repeated abuse from her religious fanatic […]
Movie Review – Jungle (2017)
Jungle, 2017. Directed by Greg McLean. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russel, Joel Jackson, Lily Sullivan, and Yasmin Kassim. SYNOPSIS: A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be. Seeing as […]
Deadpool 2 and X-Men: Dark Phoenix both wrap production
2018 is going to be a big year for X-Men fans, with 20th Century Fox set to deliver not one, not two, but three mutant superhero movies. This past week we got a look at the first with the trailer for The New Mutants, and now comes word that both Deadpool 2 and X-Men: Dark […]
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer reportedly attached to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Earlier this week we got a look at a banner for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom from the London Brand Licensing Expo [see here], and now we have word on when we might see the first trailer for the next instalment in the Jurassic Park franchise. According to dirtees on Instagram, the first trailer for the […]
The Week in Star Wars – The Last Jedi trailer (but Rian Johnson says don’t watch it), Battlefront 2 first thoughts and more
The Week in Star Wars returns with a bumper issue that is stocked with The Last Jedi updates. We’ve got trailers, posters, IMAX displays and thoughts from director Rian Johnson. As well as Star Wars Rebels, Battlefront 2 thoughts, comics, toys and more… Let’s kick this edition of The Week in Star Wars off with […]
Tommy Lee Jones joins Casey Affleck in Stoner
Last month it was announced that Casey Affleck (Manchester By the Sea) is set to lead the cast of Joe Wright’s (Atonement) new film Stoner, based upon the acclaimed 1965 novel from John Williams, and now THR is reporting that Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men) has also signed on to the project. The […]
Thor: Ragnarok running time revealed, longest Thor movie to date
Back in July, Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi suggested that the upcoming Phase Three blockbuster would run for around 100 minutes, which would have made it the shortest Marvel movie to date. Well, it turns out that isn’t the case after all, as the BBFC has now revealed the running time to be 130 minutes […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi gets a first TV spot
Following on from Monday’s second trailer, Lucasfilm has now unveiled the first TV spot for December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which features a few snippets of new footage; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Star Wars: The Last Jedi IMAX display teases a turn to the Dark Side SEE ALSO: Watch Kylo Ren’s reaction […]
How New Funding Can Change The British Film Industry
Neil Calloway looks at new guidelines for British films… It’s been a quiet week for film industry news, but it’s entirely possible that you missed the fact that the British Film Institute Film Fund is being revamped to be more inclusive. The Film Fund, which distributes National Lottery money to film projects, is a vital […]
Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz to star in comedy We Are Unsatisfied
First time director Matt Ratner has enlisted Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz to star in the comedy film We Are Unsatisfied, which has been scripted by Peter Hoare (Kevin Can Wait). Deadline reports that the film “follows the unlikely friendship between a struggling L.A. comedian (Schwartz) who’s forced to move back home to Long […]
