Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese are set to reunite for the first time since 1995’s Casino with The Irishman, a biopic of mob hitman Frank Sheeran, and it seems the film will be employing the same kind of digital de-aging we’ve seen recently in Captain America: Civil War and Rogue One: A Star Wars […]
Daniel Clowes adapting his graphic novel Patience for Focus Features
Focus Features has announced that it has acquired the film rights to Daniel Clowes’ New York Times bestselling graphic novel Patience, and has tapped Clowes to pen the script for a movie adaptation. Clowes was previously nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his Ghost World script, based upon his own comic, and has also […]
Blu-ray Review – Suicide Squad Extended Cut (2016)
Suicide Squad Extended Cut, 2016. Written and Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Ben Affleck, Karen Fukuhara, Common, Ike Barinholtz and Scott Eastwood. SYNOPSIS: It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of […]
Will Smith wants Deadshot return in Gotham City Sirens
Earlier this week Warner Bros. announced that it is officially moving forward with the Harley Quinn-led Suicide Squad spinoff Gotham City Sirens, which will reunite star (and now producer) Margot Robbie with director David Ayer. Well, Will Smith has now revealed that he’s open to joining the reunion, with the actor telling MTV that: “I’d […]
Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig set for Everything Is Coming Up Profits
Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig are teaming up for a musical based upon Steve Young and Sport Murphy’s nonfiction book Everything Is Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals, THR is reporting. The project is being spearheaded by producer Marc Platt (Wicked, La La Land), and has Steven Levenson (Masters of Sex) on […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer
Marvel and Sony dropped an early Christmas present for fans of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man this week with the release of the very first trailer for next year’s reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming. The film sees Tom Holland taking centre stage following his debut in this year’s Captain America: Civil War, while Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark […]
Keanu Reeves elaborates on John Wick: Chapter 2 ending
John Wick: Chapter 2 isn’t out yet in the UK, but over here in the States a lot of us are wondering and speculating on the direction of the franchise after the ending. It’s a good, positive discussion mind you. Fortunately for us, Keanu Reeves shared his thoughts on that very subject speaking to CinemaBlend, stating: “We […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 6 – Child’s Play (1988)
Child’s Play, 1988. Directed by Tom Holland. Starring Brad Dourif, Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks and Chris Sarandon. SYNOPSIS: Widowed mother Karen is eager for her young son Andy to have the best birthday possible so she buys him a Good Guy doll named Chucky, a toy that Andy had been desperate to have. After her […]
Will Smith suffers worst box office opening of his career with Collateral Beauty
Will Smith may have enjoyed a solid box office hit earlier in the year with Warner Bros.’ DC ensemble Suicide Squad giving him the biggest opening weekend of his career, but he’s ended 2016 on a sour note, with his new film Collateral Beauty doing the exact opposite. The movie, which sees Smith starring alongside […]
Movie Review – Life, Animated (2016)
Life, Animated, 2016. Directed by Roger Ross Williams. SYNOPSIS: A coming of age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood. Disney, for many, is a staple of their childhood, and also a favourite collection of films […]
