47 Meters Down, 2017.Directed by Johannes Roberts. Starring Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, and Matthew Modine.SYNOPSIS:Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive.Stupid people will take unnecessary stupid […]
Christopher Nolan comments on Hans Zimmer’s Dunkirk score
With less than a month to go before the release of Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about Hans Zimmer’s score for the World War II epic, and how it helps to drive the narrative of the film.“Dunkirk is one of the greatest suspense stories of all time, and our film needed […]
Blu-ray Review – 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
1492: Conquest of Paradise, 1992. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean, and Angela Molina. SYNOPSIS: 1492: Conquest of Paradise arrives on Blu-ray in North America in a release that features some deleted scenes and a commentary track by a pair of film historians. If you’re a fan of […]
Movie Review – Band Aid (2017)
Band Aid, 2017.Written and Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones. Starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Adam Pally, Colin Hanks, Brooklyn Decker, Jamie Chung, Erinn Hayes, and Fred Armisen.SYNOPSIS:A couple who can’t stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.It should go without saying, but music has a […]
New trailer for Jungle starring Daniel Radcliffe
Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for the upcoming survival thriller Jungle. Directed by Greg McLean, it is based on Yossi Ghinsberg’s novel Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival, which tells the true story of the three weeks that the author spent stranded in the Bolivian Amazon jungle and stars […]
Christopher Nolan explains Dunkirk’s PG-13 rating
With news that footage from Dunkirk went down a treat at CinemaCon, Christopher Nolan has explained just why his World War II evacuation drama has received his usual PG-13 rating.Speaking to the AP while at CinemaCon, The Dark Knight director said: “All of my big blockbuster films have been PG-13. It’s a rating I feel comfortable working with totally. […]
Lionsgate developing 2 Live Crew movie The Book of Luke
THR is reporting that Lionsgate is developing a movie based around the American hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, which is being scripted by Craig Williams (screenwriter of the upcoming Vince McMahon biopic Pandemonium) from the memoir Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice and Liberty City.According to the site, The Book of Luke will […]
Joss Whedon getting writing credit on Justice League, “super dark” Joker origin movie, X-Men: Dark Phoenix updates and more – Daily News Roundup
WHEDON WRITING CREDITThe Justice League reshoot rumours have been rife since they were first announced. Zack Snyder stepped down as director following the tragic death of his daughter – with Joss Whedon stepping in – and rumours began to spread that the reshoots were significant including a completely new ending. Since then we’ve heard that […]
Bryan Singer passes the torch to new X-Men director Simon Kinberg
Bryan Singer has given his blessing to the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix.News arrived yesterday that Simon Kinberg would be directing the next X-Men film in the franchise, Dark Phoenix.Singer has been perhaps the most influential person on this particular movie franchise, having directed all but two of the main team movies.But he hasn’t wasted […]
James Gunn is thinking about altering the established canon with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Even though Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was only released a little over a month ago, director James Gunn is already at work for the third volume feauturing Marvel’s rag-tag team of space adventurers. He’s already begun writing the script, but since the film isn’t due for release until 2020, there’s plenty of time for things […]
