J.J. Abrams attended the 12th annual Oscar Wilde Awards this past week, and of course he spent much of his time with the press fielding a host of questions about the Star Wars franchise. During an interview with MSN, Abrams shared his admiration for Mark Hamill, whom of course he briefly directed in the final […]
8 of the Best Movie Shootouts Ever
Ben Robins with eight of the best movie shootouts ever… With Ben Wheatley’s Boston-set shootout comedy Free Fire finally hitting UK screens this week, it seems only appropriate to remind ourselves of all the best and bloodiest gunfights to date, which there’ve been many of. In fact, narrowing it down to just the eight listed […]
From Kong to Kong: the 18 greatest monster movie scores
With Kong: Skull Island out now, Sean Wilson looks back at the classic monster movies with top tunes… It’s time for Kong to reclaim his crown as king of the movie monsters in all-action blockbuster romp Kong: Skull Island, the latest instalment in the ongoing Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures ‘MonsterVerse’ that will eventually see the great ape […]
4 Great War Films (That Aren’t Saving Private Ryan)
Graeme Robertson with four great war films (that aren’t Saving Private Ryan)… I recently wrote a piece arguing that Steven Spielberg’s visceral war epic Saving Private Ryan should have won have been named Best Picture of 1998 by the Academy Awards, and I concluded in that feature that I thought Saving Private Ryan was one […]
The Essential British Films
Tom Jolliffe on the essential British films… Article 50 is due to drop soon. Britain flies the Euro coop. With that in mind, and more importantly because any time is a good time to acknowledge it, I thought I would list my essential British films. I’ve collated a list of not only my favourites, but […]
Christian Bale hasn’t seen any of Ben Affleck’s Batman performances
Christian Bale, a former Dark Knight, is yet to see any of the films that feature Ben Affleck as Batman. Batman was the role that took Christian Bale’s career to the next level with the actor playing the role three times in Christopher Nolan’s much lauded The Dark Knight trilogy. Affleck was the actor that […]
Ralph and Vanellope featured in new Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 image
Disney has released a new image from its upcoming animated adventure sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 featuring John C. Reilly’s Ralph and Sarah Silverman’s Vanellope; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Disney rings in the New Year with Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 promo Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 is being directed […]
Disney rings in the New Year with Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 promo
A brief New Year promo has arrived online for Disney’s upcoming animated adventure sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 featuring John C. Reilly’s titular character; check it out here… This year he’s going to break it 👊 #RalphBreakstheInternet pic.twitter.com/wKNL13W26Z — Ralph Breaks the Internet (@wreckitralph) January 1, 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph […]
Logan enters screenplay awards race with surprise WGA Awards nomination
Superhero smash hit Logan has become an unlikely horse in the awards race after its screenplay won a surprise nomination in the Writers’ Guild of America shortlist. Scott Frank, Michael Green and director James Mangold are nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for the film, which is Hugh Jackman’s last outing as Wolverine after […]
Machine Gun Kelly to play Tommy Lee in Motley Crue biopic The Dirt
Variety is reporting that Netflix has found its Tommy Lee for the Motley Crue biopic The Dirt, with rapper Machine Gun Kelly (a.k.a. Richard Colson Baker) set to portray the band’s drummer alongside the previously announced Douglas Booth (The Limehouse Golem) as Nikki Sixx. The film is based upon The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s […]
