This week, Neil Calloway argues that 1996 was a hugely influential year in cinema… This month sees the release of the long awaited Independence Day sequel. In many ways it seems like a long time since the original came out; the film industry has moved on a lot, and there is no way that a […]
8 killer cues from Cliff Martinez’s The Neon Demon soundtrack
Sean Wilson takes a closer look at the latest captivating collaboration between director Nicolas Winding Refn and composer Cliff Martinez… Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn doesn’t court controversy and outrage so much as revel in it, and his latest hallucinatory nightmare The Neon Demon is no exception. A surrealistic and increasingly shocking tale of the fashion […]
Movie Review – The Violators (2015)
The Violators, 2015. Directed by Helen Walsh. Starring Lauren McQueen, Brogan Ellis and Stephen Lord. SYNOPSIS: A dysfunctional girl becomes tangled in a series of events after becoming involved with a local womanising hard-man in the poverty-stricken suburbs of Birkenhead. Helen Walsh is no stranger to the urban dystopia in and around the areas of […]
Jon M. Chu may direct Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights
The popularity of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hugely successful Broadway musical Hamilton, a show about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, has renewed interest in a film adaptation of the multi-talented performer’s previous project In the Heights, which may have just found its director. THR reports that Jon M. Chu is currently in talks to helm the […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 Review – Finding Dory (2016)
Finding Dory, 2016. Directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane. Featuring the voice talents of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Eugene Levy, Diane Keaton, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Bill Hader, Kate McKinnon, Dominic West and Idris Elba. SYNOPSIS: The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish reunites with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about […]
Bill Murray talks Ghostbusters cameo and praises the reboot
It was certainly a bit of a surprise when Bill Murray signed on for a cameo in Paul Feig’s female-led reboot of Ghostbusters, given that he’d been against the idea of reuniting with his original co-stars for a movie for 25 years. Nevertheless, Murray will be returning to the franchise next month, and he’s been speaking on Jimmy […]
Domhnall Gleeson to play Mr. McGregor in Peter Rabbit movie
Deadline is reporting that Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has signed on to Sony’s live-action/CG hybrid Peter Rabbit movie, where he is set to play the menacing farmer Mr. McGregor. Will Gluck (Easy A) is directing the film, which will see James Corden (Into the Woods) as the voice of Peter alongside Rose Byrne (X-Men: […]
Beverly Hills Cop 4 is back on, enlists directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
It looks like Paramount Pictures has decided to resurrect Beverly Hills Cop 4, with Deadline reporting that Belgian writer-directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Black) have signed are to direct the long-gestating fourth instalment of the action-comedy franchise. According to the site, El Arbi and Fallah have been working with star Eddie Murphy, producer […]
Warner Bros. announces SDCC panel details for Batman v Superman, Pan and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
With the San Diego Comic-Con International set to get underway a week from tomorrow, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced details of its big Hall H panel, which is set to showcase Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Pan and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. There’s no mention of the rumoured Suicide Squad (nor Wonder Woman or […]
Just Add Batman: The key ingredient to the DC Cinematic Universe
Anghus Houvouras on Warner Bros.’ key ingredient to the DC Cinematic Universe… Warner Bros. has found themselves in an indefensible position ever since Marvel Studios entered the game and schooled them on the art of the cinematic universe. They’re an easy punching bag these days, seeing as Marvel game them a three decade head start […]
