The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that martial arts superstar Jackie Chan is set to receive an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards on November 12th. Chan will be honoured alongside Oscar-winning film editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia), casting director Lynn Stalmaster (The Graduate) and documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (Titicut […]
Stan Lee reveals his least favourite Marvel movie casting, comments on Zendaya / Mary Jane Watson rumour
It’s very, very rare that comic book legend Stan Lee has anything bad to say about a Marvel movie (especially if he’s in them!), but during an interview with CBR he has revealed that while he doesn’t particularly dislike any of the publisher’s movie adaptations, there was one character he wasn’t overly fond of. “I was […]
TIFF 2016 Review – The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard. SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Antoine Fuqua directs an all-star cast in his remake […]
Second Opinion – The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard and Matt Bomer SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Some movies are just dead on […]
Are we drowning in nostalgia?
Anghus Houvouras on whether we’re drowning in nostalgia… Yes. We absolutely are. There’s the short version for anyone who doesn’t feel like putting any additional thought into the subject. I’m nothing if not considerate. We are currently adrift in a sea of the familiar. Living in an era of entertainment avarice where our fondest wishes […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt thinks the ending to The Dark Knight Rises was “perfect”
Christopher Nolan brought the curtain down on his acclaimed Batman trilogy in 2012 with The Dark Knight Rises, delivering a definitive ending to Bruce Wayne’s story as he faked his own death in order to live out the rest of his life with Selina Kyle, whilst seemingly passing on the mantle of the Dark Knight to […]
Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie join Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in Holmes and Watson
THR is reporting that Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie have signed on to the cast of Holmes and Watson, the latest collaboration between Talladega Nights and Step Brothers stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Details of Fiennes and Laurie’s characters are being kept under wraps, but the site reports that the duo “will slip […]
Interview: Paul Mormando on Bound By Debt
Marc Cardenas chats with Bound by Debt producer and star Paul Mormando… Paul Mormando, a martial arts veteran known as “Mr. Karate USA” and for pioneering the Cha Ki Do style along with the Real Life Defense System, has since crossed over to the world of action films, starring in 2013’s indie actioner Double Fist, […]
DVD Review – Risen (2016)
Risen, 2016. Directed by Kevin Reynolds. Starring Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. SYNOPSIS: Joseph Fiennes stars as a world-weary Roman tribune leading the mother of all manhunts. The body of the crucified Christ has up and vanished, talk of the risen Messiah is spreading like wildfire and a flustered Pontius Pilate […]
Legendary secures live-action Pokemon rights, developing Detective Pikachu movie
Hollywood has been circling the live-action movie rights for several months now, with bidding intensifying following the smash hit release of Pokemon Go. Earlier this week it was revealed that Legendary Entertainment had emerged as front-runner for the rights, and now Legendary and The Pokemon Company have announced that they have reached a deal to […]
