Toni Erdmann, 2016. Directed by Maren Ade. Starring Peter Simonischek, Sandra Hüller, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Puetter and Hadewych Minis. SYNOPSIS: A bittersweet German comedy about a prankster father who disguises himself as a man named ‘Toni Erdmann’ in a bid to get the attention of his serious, business executive daughter. Parents and adult children struggling to […]
Movie Review – Toni Erdmann (2016)
Toni Erdmann, 2016. Directed by Maren Ade Starring Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn and Ingrid Bisu SYNOPSIS: In order to reconnect with his business driven daughter, a father creates an alter ego pretending to be a high-flying life coach. Sometimes a story is so outlandish, so obscure that you think this has to be […]
X-Men producer confirms Patrick Stewart’s Professor X for Wolverine 3
Patrick Stewart (Green Room) is officially returning to perhaps his most iconic role as Charles Xavier/Professor X, the world’s most powerful telepathic mutant, in 2017’s Wolverine 3. Frequent Fox superhero movie producer Hutch Parker announced the news in an interview with Collider. He said, “I am [involved in Wolverine 3], in fact I’m on loan from them […]
Thirty Years of Top Gun
Thirty years after its first release, Neil Calloway takes a look at Top Gun… Thirty years ago this week – 16th May 1986, to be precise, Top Gun was released and pop culture was changed forever. With the possible exclusion of films where Spielberg and Lucas were involved, it is arguably the most iconic film […]
Why Zac Efron should play Booster Gold
Anghus Houvouras thinks Zac Efron should play Booster Gold… DC Comics cinematic adaptations continue to be a wild ride that has polarized fans. There are those of us who are enjoying the garish monstrosities being created using our favorite DC Icons, and others who are one step away from declaring that Zack Snyder and Warner […]
Interview with the stars and filmmakers of The Gift, new poster debuts
After a critically-acclaimed release during the summer, Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut The Gift is released on Digital Download today, as well as debuting on Blu-ray and DVD next Monday, December 7th. And to celebrate the home entertainment release, we have some new interviews with the stars of the film, including Jason Bateman and Edgerton, as […]
Luke Grimes set to join The Magnificent Seven remake
Variety has revealed that American Sniper and Fifty Shades of Grey actor Luke Grimes is in talks to join the ever-expanding cast of The Magnificent Seven. The remake, co-produced by Sony and MGM, is to be directed by Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer, Training Day) and will see Grimes join the impressive cast which already includes […]
The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki joins The Ring sequel, Rings
With filming now underway on Paramount Pictures’ The Ring sequel, simply called Rings, news has reached us that The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki has been added to the cast of the film. Reports from Deadline suggest that Galecki will play a “pleasure seeking professor named Gabriel who serves as a mentor to Alex […]
Kevin James set for television return in new deal with Sony
Kevin James (Grown Ups) is set to return to television after his Hey Eddie Productions company signed a two-year first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television. The new deal will see the company not only produce new projects for Sony, but also see James headline a new sitcom for them. In addition, the deal also continues […]
Jared Leto teases Joker transformation for Suicide Squad
With production on Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad set to get underway, Jared Leto has taken to Instagram to tease his role as The Joker by posting an image of himself looking rather pale witht he caption “transformation begins”. Take a look… Suicide Squad is set for release on August 5th 2016, and sees David Ayer (Fury) […]
