Hacksaw Ridge. 2016. Directed by Mel Gibson. Starring Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Vince Vaughn, Teresa Palmer, and Sam Worthington. SYNOPSIS: WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor. No […]
DVD Review – Dr. Strange (1978)
Dr. Strange, 1978. Directed by Philip DeGuere Starring Peter Hooten, Jessica Walter, Clyde Kusatsu and John Mills. SYNOPSIS: When evil being The Ancient One sends sinister sorceress Morgan LeFay to Earth to destroy the Sorcerer Supreme, the long held sorcerer must train brilliant surgeon Stephen Strange as his successor to fight the darkness… Almost as […]
Meet Admiral Raddus, the ‘Winston Churchill’ of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Entertainment Weekly has put the spotlight on one of the new alien characters set to feature in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in Admiral Raddus, a Mon Calamari (that’s the same species as Admiral Ackbar, if the above image wasn’t enough of a clue), a high ranking member of the Rebellion inspired by the […]
Gareth Edwards says Rogue One: A Star Wars Story “doesn’t unfold how you think”
Much like the Prequel Trilogy, we all know how Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set to end, as the Rebellion snatches the plans to the Death Star, paving the way for Luke Skywalker to blow the thing and go home in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. But that doesn’t mean there […]
Gerard Butler signs on for action thriller Snow Ponies
THR is reporting that Gerard Butler has signed on to appear in the action thriller Snow Ponies, which has been scripted by Pat Healy and will mark the directorial debut of Darrin Prescott. The film revolves around “a crew of men who travel across difficult terrain to deliver a mysterious package, but are forced to choose […]
Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan and Joe Alwyn set for psychological thriller Keepers
Gerard Butler (London Has Fallen, How to Train Your Dragon), Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur, Trainspotting) and rising star Joe Alwyn (Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, The Sense of an Ending) have signed on to appear in the psychological thriller Keepers, from director Kristoffer Nyholm (The Enfield Haunting, Taboo). Here’s the official synopsis for the film, which […]
DVD Review – The Neighbour (2016)
The Neighbour, 2016. Directed by Marcus Dunstan. Starring Josh Stewart, Jaqueline Fleming, Alex Essoe, Bill Engvall, Luke Edwards, Melissa Bolona, Skipp Sudduth. SYNOPSIS: A married couple of low-level criminals looking to escape to a new life discover their next door neighbour is also up to no good. From the creative team that brought you torture […]
DVD Review – The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon, 2016. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Karl Glusman and Desmond Harrington. SYNOPSIS: A naïve but ambitious young model moves to L.A. and is immediately ‘consumed’ by her jealous rivals who will stop at nothing to break her down. Nicolas Winding Refn is a […]
Deadpool screenwriters say sequel is on track, talk Cable’s introduction
20th Century Fox suffered a setback with its plans for Deadpool 2 with the news director Tim Miller would not be returning for the sequel due to creative differences, and now writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have been speaking to Deadline about the film, reassuring fans that it is still on track and will likely shoot this year. […]
Ryan Reynolds on Deadpool 2: “We have to resist the temptation to make it bigger in scale and scope”
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds recently chatted to Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming sequel. Deadpool 2 has a much larger budget than than its predecessor’s $58 million, so with that in mind the expectation to go bigger must be very tempting. Reynolds mainly spoke about keeping that temptation in check in order to make sure the sequel retains the same […]
