Despite all of the talk of a return to the practical effects focus of the Original Trilogy in the build up to the release of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the visual effects wizards at Industrial Light & Magic still had their work cut out on the film when it came to digital effects. Although […]
Movie Review – Morgan (2016)
Morgan. 2016 Directed by Luke Scott Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Mara, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Cox, and Paul Giamatti SYNOPSIS: A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Luke Scott’s (yes, the son of Ridley Scott) directorial debut Morgan […]
Megan Fox and Judith Hoag featured in deleted scene from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Last Summer, Judith Hoag – the original April O’Neil from 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – was spotted on the set of this year’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, although her role was ultimately cut from the film. Well, thanks to Yahoo, we’ve now got a look at the deleted scene in […]
Directors Who Damaged Their Careers Part 4 – The One Who Completely Destroyed His
Graeme Robertson continues his series looking at directors who damaged their careers; next up is Michael Sarne (read the first part on Richard Kelly here, the second part on Michael Cimino here, and the third part on George Lucas here)… It’s probably likely that a good number of you reading this will have never heard of […]
Blu-ray Review – Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Captain America: Civil War, 2016. Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, and Daniel Bruhl SYNOPSIS: Captain America: Civil War set the box […]
Directors Who Damaged Their Careers Part 3 – The Surprising One
Graeme Robertson continues his series looking at directors who damaged their careers; next up is George Lucas… This entry may raise a few eyebrows among readers, with some of you possibly saying “but George Lucas is a successful director” or “George Lucas created Star Wars, how did he damage his career?” The answer can be summed up […]
Movie Review – Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Kubo and the Two Strings, 2016. Directed by Travis Knight. Featuring the voice talents of Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Rooney Mara, George Takei and Ralph Fiennes. SYNOPSIS: Living with his mother in peace, Kubo’s life is changed when he is tasked with finding the sword unbreakable, armor and helmet to defeat his sinister aunts […]
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill would like to see Hush and A Death in the Family animated movies
Back in July Warner Bros. released its animated take on Batman: The Killing Joke, fulfilling a long-held ambition of its two voice stars Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill, who voice Batman and The Joker respectively. While the resulting movie may not have been the classic that fans were hoping for, it seems the two Batman: […]
Movie Review – Ben-Hur (2016)
Ben-Hur, 2016. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov Starring Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Nazanin Boniadi, Rodrigo Santoro, Sofia Black D’Elia, Ayelet Zurer, Moisés Arias, Marwan Kenzari and Pilou Asbæk. SYNOPSIS: Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at […]
Second Opinion – Morgan (2016)
Morgan, 2016. Directed by Luke Scott. Starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Michael Yare, Toby Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Cox and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: A corporate risk management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Questions over whether humans should mess with AI, genetics and so […]
