Inspired by this week’s release of Lights Out, a progression from director David F. Sandburg’s 2013 short of the same name, we have picked out six of the best short films that were so successful they made it to the big screen. After all, if you can tell a good story in just a few minutes, […]
Clue is getting another movie adaptation
Back in 1985, board game Clue – or Cluedo as its known here in the UK – got a feature film adaptation starring Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd and Michael McKean that didn’t fare too well at the box office, but became somewhat of a cult classic on video. Well now it looks like 20th Century […]
Movie Review – Cosmos (2015)
Cosmos, 2015. Directed by Andrzej Zulawski. Starring: Sabine Azéma, Jean-Francois Balmer, Jonathan Genet and Johan Libéreau. SYNOPSIS: Cosmos follows two young men who arrive at a family-run guesthouse in rural France. Their anticipation of a few days peace and quiet is undermined by a variety of sinister occurrences. Do all these signs comprise a portent […]
Blu-ray Review – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension: Collector’s Edition (1984)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, 1984. Directed by W.D. Richter. Starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum, Lewis Smith and Ronald Lacey. SYNOPSIS: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai arrives in a new Blu-ray edition that’s been highly anticipated by fans of this 80s cult classic. With an […]
Movie Review – Sausage Party (2016)
Sausage Party, 2016. Directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon Featuring the voice talents of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Anders Holm, Bill Hader, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Salma Hayek, Sugar Lyn Beard, James Franco, and Paul Rudd SYNOPSIS: A sausage strives to discover the truth […]
Ben Whishaw in talks to play Michael Banks in Mary Poppins Returns
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ben Whishaw (Spectre) is in talks to join the cast of Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns, where he’d play the now adult Michael Banks alongside Emily Blunt’s nanny. The film, which is also set to star Lin-Manuel Miranda and Meryl Streep, is being directed by Rob Marshall (Into the Woods), and […]
Why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker
Anghus Houvouras on why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker… The Joker. The most iconic comic book villain in the history of the medium. The go to villain when writers are creating an epic Batman pitch. The scene stealing comic book character that every legitimate method actor wants to play. […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – IMAX Preview Report
With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them set for release on Friday November 18th, we were were given a chance to preview some never-before-seen footage of the film and listen to a Q&A with the film’s cast and crew. Here’s Eric Bay-Andersen’s report… On 13th October at the IMAX in Leicester Square, Edith Bowman […]
DVD Review – Lazer Team (2015)
Lazer Team, 2015. Directed by Matt Hullum. Starring Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Allie DeBerry, Colton Dunn and Alan Ritchson. SYNOPSIS: Four losers are thrust into the position of saving the world when they stumble upon a UFO crash site and become genetically equipped to the battle suit on board. Comedy group Rooster Teeth, […]
DVD Review – Identicals (2015)
Identicals, 2015. Written and directed by Simon Pummell. Starring Nora-Jane Noone, Nick Blood and Lachlan Nieboer. SYNOPSIS: None Of Us Are As Unique As We Think. Identicals is a highly unconventional romantic thriller: an obsessive love story stripped down and re-arranged into the looping logic of a nightmare. From British writer-director Simon Pummell, Identicals seeks to […]
