Mel Gibson is reuniting with his Braveheart screenwriter Randall Wallace for a sequel to 2004’s biblical epic The Passion of the Christ. According to Wallace, the project – tentatively titled Resurrection – will tell the story of the resurrection of Jesus, who was played by Jim Caviezel in the original movie. “I always wanted to […]
The Callow Way – Why the Sony hack is hilarious but depressing
Neil Calloway is amused but disappointed by the release of emails from Sony… It’s an old adage that show business is High School with money, and the release of emails that followed the hacking of Sony Pictures seems to prove it’s just like Mean Girls or Heathers, but where people earn $3 million dollar salaries […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)
Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the notorious gangster who used his status as a FBI informant under John Connolly to take over South Boston. Black Mass is a very strange film. It’s a […]
59th BFI London Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)
Black Mass, 2015 Directed by Scott Cooper Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Black Mass charts the rise in power of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, beginning in Boston in 1975. His relationship with his Mother and Brother, his murderous Winter Hill gang and his connection to […]
Paramount sets release dates for Transformers 5 and 6 and Bumblebee spinoff
Having set up a writers room last year to plot out the future of the franchise, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro have today announced a new slate of three Transformers films, set for release in 2017, 2018 and 2019. First up comes Transformers 5, which sees Michael Bay returning to direct from a script by Art Marcum […]
Splash remake is on the way, says producer Brian Grazer
In an interview with CNBC, producer Brian Grazer (Inferno, A Beautiful Mind) has said that one his earliest films Splash is getting the remake treatment. Released in 1984, Splash was Grazer and producing partner Ron Howard’s first significant hit, with Howard also directing. Tom Hanks (A Hologram for the King) and Darryl Hannah (Kill Bill) starred in […]
Movie Review – Holding the Man (2015)
Holding the Man, 2015. Directed by Neil Armfield. Starring Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Guy Pearce, Anthony LaPaglia, Sarah Snook, Kerry Fox and Geoffrey Rush. SYNOPSIS: Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo […]
Movie Review – The Fits (2015)
The Fits, 2015. Directed by Anna Rose Holmer. Starring Royalty Hightower, Alexis Neblett, Da’Sean Minor, Lauren Gibson, Makyla Burnam, Inayah Rodgers, and Antonio A.B. Grant Jr. SYNOPSIS: 11 year old Toni becomes enamored with a dance troupe called the Lionesses across the hall from the boxing gym she trains in with her older brother. After […]
DVD Review – The City of the Dead (1960)
The City of the Dead, 1960. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey. Starring Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee, Tom Naylor, Valentine Dyall, Venetia Stevenson, Fred Johnson, and Norman Macowan. SYNOPSIS: A student travels to a remote New England village to research a paper on witchcraft, only to discover that the old legends of sacrifice may […]
Blu-ray Review – House: The Complete Collection
House: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Box Set Directed by Steve Miner/Ethan Wiley/James Isaac/Lewis Abernathy. Starring William Katt, Kay Lenz, George Wendt, Richard Moll, Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Lar Park-Lincoln, Amy Yasbeck, Bill Maher, John Ratzenberger, Dean Cleverdon, Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfeiffer, Terri Treas, Melissa Clayton, Scott Burkholder, Denny […]
