Last week it was rumoured that Guardians of the Galaxy’s Nebula would be making an appearance in 2018’s Marvel epic Avengers: Infinity War, and now actress Karen Gillan has confirmed her inclusion in the superhero ensemble and its as-yet-untitled sequel.“I’ll be making a little appearance in the next Avengers movies,” said Gillan in an interview […]
How many movies have you watched more than once?
Anghus Houvouras on multiple viewings… How many movies have you watched more than once? I’m sure there are a lot of you out there that have those ‘go to’ movies. Classics that you can pop in from time to time because no matter how many times you’ve seen them they are able to infinitely entertain […]
Ben Affleck learned a “tremendous amount” working on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
If there is one near-unanimously agreed upon highlight of the DC Extended Universe so far, it’s Ben Affleck’s performance as Batman. Such a thing could bode well for his directorial addition to the universe with The Batman, along with his knowledge learned on blockbuster filmmaking from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.Speaking to BBC Radio about […]
3 Things to Take Away from Ben Affleck’s The Batman Saga
Samuel Brace with three things to take away from Ben Affleck’s The Batman saga…The past week has been all over the place with regards to Ben Affleck’s forthcoming Batman solo film. Is he going to direct it? Is he not going to direct it? Is the script horrible? Is it fine? Is production on schedule […]
Rumour: Ben Affleck could drop out of The Batman entirely
Oy. Where to begin. This thing has been a bit of an epic and people are starting to get sick of hearing about the various woes of Ben Affleck’s solo Dark Knight movie, The Batman.The ‘will he, won’t he’, the ups and downs, all eventually leading to Affleck relinquishing his directorial duties to instead focus […]
Chris Terrio has written a draft of The Batman script
After the disappointing news that Ben Affleck will not be directing The Batman after all, word has come that Justice League‘s Chris Terrio has written a draft of the script based on Affleck’s and Geoff Johns’ first draft. Whether it was a full page one job – as with The Flash recently – or just punching up the […]
Movie Review – Live by Night (2016)
Live by Night, 2016.Written and Directed by Ben Affleck. Starring Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Zoe Saldana, Sienna Miller, Chis Messina, Robert Glenister, Remo Girone, Chris Cooper, Anthony Michael Hall, Clark Gregg, Max Casella, Miguel J. Pimentel, Titus Welliver, Matthew Maher, and Brendan Gleeson.SYNOPSIS:A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the […]
Scott Derrickson says Marvel is too busy with Phase Three to green light Doctor Strange 2
Given that Doctor Strange grossed $659.9 million from its release late last year, it’s inevitable that Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme will return for a sequel, although as yet there’s been no official word from Marvel Studios. And, according to director Scott Derrickson, we may have a little wait on our hands before we get the […]
Digital Damnation, or Denying Dignity to the Dead with Computer Generated Doppelgangers
Anghus Houvouras on digital resurrection…No. Hell no. This needs to stop and needs to be stopped in its infancy. Snuffed out before this demon baby matures into a fully grown ideological hellspawn that feasts on our cinematic souls.I might be one of the few people who was genuinely irked at seeing the late, great Peter […]
R.I.P. William Peter Blatty (1928 – 2017)
William Peter Blatty, author of the 1971 novel The Exorcist and the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of the 1973 movie adaptation, has passed away aged 89. The news was announced on Twitter by William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist. William Peter Blatty, dear friend and brother who created The Exorcist passed away yesterday — William Friedkin […]
