His Girl Friday, 1940. Directed by Howard Hawks. Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, John Qualen, Helen Mack, and Alma Kruger. SYNOPSIS: A hard-boiled newspaper editor attempts to rekindle his ex-wife’s – and ex-star reporter’s – love for both himself and the world of newspaper journalism. His Girl Friday marks something of a turning […]
Fantastic Beasts hits $800 million worldwide, overtakes Prisoner of Azkaban
Despite being overshadowed by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for the last few weeks of the year, Warner Bros. Harry Potter spinoff prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has managed to scrape together another box office milestone with the film hitting $800 million worldwide. Fantastic Beasts has grossed $229.9 million domestically, but […]
Rumour: Marvel using a body double for Benedict Cumberbatch in Avengers: Infinity War due to scheduling conflict
Marvel Studios is gearing up to go into production on its hugely-ambitious Avengers: Infinity War, bringing together the majority of the characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes do battle against the Mad Titan Thanos. One of the newcomers to the Avengers roster will be Doctor Strange, and if a new rumour […]
Rogue One overtakes Finding Dory to become the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016
It may have lost top spot at the North American box office this weekend to Hidden Figures, but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has now pushed U.S. gross to $488.3 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic release of 2016. Rogue One has dethroned fellow Disney release Finding Dory, which now sits in second place […]
Movie Review – VooDoo (2016)
VooDoo, 2016. Written and Directed by Tom Costabile Starring Samantha Stewart, Ruth Reynolds, Daniel Kozul, Constance Strickland, Dominic Matteucci SYNOPSIS: An innocent Southern girl hoping to evade her complicated personal life travels to Los Angeles to stay with her cousin. She soon begins to learn that escaping her past isn’t as easy as she hoped… […]
Why I prefer my Batman with a working libido
Anghus Houvouras on Batman and his libido… Batman is the most awesome comic book hero. I really don’t think that requires any discussion. I’m sure there are those out there that could make a strong argument in favor of Superman or Spider-Man, but for the majority of the geek community Batman is the ultimate embodiment […]
Deadpool 2 screenwriters on introducing Cable and setting up X-Force
Over the past week, Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have let slip some info on the upcoming sequel, confirming that it’s on track to shoot this year, as well as revealing that Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth will be reuniting with Colossus, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Dopinder. Now, speaking to Collider, the […]
J.J. Abrams says he’s moving away from sequels and reboots to original ideas
With a C.V. that includes the likes of Mission: Impossible III, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams has amassed quite the reputation for his franchise work. However, it seems he’s grown a little tired of working on sequels and remakes, and is now looking to focus on […]
Movie Review – The Book of Love (2016)
The Book of Love, 2016. Directed by Bill Purple. Starring Jason Sudeikis, Maisie Williams, Orlando Jones, Paul Reiser, Mary Steenburgen, and Jessica Biel. SYNOPSIS: Henry is an introverted architect. After the death of his wife in a car accident, he sets out to help Millie, a homeless teen, to build a raft to sail across […]
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 […]