News has arrived that the actor/singer Jared Leto is to add another skill to his resume as Paramount Pictures has hired him to direct his first feature film. The Suicide Squad actor has had an eye for creating his own visual projects for a long time; his music videos for 30 Seconds to Mars are […]
Is Brad Peyton directing Dwayne Johnson in Shazam?
Last week Dwayne Johnson revealed that he had met with the head honchos of the DC Extended Universe to discuss the tone of future movies, and more specifically Shazam, for which he is set to play Black Adam. Well, Batman-News has pointed out that since that meeting, DC head Geoff Johns has begun following a […]
Second Opinion – Blood Father (2016)
Blood Father, 2016. Directed by Jean-Francois Richet Starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks and William H Macy. SYNOPSIS: An ex-con reunites with her estranged 17-year-old daughter after many years, but their reunion is short-lived as he must protect her from murderous drug barons. Densely packed into its 90-minute runtime, Blood Father packs […]
Blu-ray Review – Dheepan (2015)
Dheepan, 2015. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Faouzi Bensaidi, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Vincent Rottiers, Claudine Vinasithamby and Marc Zinga. SYNOPSIS: Three Sri Lankan refugees come together to forge a fake a family to flee from the conflict and emigrate to a banlieue in France, where they begin to etch out a living against such […]
Music That Takes Us Beyond: A Guide to the Star Trek Movie Soundtracks
To mark composer Michael Giacchino’s triumphant return with Star Trek Beyond, Sean Wilson explores the extraordinarily rich legacy of music from the Star Trek movies… From being initially written off on the basis of the underwhelming trailers to its emergence as a funny, fast-paced and fan-pleasing summer blockbuster, Star Trek Beyond has according to most […]
Movie Review – Adult Life Skills (2016)
Adult Life Skills, 2016. Written and Directed by Rachel Tunnard. Starring Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Rachel Deering, Brett Goldstein, Eileen Davies, Ozzy Myers and Alice Lowe. SYNOPSIS: Anna is stuck: she’s approaching 30, living like a hermit in her mum’s garden shed and wondering why the suffragettes ever bothered. Here I go again on my […]
Movie Review – The Boss (2016)
The Boss, 2016. Directed by Ben Falcone. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Ella Anderson, Peter Dinklage, Tyler Labine, Cecily Strong, Kristen Schaal, Ben Falcone, and Kathy Bates. SYNOPSIS: A titan of industry is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart, not everyone […]
Workaholics creators teaming with Seth Rogen for Game Over, Man!
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Workaholics co-creators Adam Devine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson and Kyle Newacheck are teaming up with producers Seth Rogen and Scott Rudin for an action comedy entitled Game Over, Man!, which is being produced by Netflix. The project, which takes its title from a line by Bill Paxton’s Hudson in […]
Movie Review – When Marnie Was There (2014)
When Marnie Was There, 2014. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Featuring the voice talents of Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura and Hana Sugisaki (Japanese)/Hailee Steinfield, John C. Reilly and Geena Davis (English). SYNOPSIS: A troubled teen finds peace in a beach-side town and a mysterious new friend, Marnie… Studio Ghibli likes to take us on a journey. Whether we are […]
R.I.P. Prince (1958 – 2016)
TMZ has broke the news that legendary musician Prince has died at his home in Minneapolis, aged 57. The superstar had been hospitalised last week after a show in Atlanta due to the flu, but was released and had returned home, where his body was discovered this morning. Born Prince Rogers Nelson in 1958, the singer-songwriter […]
